COVID vaccine: These countries aren’t waiting for a US, China, UK shot

After COVID-19ࢀ™s emergence in Buenos Aires led to a strict lockdown in March, Juliana Cassataro and her fellow vaccine researchers grew concerned. The U.S., Europe and China had already revved up their quests to obtain shots; how far back in line would Argentina have to wait for supplies? ࢀœWe did not want to stay in our homes,ࢀ said Cassataro, a scientist at the National University of San Martin in the nationࢀ™s capital. ࢀœWe wanted to use our knowledge to help in this pandemic.ࢀ Determined to give Latin America its own protection from the fast-spreading virus, Cassataroࢀ™s team — 10 women…