Francisco Javier Tagle MonttR.F. GomezRosa Gamarra2026-03-222026-03-22202410.15847/obsobs18320242411https://doi.org/10.15847/obsobs18320242411https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/75800In Argentina and Peru, the COVID-19 emergency brought corruption scandals related to skipping the line to access the vaccine and its illicit application to political authorities and other figures. From a methodology based on media frames and predominant information source types, this study analyzes how the leading online press media in Argentina and Peru, namely Clarín and El Comercio, reported the scandals, locally known as Vaccine VIP and Vacunagate, respectively.enCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Language changePolitical sciencePower (physics)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)article