Mexico this year reduced its order of vaccines against Covid-19 from the Chinese firm CanSino Biologics by more than half this year when it became clear that deliveries would not reach the agreed total, they informed this Wednesday to Reuters three people familiar with the matter.
In July, Mexico informed CanSino that it would cut vaccine orders to roughly 14.5 million doses from the agreed-upon 35 million while it sought to increase supplies from other sources, according to a Mexican official with knowledge of the discussions.
The first batch of vaccines CanSino arrived in Mexico in March, and almost all of the 14.1 million doses it has received since then were bottled in the state of Querétaro.
A source from the Ministry of Health assured Reuters that the country modified its agreement with the Chinese company when it became clear that CanSino would not deliver the 35 million doses by September, as agreed. The contract would not be renewed, the source added.
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“The company did not comply with the agreed deliveries in a timely manner,” said the source, who requested anonymity for not being authorized to testify. “Add to that the fact that just a few days ago the results of your phase 3 trial and they are poor ”.
Last week, CanSino published in the medical journal The Lancet the results of your clinical trials for your Covid-19 vaccine, which showed that the injection is 57.5% effective against the disease caused by the coronavirus, a much lower percentage than its peers.
Mexico’s Health Secretariat did not respond to a request for comment on CanSino’s revised deal, which was initially reported by the newspaper. The Day.
A CanSino representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The launch of the vaccination campaign Mexico was hampered by tight supplies from pharmaceutical companies, and the government lobbied vigorously for rich countries to make vaccines more accessible to the world’s less well-off nations.
Mexico, the fifth country in the world with the most deaths due to the pandemic, has vaccinated 63% of its 126 million inhabitants against Covid-19 with at least one dose. Injections from nine different firms have been applied in the country, including Pfizer, AstraZeneca and CanSino. On Wednesday, the emergency use of the Cuban vaccine Abdala was approved. (Rts)
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