President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported this Tuesday that Covid-19 vaccines that arrive in the country next week will be distributed to all entities.
“Next week there are already higher doses, around 440 thousand would arrive per week. dose per week. So by next week, the vaccinations in all states. These that will arrive today will be used to continue vaccinating in Coahuila, the Mexico City, he Mexico state, the metropolitan area of Mexico City ”, said Lopez Obrador at his press conference.
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On January 11, 436 thousand will arrive Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19. The next two Mondays, the 18th and 25th, lots will be received with the same amount of dose.
“We continue the vaccination, the new request to Pfizer will be established today to continue (…). We are very satisfied with the compliance of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, because it is punctually complying with the commitments we made “, he pointed President.
It is expected that, by the end of January, one million 420 doses of the pfizer vaccine against Covid-19. Being a two-dose vaccine, almost 750,000 health workers will be inoculated, mainly in urban areas.
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“This vaccine, which is very good and which is what you have, it can be applied more easily in cities, due to the cooling system that requires low temperatures and there are two dose.”
Lopez Obrador detailed that the pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 will be for the front-line physicians treating the pandemic, while the by CanSino, once approved, it will be for older adults. This vaccine is still in the final stage of clinical trials.
“With that vaccine (CanSino) we could start the vaccination in the most remote communities of the country, with older adults, we are already integrating the brigades. Around 120 thousand people, public servants and also volunteers to help, ”he said Lopez Obrador.
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