“Patria Vaccine Cost Breakdown: Conahcyt and Private Sector Investment”

Ana Elizabeth Garcia Vilchisdirector of Presidency Networks, reported that the Patria vaccine cost 973 million pesosof which Conahcyt invested 43.3 percent, that is, 422 million pesos and the Avimex Laboratories 551 million pesos, 56.7 percent.

During the president’s morning conference, García Vilchis presented the section “Who’s who in the lies”, where he pointed out a report in which they assure that the preparation of the Patria vaccine it cost 550 million pesos more than official records.

He asserted that the preparation of said vaccine was a joint effort between the public and private sectorswhose total cost amounts to 973 million pesos, a 88 percent less budget than that granted to vaccines in the United States, England or China.

The federal government through Conahcyt invested 422 million pesos, the other part of the budget was provided by Avimex whose contributions were fundamental and highlighted the construction of two production plants.

He added that the Conahcyt is co-owner of the intellectual property of the Patria vaccine and has the highest quality standards, backed by the Cofepris and the FDA.

It is worth mentioning that Conahcyt pointed out that among august and december the first batchesforeseeing 4 million doses to start applying.

Also, he clarified that the purchase of turkeys and “gold coins” acquired by the Fund of Economic Culture They were part of the benefits established in the workers’ collective agreement.

In addition, He ruled out that there is a migratory crisis on the border with the United States, after the publication that there were more than 150,000 people, which clarified that they are around 26 thousand migrants.