He President Andrés Manuel López Obrador He stated that pharmacies will be able to sell the Covid-19 vaccine, but clarified that his government will also administer the inoculations for free.
“There is no problem, there is just no need because people will have access to the free vaccine”, he answered this Tuesday during his morning press conference at the National Palace after being questioned by a journalist about whether pharmacies will be able to market these products.
The president affirmed that in the vaccination campaign, which will begin in October, “all” brands of inoculations will be available.
“By October when the campaign begins, any vaccine will be available to any citizen and we have never prevented this,” he stressed.
He also said that state governments and individuals will be allowed to purchase coronavirus vaccines abroad, but warned that “there is a lot of quackery and a lot of eagerness to profit in everything related to diseases”.
Finally, he announced that “it is very likely that the Patria mexican vaccine for expansion this year.
In turn, the Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez stressed that in October, when vaccination against influenza begins, inoculations against coronaviruses will also be implemented.
“At that time we will announce the start of the vaccination period in a timely manner,” he explained.
About him use of face masksthe undersecretary pointed out that this “always has a utility”, but clarified that its massive use is not recommended.
“The mask always has a utility – we have said it over and over again – to reduce the probability that a person infected by any respiratory virus, including SARS-CoV-2spread it to another person,” he said.
“It is not bad that you use it, there is no problem that you use it, but we are not making a recommendation for intensive massive use at any given time because obviously you have to take into account that all the winter season and the tolerance of the people, the fatigue that people can find by using the face mask could lead them not to use it just when it is most necessary, “he said.
2023-08-01 15:17:00
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