Where to Buy COVID Vaccines in Mexico: Pfizer, Moderna, and Sputnik Available at Pharmacies

You can now buy your COVID vaccine in certain pharmacies throughout the country to protect yourself from the virus that until May 5 was a pandemic and has killed more than 700 thousand Mexicans.

The first vaccine against COVID in Mexico was administered to a health worker on December 24, 2020, and almost three years later, the majority of Mexicans have had access to the doses as part of the vaccination days by the Federal Government. and now, thanks to authorizations from health authorities, they can be obtained in pharmacies and without a prescription.

At the moment, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) reported that Moderna’s spikevax and Pfizer’s comirnaty vaccines, effective for COVID variants and omicron subvariants, will be available to purchase.

In parallel, and due to the cold season, the Government of Mexico City as well as other localities throughout the country continue with free vaccination for those who wish to receive a booster dose of Sputnik, a biologist developed in Russia who was one of the first to arrive in the country.

Now, Mexicans have at least three vaccination options, each with their respective scope and side effects.

COVID vaccines: This is the effectiveness of Pfizer, Moderna and Sputnik currently

If you want to get a protective vaccine against COVID in the winter season, this is what you should know about each of the doses that you will find on the market and that are free to apply:

Pfizer

It is a messenger RNA vaccine, which works to contain serious effects from COVID or omicron subvariants.

The Spanish Ministry of Health explained that this vaccine is between 50 and 72 percent effective against infections, as well as 80 and 85 percent effective against the development of health complications, hospitalizations and death.

The vaccine does not represent a risk for pregnant women, nor for those who suffer from diabetes or any comorbidity; However, some low-risk complications include pain in the muscles of the body and especially at the injection site, fatigue, headache, chills, and arthralgia.

Myocarditis (inflammation of the myocardium) and pericarditis (swelling of the thin, sac-like tissue surrounding the heart) have been reported in certain cases. The authorities indicate that the risk is low, in addition to the fact that in the cases of which there was evidence there were no major health problems.

Modern

Another of the vaccines that will be on sale and that in recent years received an update, which was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Its efficacy was 94.5 percent after the studies, and its side effects were similar to those of the Pfizer vaccine, including slight episodes of anxiety and hypersensitivity.

Sputnik

This is the vaccine of Russian origin that at the time was responsible for not allowing those who carried it to enter countries.

The Sputnik vaccine is one of the first to come out, and has demonstrated its effectiveness against COVID variants to date, being one of the Federal Government’s main options to continue the inoculation of Mexicans preventively against the virus.

Its effectiveness is 91.4 percent against complications due to the virus, reducing the possibility of being hospitalized.

Some of its side effects are flu symptoms, headache, fatigue, and pain at the injection site.

2023-12-20 21:46:00
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