US to send 8.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

US to send 8.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ
August 10, 2021

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States will send Mexico 8.5 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine as the delta variant drives the country’s third wave of infections, Mexican officials said Tuesday.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the U.S. government will send AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines, though the latter hasn’t yet been approved by Mexican regulators.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris informed Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the new shipments during a call Monday, Ebrard said. On Tuesday, however, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was less definite. “We don’t have anything confirmed at this point in time in terms of the numbers or the timeline on that decision,” she said.

As Mexico’s third wave started, hospitalizations and deaths lagged significantly. But hospitalizations are starting to rise in parts of the country as infections expand rapidly and the health system grows more stressed.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/health-mexico-caribbean-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-47162acf3928e6d6db86ed4340c135b4

[tanyev]

1. Hey, maybe that's the way to get MAGAts to want the vaccine.

[Warpy]

2. Good, it's the right thing to do.

Mexico isn't as much of a hot spot as the US, but I'd like to keep them from becoming one.

World hot spots: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-maps-and-cases/