Mexican vaccine on track; booster shots not needed
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Mexico’s home-produced Covid-19 vaccine, known as “Patria,” is entering the second stage of trials, after “good results” in the preliminary stage.
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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Mexico’s home-produced Covid-19 vaccine, known as “Patria,” is entering the second stage of trials, after “good results” in the preliminary stage.
The head of the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), Ricardo Sheffield, has called out private hospitals and clinics that have hiked up their fees disproportionately, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ken Salazar’s tenure as U.S. ambassador to Mexico began formally September 13, when he “presented his credentials” to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
The National Statistics Institute (Inegi) reports that 21.1 million Mexicans over the age of 18 were victims of some kind of criminal act in 2020.
Mexico is the latest country to become wrapped up in the controversial issue of removing monuments of now discredited historical figures of the past.
Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said this week that confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Mexico have declined for the sixth consecutive week, a clear indication that the “third wave” of the pandemic is dissipating.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was greeted by eerie silence as he walked onto the balcony of the Presidential Palace Wednesday evening clutching a large Mexican flag.
Amid a mounting migration crisis at both Mexico’s northern and southern borders, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged his U.S. counterpart to “stop talking and act” on promised regional investment to alleviate the economic hardship suffered by millions of Central Americans.
Reports suggest that some state tourism secretaries in Mexico are pressing the federal government to introduce Covid-related restrictions on international visitors entering the country.