The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Just like many of their counterparts in the United States, Mexican officials at all levels of government are urging citizens to get vaccinated quickly, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise, especially among a younger sector of the population.
The federal government has set a target of administering first doses of anti-Covid vaccines to everyone over 18 year old in Mexico by the end of October, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said this week.
Sunday’s national referendum on whether former presidents of Mexico should be prosecuted for alleged past misdeeds attracted just over seven percent of the electorate – far short of the 40 percent required to make it legally binding.
Consider this: Should the residents of Ajijic have been consulted about the designation of their village as one of Mexico’s Pueblos Magicos (Magic Towns)?
On Sunday, August 1, Mexican citizens will be asked to cast votes in a national referendum to decide whether past presidents can be prosecuted for alleged wrongdoings during their terms of office.
The United Kingdom government has deemed the current situation in Mexico to be a potential breeding ground for SARS-CoV-2 variants that could undermine its vaccine effort.
Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell has accused pharmaceutical companies of mounting a “powerful” campaign about the need for minors to have anti-Covid vaccinations. He also poured cold water on suggestions that a third “booster” jab for adults is necessary.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is planning a mass release of prisoners who are still awaiting sentencing after spending ten years or more behind bars.
Jalisco diver Alejandra Orozco, together with her partner Gaby Agúndez, took the bronze medal in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform Monday evening at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
