The antigen of this vaccine will be imported from Argentina, but packed in the country, so it will be produced here and there will be earlier access to it, as explained by the Undersecretary of Foreign Relations for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Martha Delgado. , to Political Expansion.
In Mexico there is a plan to purchase vaccines for 116 million inhabitants, although the vaccination rate will be extended until 2022, when it is estimated that 75% of immunization coverage will be reached.
There are pre-purchase contracts for 34.4 million doses from Pfizer, 35 million from the Chinese company CanSino and 34.4 million from the COVAX platform. Another batch from Pfizer is scheduled to be received this Tuesday and the acquisition of 12 million doses for three months, from January to March, of the CanSino vaccine will be formalized.