Moderna donated 2.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mexico as cases surge in the country.
The donations arrived on Saturday at an airport in Toluca after the country this week surpassed more than 300,000 total confirmed coronavirus deaths, The Associated Press reported.
The government said the doses will go to teachers as the country tries to return to fully in-person learning.
“We are grateful to receive this donation, which will undoubtedly help more boys, girls and youths to come to classrooms with greater safety and confidence,” Education Secretary Delfina Gómez said, according to the AP.
The donations came after Mexico approved Cuba’s three-shot coronavirus vaccine at the end of December.
Mexico has 57 percent of its population fully vaccinated and has authorized the use of 10 different vaccines.
COVID-19 cases have spiked around the world amid the spread of the more contagious omicron variant. However, early studies suggest the new variant is less severe than previous strains of the virus.
VigilanteHighlighter on January 9th, 2022 at 13:58 UTC »
They should get ZERO applause for this. They are the ones that won’t let countries like Mexico manufacture the vaccine so they can supply their own people
c4l1k0 on January 9th, 2022 at 01:27 UTC »
This isn't so much a good will gesture as a calculated move. There's been a lot of talk regarding patents in a time of a pandemic (and rightfully so). The pharma industry is well aware of it and lobbying hard esp in the EU and US. Moves like this are meant to show that no changes to patent laws are necessary. So don't fall for their false "altruism". These vaccines shouldn't be patented.
xc2215x on January 9th, 2022 at 00:13 UTC »
Good gesture.