COVID-19 vaccination in Mexico explained

COVID-19 vaccination in Mexico
Date: – present
Location:Mexico
Cause:COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico

COVID-19 vaccination in Mexico is an ongoing immunization campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country.

Background

By September 25, 2021, Mexico had administered a total of 97,523,789 doses (74.87 vaccine doses per 100 people), with 54,275,054 residents having received at least one dose and 43,248,659 residents fully vaccinated.[1] Mexico has purchased 310.8 million vaccines doses which covers 141.2% of its population.[2]

Wealthy Mexicans were reported to travel to the neighbouring United States for receiving their vaccinations.[3] In March, the White House announced that four million of doses of COVID-19 vaccines manufactured in the United States will be sent to Mexico.[4] [5]

In a survey conducted in March 2021, 52% of the Mexicans said that they were willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, 20% said they were not sure and 28% said they would not get vaccinated.[6]

On 20 April 2021, President López Obrador televised himself receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.[7] [8]

National vaccination plan

The National vaccination plan against COVID-19 has been planned as below in Mexico:[9]

Some Mexican states allowed grocery store workers, first responders, and teachers to get vaccinated around the Spring of 2021.[12]

Vaccines on order

NOT UPDATED SINCE APRIL 2021 - Mexico has contracted 79.4 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, 35 million doses of the CureVac vaccine, 22 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 39 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, 10 million doses of the Novavax vaccine, 34.4 million doses of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, 24 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, 35 million doses of Convidecia, 12 million doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine and 20 million doses of CoronaVac. 3,305,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine have been delivered through the COVAX mechanism,[13] a global initiative that aims at equitable distribution for Covid-19 vaccines. Moreover, the United States have sent 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine to Mexico.[14]

The following vaccines are authorized by the Mexican government for use against COVID-19 (approval date in parentheses):

!Vaccine!Approval[15] !Deployment
Pfizer–BioNTech
Oxford–AstraZeneca
Convidecia
Sputnik V
CoronaVac
Covaxin
Janssen[16]
Moderna
Sinopharm BIBP
Abdala

Vaccines in trial stage

!Vaccine!Type (technology)!Phase I!Phase II!Phase III
NovavaxSubunit
GRAd-COV2Viral vector
PatriaViral vector
Quivax 17.4[17]

Manufacture and distribution of vaccines in Mexico

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, released the details of the agreement between the government of Mexico, Argentina, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the Carlos Slim Foundation to produce and distribute the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.[18]

The strategy to distribute the vaccine in Latin America, the product manufactured in the Argentine laboratory, will be transferred to the Mexican facilities of the Liomont laboratory, which will be in charge of completing the stabilization, manufacturing and packaging process of the vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine from the pharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics will be packaged in Querétaro, after the company requested from COFEPRIS, authorization for its emergency use of its vaccine.[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COVID Vaccinations in the Americas > Country/Territory Details > Mexico . Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) . 25 September 2021 . June 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602205004/https://ais.paho.org/imm/IM_DosisAdmin-Vacunacion.asp . live .
  2. Web site: Timeline: Tracking Latin America's Road to Vaccination. 2021-06-03. AS/COA. en. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602223758/https://www.as-coa.org/articles/timeline-tracking-latin-americas-road-vaccination. live.
  3. News: LINTHICUM. KATE. HENNESSY-FISKE. MOLLY. 31 March 2021. With Mexico's vaccination program lagging, wealthy Mexicans are flocking to the U.S.. Los Angeles Times. 2 April 2021. April 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425001416/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-03-31/with-mexicos-vaccination-program-lagging-wealthy-mexicans-are-flocking-to-the-u-s. live.
  4. News: US to send 4m vaccine doses to Canada and Mexico . 2 April 2021 . BBC News . 18 March 2021 . April 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425001416/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56451810 . live .
  5. News: Kitroeff . Natalie . Abi-Habib . Maria . Kanno-Youngs . Zolan . Tankersley . Jim . U.S. to Send Millions of Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada . 2 April 2021 . The New York Times . 18 March 2021 . April 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425001416/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/world/americas/usa-mexico-vaccine-coronavirus.html . live .
  6. News: Mexico ramps up vaccinations as COVID deaths top 200,000 . 2 April 2021 . www.aljazeera.com . en . April 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425001416/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/mexico-ramps-up-vaccinations-as-covid-deaths-top-200000 . live .
  7. Web site: 20 April 2021. Lopez Obrador gets COVID jab: 'It protects us all'. live. 2021-04-20. www.aljazeera.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420174858/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/20/lopez-obrador-gets-covid-jab-it-protects-us-all . April 20, 2021 .
  8. Web site: Jeong. Sophie. Fox. Kara. Pearce. Nicholas. 2021-04-20. Mexican president will livestream getting vaccinated to reassure the country of its safety. live. 2021-04-20. CNN. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420154734/https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-04-20-21/h_fa95894d8880c46a4b203ea364a19947 . April 20, 2021 .
  9. News: Mexico: The Latest on COVID-19 and Vaccination Measures . 2 April 2021 . The National Law Review . en . April 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425001427/https://www.natlawreview.com/article/mexico-latest-covid-19-and-vaccination-measures . live .
  10. Web site: Anuncia gobierno de México que comenzará a vacunar a todos los jóvenes de 15 años en adelante . aristeguinoticias.com . es . November 16, 2021 . November 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116152026/https://aristeguinoticias.com/1611/mexico/anuncia-gobierno-de-mexico-que-comenzara-a-vacunar-a-todos-los-jovenes-de-15-anos-en-adelante/ . live .
  11. Web site: México iniciará la vacunación de niños de 5 a 11 años contra la covid-19 . elpais.com . June 15, 2022 . es . May 16, 2024 . July 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708170605/https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-06-14/mexico-iniciara-la-vacunacion-de-ninos-de-entre-11-a-5-anos-contra-la-covid-19.html . live .
  12. Web site: Gobierno publica guía de vacunación COVID para menores; contempla 44 padecimientos . www.animalpolitico.com . September 29, 2021 . es . September 30, 2021 . September 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210930144931/https://www.animalpolitico.com/2021/09/gobierno-publica-guia-vacunacion-covid-menores-contempla-44-padecimientos/ . live .
  13. Web site: Arrival of COVID-19 vaccines to the Americas through COVAX - PAHO/WHO Pan American Health Organization. 2021-06-03. www.paho.org. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213938/https://www.paho.org/en/covax-americas. live.
  14. News: Kitroeff. Natalie. Abi-Habib. Maria. Kanno-Youngs. Zolan. Tankersley. Jim. 2021-03-18. U.S. to Send Millions of Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-06-03. 0362-4331. April 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425001416/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/world/americas/usa-mexico-vaccine-coronavirus.html. live.
  15. Web site: COFEPRIS emite autorización para uso de emergencia a vacuna contra covid-19 a las siguientes vacunas . www.gob.mx . es . May 16, 2024 . July 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731045337/https://www.gob.mx/cofepris/articulos/cofepris-emite-autorizacion-para-uso-de-emergencia-de-vacuna-abdala?idiom=es . live .
  16. Web site: Inicia hoy vacunación en Baja California para todos los mayores de 18 años . Gobierno de México . June 17, 2021 . es . June 23, 2021 . June 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203804/https://www.forbes.com.mx/inicia-hoy-vacunacion-baja-california-todos-mayores-18-anios/ . live .
  17. Web site: Vacuna Quivax 17.4 de la UAQ avanza a fase preclínica . eleconomista.com.mx . June 15, 2022 . es . May 16, 2024 . June 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220620101344/https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/Vacuna-Quivax-17.4-de-la-UAQ-avanza-a-fase-preclinica-20220615-0115.html . live .
  18. Web site: de 2021. 21 de Enero. Así es el laboratorio mexicano que envasará la vacuna Oxford - AstraZeneca para su distribución en toda América Latina. 2021-07-27. infobae. January 21, 2021. es-ES. July 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727004618/https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/01/21/asi-es-el-laboratorio-mexicano-que-envasara-la-vacuna-oxford-astrazeneca-para-su-distribucion-en-toda-america-latina/. live.
  19. Web site: 2021-02-06. Envasarán vacuna contra COVID-19 en Querétaro. 2021-07-27. AM Querétaro. es.

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