Mexico Hopes to Start Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in December

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Reuters) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, December 3rd, he hopes that distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will begin this month, a day after the government said it had reached a deal with the U.S. drugmaker to acquire 34.4 million doses.

Lopez Obrador added that more analysis is still needed to determine priorities among groups set to receive the vaccine.

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