RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAIL – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday, January 18th, his country would soon have a Russian vaccine available in the fight against COVID-19 because Mexican health authorities were about issue a decision on the product.
Mexico’s health ministry said last week a decision would be reached quickly on whether to authorize use of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Lopez Obrador, appeared to be talking about Sputnik V, though he did not refer to it by its name.