Mexico approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, minister says

Published January 5, 2021 9:46am

A dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain on January 2, 2021. Mexico has approved the said vaccine, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's health regulator Cofepris has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday.

"The emergency approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine by Cofepris is very good news," Ebrard wrote on Twitter. "With this, production will start soon in Mexico." —Reuters

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