MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The Mexican government will begin immunizing children against Covid-19 with vaccines from the COVAX mechanism, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated on Wednesday.
During his daily press conference, Lopez Obrador noted that by the end of the month the vaccination of people over 18 years old could be complete.
That is why, he said, Mexico is requesting that the COVAX mechanism, backed by the United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO), send the vaccines that have been negotiated.
"We want what we are owed (...) the delivery of the appropriate vaccines to start the immunization of children," Lopez Obrador said from the National Palace in Mexico City.
The president also indicated that the inoculation process of minors will follow WHO guidelines.
Mexico registered its first case of Covid-19 at the end of February 2020 and until April 12, it accumulated 5,723,862 positive cases and 323,805 deaths related to the virus.