24 Dec 2020 / 01:18 H.
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MEXICO CITY, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Mexico said it will begin inoculating health workers against COVID-19 on Thursday with the arrival of the first vaccines, as the government battles a sharp surge in infections that has put hospitals under immense strain.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday vaccinations will begin at hospitals in Mexico City and the northern city of Saltillo, speaking before the first Pfizer vaccines were flown into the capital from Belgium. It s true that we still face a tremendous pandemic, but today is the beginning of the end, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard told a news conference at Mexico City airport.
Mexico to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday
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