Mexico City, December 8 The Mexican government announced the national coronavirus vaccination plan on the 8th.
Mexican Deputy Minister of Health López Gatley said on the same day that the Mexican government plans to launch a national vaccination program in the third week of December, which will be carried out in five stages of free vaccination.
According to the plan, priority will be given to providing vaccination services for people at high risk of infection such as medical personnel and the elderly involved in the fight against the epidemic. The Mexican Ministry of Defense and Navy will participate in the custody and distribution of vaccines.
The first vaccinations will be carried out in the capital Mexico City and the northern state of Coahuila, and national coverage of vaccination is expected to be achieved in March 2022, Lopez-Gatelli said.
According to the data released by the Mexican Ministry of Health, as of the 8th local time, there were 1,193,255 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico, with a total of 110,874 deaths.
