Mexico to receive 1 million doses of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine, says Prez Lopez Obrador
Feb 11, 2021
Mexico City [Mexico], February 11 : Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at a news conference on Wednesday informed that the country would receive around a million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine sent from India in the early hours of Sunday.
Indian envoy to Mexico Manpreet Vohra also announced, "To assist #Mexico's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, I am delighted to confirm that 500,000 Made-in-India vaccines are scheduled to reach here on Sunday," tweeted the Indian Embassy in Mexico.
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines are being manufactured in India by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
Earlier, Dominica and Barbados on Wednesday received 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
India has also supplied Indian-made vaccines to countries including Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Bangladesh.