[국제]Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica start vaccinating Pfizer on the 24th

In Mexico, Chile, and Costa Rica in Latin America, the corona19 vaccination jointly developed by Pfizer and Bioentech will start from the 24th local time, reported by AP and AFP.

In Mexico, Pfizer’s vaccine arrives on the 23rd local time, and medical institutions in Mexico City and northern Saltillo start vaccination on the 24th.

Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said that the first 10,000 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine will arrive in the morning of the 24th local time, and that the vaccination will begin immediately.

About 10,000 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine will arrive in Costa Rica as well on the 23rd of the local time, and the vaccination will begin with medical workers on the 24th of the local time.

Meanwhile, in Mexico, a freighter from Belgium with Pfizer vaccine arrived at Mexico City International Airport on the 23rd local time.

Mexico is the first time an approved COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Latin American countries.

Major ministers, including Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrador and Health Minister Jorge Alkoser, met directly at the airport terminal, and the military in charge of transporting and storing the vaccine transferred the vaccine from the airport.

Mexican broadcasters showed keen interest by broadcasting live in real time from the scene of a cargo plane landing at the airport until a vehicle carrying a vaccine was escorted by the military and moved to a military school in Mexico City.

The Mexican government says 1.4 million doses of Pfizer vaccine will arrive one after another by the end of January next year.

Mexico has signed a contract with Pfizer to purchase 34.4 million doses of the vaccine.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]