Mexico expresses gratitude to Indian govt for sending 870,000 COVID-19 vaccines

The Mexican government on Tuesday expressed gratitude towards India for the delivery of 870,000 COVID-19 vaccines to fight against the pandemic.

Thanking India for sending the vaccines, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico said, "I would like to thank the government of India. And why do I say this? India has 1,300 million inhabitants and requires vaccines. However, the government gave its consent for 870,000 to be sent to Mexico today and we will never forget that."

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico expressed, "We were talking about the case of India. They have control because naturally, understandably, they have their population that they must vaccinate. So, vaccines do not go out if there is no authorisation from the Indian government, hence the importance of the fact that they have authorised to send these vaccines to us and we are grateful to the Indian government,".

"We started working very early and today we received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca 870,000 doses from India produced at Serum Institute of India. This will help in continuing vaccination in Mexico," Martha Delgado Peralta, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a tweet.

Mexican Institute of Social Security also informed on their Twitter handle that Mexican singer Enrique Guzman received the jab of Made-in-India AstraZeneca vaccine. "Namaste, on behalf of all Mexico, I would like to thank the Indian government, Ambassador Manpreet Vohra for supplying vaccines in these very difficult times. From the bottom of all our hearts...

 

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