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Mexico receives 1.5mn does of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from US
- The vaccines were the initial batch in an agreement to send some 2.7 million AstraZeneca doses from the United States.
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MEXICO CITY: A delivery of 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from the United States landed in Mexico City on Sunday night, Mexico's foreign ministry said, following an accord US President Joe Biden made with Mexico this month.
The vaccines were the initial batch in an agreement to send some 2.7 million AstraZeneca doses from the United States to help Mexico offset local shortages for its drive to inoculate iits population of 126 million.