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Foreign Relations Secretary
A Mexican firm has arranged to do part of the finishing and packaging of the vaccine.
Assistant Health Secretariat Hugo López-Gatell said he erroneously reported approval for Chinese vaccine maker CanSino, noting it had not yet submitted full study results for safety and efficacy.
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The doctor suffered difficulty breathing, brain inflammation and convulsions a half-hour after getting the shot. Experts are running tests to determine whether she suffered a rare inflammation of the spinal cord called transverse myelitis. She is reportedly recovering.
López-Gatell, who heads up efforts to deal with the pandemic, had to explain why he was spotted at a Pacific coast beach, apparently sitting at sea-side restaurant without a face mask on.
López-Gatell has repeatedly counselled Mexicans to stay at home. He has also cast doubt on how whether face masks protect people from catching coronavirus.
López-Gatell said he saw nothing wrong with going to the Pacific coast state of
Over the weekend, local media posted photos of López-Gatell sitting in the open-air restaurant, reportedly in the laid-back beach resort of Zipolite, in southern
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called López-Gatell “a good public servant.”
“It's a good thing that there is this scrutiny, but a public servant has rights, too,” said López Obrador.
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