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Mexico president says COVID-19 vaccine expected to be ready early next year – Metro US

Mexico president says COVID-19 vaccine expected to be ready early next year

FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends a
FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expects to be able to put a COVID-19 vaccine into use in the country during the first quarter next year, he said in a video on Twitter on Sunday.

His government has struck a partnership with Argentina and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca Plc to produce a vaccine for distribution throughout Latin America.

(Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon)