Mexico to decide this week on emergency use approval for Russia’s Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican health regulator COFEPRIS is expected to decide this week whether to give Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine authorization for emergency use, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said at a news conference on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Himani Sarkar)