Moderna donated 2.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mexico as cases surge in the country.
Summary
- Moderna donated 2.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mexico as cases surge in the country.
- The government said the doses will go to teachers as the country tries to return to fully in-person learning.
- The donations came after Mexico approved Cuba’s three-shot coronavirus vaccine at the end of December.
- Mexico has 57 percent of its population fully vaccinated and has authorized the use of 10 different vaccines.
- COVID-19 cases have spiked around the world amid the spread of the more contagious omicron variant.