Mexico. COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals Update

On December 7th the Mexican regulatory agency COFEPRIS approved the marketing authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines. The recent approval may appear odd, but the reason is that these two COVID vaccines and other products necessary to overcome all aspects of the pandemic, were approved by COFEPRIS on emergency basis.

Due to the legal grounds of emergency approvals and the Mexican health policy to maintain distribution and application of COVID vaccines in the public sector exclusively and a strict vaccination campaign established by the federal government, it was until recently that COFEPRIS approved the marketing authorizations for the COVID vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna. Other vaccine approvals are expected soon.