MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico’s medical safety commission has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus.The news comes following a U.S.
government advisory panel endorsing widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans.Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell said Friday that Mexico is the fourth country to do so, behind Britain, Canada and Bahrain.Mexico is set to receive 250,000 doses of the vaccine, enough for 125,000 people.Pilgrims observe the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe inside the Basilica of Guadalupe ahead of the Day Of Our Lady Of.