Mexico launches coronavirus vaccination program
23 December 2020 |
12:59 pm
Mexico is the first Latin American country to roll out a vaccine program for COVID-19. The news signals a turning point for a country that up to now has taken a comparatively laissez faire approach towards the pandemic.
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