FILE PHOTO: Mexico's deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Millions of doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured at a U.S. plant that had a contamination issue and then shipped to Mexico are safe and have been approved by two regulators, Mexico's deputy health minister said on Friday.
The doses were sent to Mexico as part of an agreement with the administration of President Joe Biden for 2.7 million shots of AstraZeneca's vaccine to help supplement Mexico's vaccination campaign amid global delays and shortages.
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