Important to get U.S. vaccine help along border, Mexican official says

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs Martha Delgado speaks as the first doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines provided by the U.S. government arrive at Benito Juarez International airport, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mahe Elipe/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is ramping up requests for more COVID-19 shots from the United States, and in the coming days may ask for assistance vaccinating people along the countries' shared border, the Mexican government official in charge of vaccine diplomacy said.

Mexico has received 2.7 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, but has not made progress on accessing larger U.S. stocks, deputy foreign minister for multilateral affairs Martha Delgado said in an interview with Reuters late last week.