Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(February 15, 2021)

Health Secretary

• En la conferencia vespertina presentada por el Dr.Ricardo Cortés,seinformó quela semana inició con un descenso del 26% en los casos estimados de COVID-19,señalando queel 80%delos pacientes deCoronavirusserecuperan en el hogar y solo el 20%requieredecuidados hospitalarios.

- The Ministry of Health announced that tomorrow, February 15, vaccinations for senior citizens will begin in the country, for which 1,081 vaccination centers have been set up in 333 municipalities in the 32 states of the country. 1,081 vaccination centers have been set up in 333 municipalities in the 32 states of the republic.

- The aim is to vaccinate 20% of people aged 50 years or more to reduce mortality in 80% of the country, as proposed by the Technical Advisory Group. Vaccination Technical Advisory Group.

- Dr. Cortés informed that people who come to the vaccination centers without having registered will not be vaccinated on that day and only their registration will be done. only their registration will be done.

- The Ministry of Health mentioned that the decision to start vaccinating in rural areas is due to the fact that having few vaccines available means that these areas can be covered in less time, since starting in the metropolitan areas the impact of vaccination would not have been visible. These areas can be covered in less time, since starting in the metropolitan areas the impact of vaccination would not have been possible.

- The Ministry of Health recommended to review the portar coronavirus.gob.mx to know which are the absolute contraindications, since people who have these characteristics will not be vaccinated due to the risk to their health that this means. people who have these characteristics will not be vaccinated due to the risk to their health that this entails.

State Information

(February 14, 2021)

Health Secretary

- In a press conference, the Secretary of Health, Dr. Manuel De La O, informed that there has been a change in the delivery of doses by the federation. the 384 thousand doses that were committed, but only 36 thousand vaccines will arrive to the state, which will be used for the vaccination of the elderly in the municipalities of the state. will be used for the vaccination of the elderly in the municipalities with the "greatest shortages and lag" in the state.

- In view of the reduction of the doses that will arrive in the state, the joint committee is searching for any available vaccine approved by the country. the country.

- Dr. De La O, together with other state health secretaries, held a meeting with Dr. Hugo Lopez-Gatell, where they expressed their disagreement with the changes in the National Vaccination Plan that had originally been shown to them. the change of strategy in the National Vaccination Plan that had originally been shown to them.

- The Secretary of Health mentioned that the possibility of starting COVID vaccination trials for children by Astrazeneca in the state is being studied, although he said that there is nothing concrete yet. Although he said that there is nothing concrete yet, he added that these studies open the possibility that minors may return to the classrooms without risk of contagion of this disease.

- The Ministry of Health issued the recommendation to go to the hospital when the first symptoms appear, since the great majority of people who contract the disease wait for the symptoms to worsen before going to the doctor, which reduces the possibility that they will not get sick. who contract the disease wait for the symptoms to worsen before going to the doctor, which reduces the possibility of not recovering from the disease. He also mentioned that there are currently 7,000 activeCOVID patients in the state.

- In view of the low temperatures, health authorities mentioned that they do not expect an increase in the number of cases of contagion in the state.

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World News

- Here comes the Cuban: Mexico seeks to collaborate with Cuba in Phase 3 trial of COVID vaccine COVID vaccine Phase 3 trial "Mexico is in talks with Cuba to host part of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in an effort to host part of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in an effort to get more supplies from international to obtain more supplies from international laboratories as doses run out in as doses run out in the country and the death count rises. https://bit.ly/3piWy31

- United Kingdom has already vaccinated 22% of its population against COVID. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil his plan to ease restrictions on 22 February restrictions in the face of a sharp drop in the numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths. infections, hospitalizations and deaths." https://bit.ly/3jONAcG

- Germany Tightens Border Restrictions for COVID "Germany implemented on Sunday strict controls at its borders with the Czech Republic and Czech Republic and the Austrian province of Tyrol to stop the spread of more contagious variants of the spread of more contagious variants of the coronavirus." https://bit.ly/37hM5yG