Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(08 de Marzo de 2021)

Health Secretary

- In the afternoon conference presented by Dr. José Luis Alomía, he informed that as of today, there is no longer any federal entity with an overall hospital occupancy by COVID higher than 50%, which influences the drastic decrease in the number of infections. with a general hospital occupancy by COVID higher than 50%, which influences the drastic decrease in the number of infections.

- The health official confirmed that 600,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will arrive on Tuesday and will be distributed throughout the country.

- Chancellor Marcelo Ebrad informed that an agreement was reached with Sinopharm for the acquisition of 22 million doses, while Cansino will be delivering its first doses on March 11. delivering its first doses on March 11.

- Finally, José Luis Alomía indicated that the state of health of the Secretaries of the Navy and Defense are stable, while Dr. Hugo López-Gatell remains on home rest, and it is possible that he will return to his activities in the next few days.

- The Ministry of Health mentioned that it is possible to have all older adults vaccinated with their first dose in April, indicating that this goal depends on the supply of the pharmaceutical companies of the good. depends on the supply of good pharmaceuticals.

- According to official information, all vaccines received by Mexico have been purchased and none have been received by donation, not even those belonging to the COVAX mechanism. even those belonging to the COVAX mechanism.

State Information

(08 de Marzo de 2021)

Health Secretary

- In a press conference, Dr. Manuel De La O, informed about the use of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID patients, which is not recommended for this disease, since the effects on people are not yet known, as it is an animal deworming agent. This is not recommended for this disease, since the effects it may have on people are not yet known, since it is an animal deworming agent.

- The Secretary of Health confirmed that 35,100 vaccines will be applied in Apodaca, of which it is expected to cover the elderly population of the municipality by Friday. population of the municipality by Friday, the application sites will be:

- Soriana Los Fresnos

- IMSS Clinics 66 and 71

- Apodaca Sports Unit

- HEB Concordia

- The head of the state health agency indicated that Nuevo León does not use a site for public information on COVID cases because it is the only entity that presents a daily press conference with daily case updates. is the only entity that presents a daily press conference with daily case update information.

- Dr. De La O mentioned that 13 municipalities in rural areas have yet to vaccinate the elderly, noting that so far we only have vaccination information for the municipality of Apodaca. vaccination information for the municipality of Apodaca.

- It was reported that 4,680 doses of Sinovac's COVID vaccines were returned, since they do not comply with the adequate characteristics to protect the elderly. The returned vaccines were destined for the northern part of the state. The Secretary of Health mentioned that this situation situation also occurred in other states.

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Main economic news

(March 09, 2021)

- OECD upgrades Mexico's GDP forecast for 2021; adjusts from 3.6% to 4.5%. This is due to the cascading This is due to the cascading effect of the U.S. Bailout Plan, which is expected to boost the U.S. GDP by 3 percentage points to reach a growth rate of 6.5% this year. 6.5% this year (El Financxiero). https://bit.ly/2PCokLN

- Inflation accelerates to 3.76% during February, its highest level since October 2020: Inegi. Consumer inflation in February registered its second consecutive month of accelerations in its annual comparison, reported Inegi (El Economista). of accelerations in its annual comparison, reported Inegi (El Economista). https://bit.ly/3vbbynI

- Fiscal aid will boost economic recovery: J. Yellen. The U.S. House of The U.S. House of Representatives will vote today in favor of the "American Rescue Plan"; it is expected to be enacted by the end of this week. be enacted by the end of this week; families will receive the payments. (El Economista). https://bit.ly/2OGi9WQ

World News

- Covid-19. Evidence found that some vaccines are less effective against variants "Three new variants of coronavirus effective against variants "Three of the new coronavirus variants avoid antibodies that evade antibodies that act against the original form of the virus." https://bit.ly/3rzrQVq

- Bolsonaro can turn Brazil into a factory of super variants of COVID, they warn "The nation still lacks a vaccination campaign with a reliable schedule, several vaccination campaign with a reliable schedule, researchers say. researchers." https://bit.ly/2PLdVxA

- Italian scientists claim to have the 'father' of 'antibody cocktails' against COVID-19. cocktails' against COVID-19 "Those responsible for the therapy, which is based on 453 different antibodies, say it is 80 times more based on 453 different antibodies, say it is 80 times more effective than the one that than the one received by former U.S. President Donald Trump." https://bit.ly/3el7tre