Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(December 22, 2020)

Health Secretary

- At a press conference, Undersecretary Hugo Lopez-Gattel confirmed that the COVID19 vaccines produced by Pfizer will arrive in Mexico on Wednesday, December 23 to begin the vaccination campaign on Thursday, December 24. will arrive in Mexico on Wednesday, December 23rd to begin the vaccination campaign on Thursday, December 24th.

- At the same conference, he mentioned that the vaccine will be safeguarded and transferred by personnel of the Mexican Armed Forces. Mexican Armed Forces.

- Jorge Luis Alomía, General Director of Epidemiology of the Secretariat of Health, said that due to the cases presented in the last few weeks, we are approaching a new peak of infection. we are approaching a new peak of contagions, he also said that although the situation is becoming critical worldwide, we are still a country with a controlled epidemic. We are still a country with a controlled epidemic.

State Information

(December 22, 2020)

Health Secretary

- During the press conference, Dr. Manuel de la O Cavazos, Secretary of Health, emphasized the importance of prevention to avoid COVID19 infection if there is a risk factor. of COVID19 if there are any risk factors, since in the state 1 out of every two infected patients has a history of hypertension. history of hypertension. In a study cited above, it was shown that children harbor a greater amount of SARS-COV2 virus in their bodies, so they expel a greater amount of the SARS-COV2 virus. They expel a greater amount of infected particles when they sneeze, hence the importance of prevention.

- At the same press conference, he informed that some freezers for the Pfizer vaccine have been donated by companies in the state; He also expressed his confidence that the sale of the vaccine will be released in the next few months and that individuals will be able to purchase them.

- Finally, he clarified on the false negatives that the media have reported, pointing out that "False negatives in antigenic tests are due to the fact that many people take the test without presenting symptoms. The false negatives in the antigenic tests are due to the fact that many times they take the test without presenting symptoms; the recommendation is to perform them when symptoms are present. symptoms are present".

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Main economic news

(December 23, 2020)

- Banxico's reserves, the largest shield against external shocks in 6 years. The government has contributed 60% of the accumulation of international assets by selling to the international assets by selling to the central bank the dollars captured in the market in accordance with the Bank of Mexico Law. Pemex has contributed by selling the equivalent to 35.3% of the total accumulated assets (El Economista). https://bit.ly/38wgGZ7

- WTI and Brent crude oil prices fall nearly 2% on fears of falling demand. demand. The market started the week on a pessimistic note after the discovery in the UK of a variant of the discovery in the United Kingdom of a variant of the coronavirus, which prompted the the country to enact strict reconfining measures (El Economista). Economist). https://bit.ly/2WFAtzZ

- 4 out of 10 workers in Mexico have seen their income decrease due to the pandemic. the pandemic. Of the workers affected, Inegi found that very few received support from the federal government (El Financiero). received support from the federal government (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3mLRCT0

World News

- "We would have a vaccine against the new Covid strain in 6 weeks." BioNTech" Despite the option provided by the co-founder of the German lab the German laboratory responsible for the anti-Covid vaccine, Ugur Sahin stated that it was "very "very likely" that the current vaccine, developed together with Pfizer, is fully effective against the new strain fully effective against the new strain detected in the UK." https://bit.ly/2M4Gc0l

- New coronavirus strain: the science behind the mutations (and why they matter). why they matter). "Since the early days of the pandemic, scientists have been paying attention to changes in the scientists have been paying attention to changes in the genetic code of the coronavirus. genetic code of the coronavirus." https://bbc.in/38wFKiT

- Brussels asks to restore flights with the United Kingdom and to reopen freight transport The European Commission on Tuesday called for the lifting of the bans adopted by several to cancel the bans adopted by several countries on flights from the United Kingdom. from the United Kingdom." https://bit.ly/37HFCOl