The European Union (EU) authorized the request presented by Mexico for the shipment of vaccines against Covid-19, also rejected that it be sought block exports of these, as he explained that measures were adopted to guarantee a fair and equitable distribution.
“In an effort to guarantee rapid access to Covid-19 vaccines for all citizens of the European Union and to address the current lack of transparency of vaccine exports outside the European Union, on January 29, the European Commission has taken steps to require that such exports be subject to authorization by member states, “the EU said in a statement.
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He justified that this mechanism does not seek to block exports, but to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of vaccines against Covid-19.
“The information requested will be used to determine whether it respects the principle that production delays are shared fairly between the European Union and export destinations.
“These obligations are strictly addressed to vaccine manufacturers and are applicable until the end of March 2021. In addition, they will be proportional and will not stop the vaccine trade between the European Union and third countries, “he added.
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It stated that as a general rule, export authorizations should be granted provided that this principle is respected. Therefore, this evaluation is carried out on a case-by-case basis, and taking into account the specificities of each Advance Purchase Agreement (AAA), including those entered into with third countries, which are duly taken into account.
He stressed that to date all requests have been authorized exports made to third countries, including Mexico.
Likewise, he made it expensive that this is the only request to send to Mexico received so far. “In the future, work will continue to process authorization requests quickly,” he said.
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After the announcement, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard recognized the decision of the European Union to facilitate shipments of anticovid vaccines to Mexico and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
It should be noted that last week, the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo López-Gatell, announced that Mexico will not have second doses for medical personnel, Servants of the Nation and teachers until February 15 due to lack of supply from Pfizer and the restrictions of the European Union for its export
López-Gatell said that the company explained that “not due to the will of Pfizer or to snub the request of President López Obrador, it is simply because of the new commercial regulation provisions of the European Union.”