Mexico gets second shipment of active substance of COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese firm CanSino

Mexico on Thursday received a second shipment of the active substance needed to make COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese biopharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics

MEXICO CITY,
Mexico on Thursday received a second shipment of the active substance needed to make COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese biopharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.

The minister said that the flight carrying the material landed early Thursday at Mexico City's international airport.

The cargo was to be transported to a laboratory in the central state of Queretaro, where it would be packaged for future application, the minister said.

The Mexican government sought CanSino's vaccine for its immunization drive because it is a single-dose vaccine, Ebrard said as he announced the arrival of the shipment during a press conference.

Mexico participated in phase 3 clinical trials of the CanSino vaccine, after which the two sides agreed to manufacture it in Mexico, said Ebrard.

The first shipment of the active substance arrived in February and is already being packaged, he said.

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