Mexico approves Chinese Covid vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac: govt

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MEXICO CITY, Feb 11, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac.

The approval was announced by deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell as Mexico struggles to manage the pandemic.

Mexico has officially registered around 170,000 deaths from Covid-19 — the world’s third highest toll — and nearly two million known cases.