We Won’t Let Big Pharma Dictate Us Says Mexican President After Rejecting COVID Vaccine For Kids

The Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has said that he won't let Big Pharma dictate Mexico after he refused to purchase Covid vaccines for children, vowing that Mexico wouldn’t bow to pressure from drugs firms.

In remarks made earlier this week, the Mexican leader said his government was still waiting for the scientific community to demonstrate the benefits of vaccinating minors.

Until conclusive evidence was provided, Mexico would refuse to purchase jabs for children, Obrador announced, adding that pharmaceutical firms seemed to be focused more on making profits than on ensuring medical necessity as they rake in record sales from Covid-19 vaccines.

He was similarly critical of plans by drugs companies to introduce third - or even fourth-dose booster shots, opining that the jabs could be “superfluous.”

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