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On April 19, the organization issued a statement urging pharmaceutical companies and the international community to democratize access to COVID-119 vaccines by considering them a public good.
Mexico urged country members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to support the democratization of vaccines and distribution equity in the region.
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On Thursday, the CELAC announced that Mexico, as its pro-tempore president, is working on the Comprehensive Health Self-Sufficiency Plan, strengthening the vaccine and drug production chains in Latin America.
���������� | Por iniciativa del Canciller @m_ebrard, la @PPT_CELAC trabaja con @aliciabarcena y la @cepal_onu en el Plan Integral de Autosuficiencia Sanitaria que permitirá el fortalecimiento de las cadenas de producción de vacunas y medicamentos en América Latina. https://t.co/CXFfFWBywo
— Efraín Guadarrama (@efrain_gp) May 6, 2021
On April 19, the organization issued a statement urging pharmaceutical companies and the international community to democratize access to COVID-119 vaccines by considering them a public good.
The CELAC also recognized the decision of the U.S. to back a potential COVID-19 vaccines patent waiver, an initiative that Russia has also supported.
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