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The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was vaccinated against COVID – 19 with the dose of AstraZeneca, this in order to set an example and confidence to Mexicans who do not want to be vaccinated.
Once the morning conference in the National Palace concluded, the Mexican president sat down and received instructions from the lieutenant of the Mexican Army, Melina Vega, who was the person who administered the AstraZeneca vaccine .
Before the application, the lieutenant performed several questions to the president : Have you had a fever in the last 24 hours?; Any symptoms of COVID in the last 24 hours ?; Allergy to any medication ?; Any blood transfusions in the last 3 months ?; to which Andrés Manuel López Obrador answered no.
“Very calm … Cold head, warm heart “, was the expression of López Obrador to seconds of being immunized. After being injected into his left arm and receiving his vaccination card, the reporters asked him “ did the president hurt?”, To which he replied “no, he has very soft hands , it does not hurt but it also helps a lot, it protects us all “.
” I call on the elderly so that we all get vaccinated. There is no risk to begin with, the vaccine does not hurt and I was watching that they placed it in the same arm, where I still have the mark from when we were children, that we were vaccinated … Then absolutely nothing happens “, he said.
” If they did not apply the first dose, when they get back to the municipality for the second dose, they can take the opportunity to apply the vaccine and protect us all … I’m going to sit down as they recommend ”, he said.
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Before After receiving the vaccine, at the beginning of the morning conference, the Mexican president said that he was going to be vaccinated to call on older adults to get vaccinated and that there is no danger of receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“I am going to get vaccinated because I want to appeal to all older adults, those who are running out of vaccination, for any precautions they may have, tell them that we are sure that there is no risk, no danger, that there are no serious reactions, that we are following up on all the studies that are being done in the world to ensure people’s safety. And that’s why we are going to get vaccinated, protect ourselves. “, He pointed out.
The Mexican president reiterated that the intention to get vaccinated was to persuade and” not impose absolutely nothing. ”
“ Nothing is done by force, everything is by reason and right, we are free and we must exercise our freedom to the fullest, prohibited to prohibit, it is to convince is to persuade, not to impose absolutely anything. If they decide not to apply the vaccine they are free, they are within their rights. However, we have an obligation to inform that it is important to protect ourselves against the pandemic, ”he commented.
In recent days, the Mexican president commented that he would not be vaccinated because his doctors had told him that he was already immune to COVID – 19 after being infected. The next day he changed his mind and said that he would always be vaccinated to set an example for all Mexicans who do not want to be vaccinated.
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