Amloâs response to the pandemic has confounded public health experts. According to the University of Washington, Mexicoâs death toll is more than 600,000 â nearly triple the official figure. Yet the country has spent less than 1% of GDP on its response.
Elements of the vaccination campaign have also caused controversy. The government has used the military to distribute vaccines, excluding the private sector, which has played a central role in other countries. Chaotic scenes have broken out as crowds of thousands are convened to temporary vaccination centres rather than pharmacies and clinics. The government was also criticised for focusing early vaccination efforts on rural areas with low transmission rates, rather than crowded urban areas where infections have been rampant.