In early February, vaccine fever was running high in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, about 80 miles from the U.S. border. Mexico’s vaccination rollout had slowed down drastically while its northern neighbor’s picked up speed. Many of Monterrey’s wealthy residents were flying to cities like Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio to get their shots. Others, equally desperate, bought Pfizer shots from a local private clinic for $500 to $1,200. But on Feb.
17, the city’s health authority responded to a complaint about the clinic’s operations, raided the site, and discovered the vaccines were fakes. Police found the pirated shots stored inside beer coolers with faulty expiration dates and different batch numbers from the Pfizer doses distributed by the federal government.
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By Rodrigo Cervantes/KJZZ
March 15, 2021
Tizita Tafa, an American tourist, came to Mexico from Boston in hopes to escape lockdown back in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Cervantes/KJZZ)
MEXICO CITY – The pandemic has dealt a severe blow to tourism in the U.S. and Mexico. But people from both countries have begun to cross the border, and for the same reason: They’re running away from COVID-19.
Tourism is a significant source of income for Arizona and many other U.S. states, and for Mexico. Even before the pandemic, U.S. travelers were common in Mexico’s tourist spots.