U.S. sending 1.35 million doses of J&J vaccine to Mexico overnight Monica Alba © Provided by NBC News
GENEVA The United States is planning to send 1.35 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Mexico on Tuesday morning, according to a White House official, the latest example of the Biden administration’s global pandemic response in the battle against Covid-19.
It follows a promise from Vice President Kamala Harris to provide surplus doses to our Southern neighbor when she was in the country last week.
The new shipment, which will arrive at Toluca International Airport early Tuesday, comes after the U.S. directed 2.72 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Mexico in late March and early April, the official said. Mexico has had nearly 2.5 million coronavirus cases and over 230,000 deaths, according to an NBC News tally.
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Although some airport construction jobs are moving forward, others have been paused for environmental concerns. Published May 5, 2021 Courtesy of Finavia
Decreased passenger traffic brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has grounded a number of major airport expansion projects in the U.S. With a sudden drop in the number of travelers, airports saw their bottom lines affected beginning last year, which for some has impacted the ability to embark on years-long, multi-million and sometimes multi-billion dollar projects.
In New York, JFK International airport’s plans for a $3.8 billion Terminal 4 project were downgraded to $1.5 million following the pandemic’s impact on air travel.