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Cofepris Delay Keeps Covid Shots Out of Private Pharmacies as Public Rollout Advances

A dual approval regime alongside manufacturer choices has pushed supply into public channels.

Overview

  • Pfizer says commercial lots for its updated Covid-19 vaccine have not been released by Cofepris, so private pharmacies and clinics still lack stock.
  • Pfizer’s LP.8.1–adapted vaccine has been administered free of charge in the public sector since the second week of October as part of the winter 2025–2026 campaign.
  • Moderna chose to supply only the public sector through a consolidated purchase of up to 10 million doses, with deliveries ongoing after a 4.8 million–dose shipment on September 20 and additional recent batches.
  • The national winter vaccination drive plans about 10.9 million Covid-19 doses through April 3, 2026, with shots available at public health units across Mexico.
  • Reporting indicates the public sector also acquired a smaller tranche of Pfizer doses, around 2 million, concentrating most public Covid-19 vaccinations with Moderna.