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US Changes Covid Rules for International Ground, Water Entries

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As of Saturday, Jan. 22, all foreign visitors entering the United States by land ports of entry or ferry terminals are required to show proof of full vaccination against covid-19 with a World Health Organization (WHO) approved vaccine, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. At the same time, those entering by land

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Mexico Will Apply Covid Boosters to Teachers, Health Workers

XINHUA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Wednesday, Dec, 22, that  booster vaccines against covid-19 will soon be applied to both health workers and education personnel, as it continues to be administered to those over 60 years old. “We have to continue moving forward, as we are doing with booster vaccines for senior citizens, health personnel and teachers,”

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Cancun to Host World’s Largest Forum on Violence against Women

By MEREL HAENEN  Mexico is slated to host the world’s largest forum on violence against women in the resort city of Cancun, Quintana Roo, in September 2022. The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum, the largest global conference on violence against women and children, was inaugurated on Thursday, Dec. 9, in an international online webinar. During the event, Claudia García-Moreno,

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US Tightens Restrictions for International Travelers, But No Quarantines

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As expected, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday, Dec. 2, that all travelers entering the United States from abroad will be required to have a covid-19 antigen test within 24 hours before boarding their plane, starting Monday, Dec. 6. Previously, international travelers were required to have the test within 72 hours of their flight.

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López-Gatell Says World Overreacting to Omicron Variant

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican Undersecretary of Public Health Hugo López-Gatell said Saturday, Nov. 27, that global concerns over the new Omicron covid-19 variant are exaggerated and that “there is no scientific evidence” that the strain is more deadly. López-Gatell, who is Mexico’s covid-19 czar and who, for months, famously recommended against the use of face masks to

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US-Mexico Border Reopens for Nonessential Travel

By VAYUNAMU BAWA After more than 19 grueling months of limited interchange along the U.S.-Mexico border, tourists and other nonessential travelers from Mexico will for the first time since March 2020 be allowed to cross into the United States starting on Monday, Nov. 8. But there are caveats. All persons 18 and over must present proof of full covid-19 vaccinations

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López Obrador Calls Out WHO for ‘Vaccine Discrimination’

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) — the self-appointed champion of all absurd and leftist causes — chided the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, Oct. 19, for not issuing its approval of the Russian Sputnik and Chinese CanSino covid-19 vaccines. Yes, AMLO, a graduate of the Never-Been-to-Medical-School College of Political Lies and I-Have-Other-Data Propaganda, accused

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Navigating Mexico: How to Get Your Vaccine Certificate…or Not

By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — As had been previously announced, staring in early November, all persons heading into the United States will be required to present proof of full vaccination against covid-19 by a World Health Organization (WHO)-authorized vaccine. Now that there is a need for a vaccine certificate, some in Mexico are scrambling to find

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