Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador shifted his gears, claiming on Monday that he will no longer get the COVID vaccine, arguing that he still has antibodies left in his system.

The announcement of the Mexican president regarding the vaccine shot that he decided to not take was made during his daily news conference, according to an Al Jazeera report. Lopez Obrador argued that his decision is anchored on the levels of antibodies that are still present in his system, following his contraction with the notorious disease earlier in the year.

Mexico President and the COVID Vaccine

The Mexico president noted that his doctors mentioned with him that he still has high levels of antibodies, according to an Associated Press report.

"They [doctors] reviewed my results and came to the conclusion that I have enough antibodies," said Lopez Obrador. The Mexico president furthered that his doctors also told him that it is not essential for him to be vaccinated against the notorious disease for the time being.

In January, the Mexico president tested positive for COVID-19, making him isolated for about two weeks in the National Palace. Lopez Obrador only suffered from mild manifestations of COVID-19 such as low-grade fever. The president also has a history of heart disease and blood pressure before he contracted COVID-19.

In the previous week, Lopez Obrador announced that he will get the shot of the COVID vaccine once the people who are over 60 years old are made eligible. The Mexico president added that he will get the vaccine upon the advice of his doctor. Lopez Obrador also noted that he will not let the media know which vaccination site will immunize him to avoid making "a spectacle" out of it.

However, on Monday, the Mexican president immediately announced that he will not get the vaccine as per the advice of the second group of doctors, highlighting the antibody still present in his system.

Mexico is currently focusing its vaccine rollout on the elderly population in mass vaccination sites that are available across the country. The Mexico president aims that most of the senior citizens in the country have at least one shot of the COVID vaccine by the end of April.

Mexico and COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a total of 2,249,195 COVID positive patients in Mexico since January 3, 2020, and April 5, 2021. Meanwhile, the organization has recorded about 204,011 COVID-19 related deaths in the country. As of March 31, 2021, a total of 7,214,746 vaccine doses have been administered in Mexico.

So far, Mexico has received 14.7 million doses of several COVID vaccine brands. Mexico has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the region.

The Mexico president was criticized for his response to the pandemic. In addition, Lopez Obrador also received backlash from shrugging off the threats of the notorious disease. There are episodes where the Mexico president was often seen in public without a mask even after testing positive for COVID-19. Lopez Obrador was supposed to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine before he decided not to take it.

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