Bi-National COVID-19 Vaccine Program Inoculates 1,200 Mexican Youths at Eagle Pass Port of Entry
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
A joint bi-national COVID-19 vaccination program between the Maverick County Emergency Operations Center, City of Eagle Pass, City of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, State of Coahuila, Texas National Guard, Mexican Federal Customs, and the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) successfully inoculated a total of 1,200 youths between the ages of 12-17 from Piedras Negras, Coahuila at the City of Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2. at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry on Thursday, October 28, 2021, announced Paul Del Rincon, Eagle Pass Port of Entry CBP Director.
Del Rincon stated this bi-national COVID-19 vaccination program held on October 28, 2021 is the second such vaccination program done at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry with over 1,200 youths from Piedras Negras, Coahuila previously administered the two doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the first program. Another 1,200 youths from Piedras Negras participated in the second program on October 28. The youths at the October 28 Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine program will now receive their second dose on November 18, 2021.
State of Coahuila Governor Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis personally attended the October 28 COVID-19 Vaccine program and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the exemplary bi-national collaboration between Maverick County, City of Eagle Pass, City of Piedras Negras, the Texas National Guard, and CBP in implementing this important international healthcare program.
Governor Riquelme Solis added that this bi-national COVID-19 vaccination program is important for the reopening of non-essential travel of Mexican citizens on November 8, 2021 into the United States and to continuing amicable international collaboration between the two states of Coahuila and Texas, as well as the cities of Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras.
Joining Coahuila Governor Riquelme Solis at the October 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Program included Eagle Pass CBP Port Director Paul Del Rincon, Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo, Maverick County Emergency Operations Center Director Leopoldo Vielma, Eagle Pass Deputy Fire Chief Rodolfo Cardona, Coahuila Commission of Water Sanitation Director Antonio Nerio, Coahuila State Representative Jesus Maria Montemayor, Piedras Negras Mayor Claudio Bres Garza, and members of the Texas National Guard Medical Group.
Del Rincon noted the October 28 COVID-19 Vaccine program went very smooth and efficiently due to the collaboration between all of the bi-national partners. Del Rincon thanked all of the partners and credited the Mexican Federal Customs in Piedras Negras for their coordination in transporting and processing of the 1,200 Piedras Negras youths and their parents at the October 28 program. Now, all of the partners will repeat this program on November 18 when the second dose will be administered to the youths.
Del Rincon noted that the non-essential travel restrictions between the borders of the United States, Mexico, and Canada are scheduled to be lifted on Monday, November 8, 2021. All non-essential foreign travelers will be required to present proof of being vaccinated with one of the approved COVID-19 vaccines.
