Lopez Obrador shifts gears, now says he won’t get COVID-19 jab

The Mexican president says blood tests show he has antibodies in his system from the time he contracted the virus.

In a reversal from comments made last week, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would not be taking the coronavirus vaccine, arguing that he still has sufficient levels of antibodies in his system following his bout with the virus earlier this year. Speaking during his daily news conference, Lopez Obrador said test results show that it would be unnecessary for him to take the vaccine. “They (doctors) reviewed my results and came to the conclusion that I have enough antibodies and that it is not essential for me to get vaccinated for now.”