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US: Doctors in Alaska making ‘difficult choices’ amid COVID surge
3 years, 2 months ago

US: Doctors in Alaska making ‘difficult choices’ amid COVID surge

Al Jazeera  

PAHO director says Alaska doctors are deciding which patients get hospital beds amid worst COVID outbreak in the US. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 — PAHO/WHO October 6, 2021 Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization, the Americas branch of the World Health Organization, warned on Wednesday that doctors in Alaska have been forced to make “difficult choices” amid the surge …

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PAHO says it is buying more COVID vaccines for Americas
3 years, 2 months ago

PAHO says it is buying more COVID vaccines for Americas

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WHO’s Americas branch says it is in ‘advanced’ talks with vaccine manufacturers to buy additional doses. The Pan American Health Organization has said it is pushing to secure additional COVID-19 vaccines for residents of the Americas amid huge discrepancies in vaccination rates between countries in the region. PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said vaccine donations, including through the United Nations-backed COVAX …

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COVID cases soar in the Americas as vaccination rates lag: PAHO
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID cases soar in the Americas as vaccination rates lag: PAHO

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The Pan American Health Organization said Americas should prioritise vaccines for pregnant and lactating women. Amid lagging vaccination rates, new COVID-19 infections in the Americas are nearly double the rate they were at the same time last year, the Pan American Health Organization says. In a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said only 28 percent …

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Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas
3 years, 4 months ago

Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas

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More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO says. More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 related deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO officials said. Meanwhile, the US government said Wednesday that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as …

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COVID cases rise again in US amid lagging vaccination rates
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID cases rise again in US amid lagging vaccination rates

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Parts of the country are running up against widespread vaccine resistance and a fast-spreading Delta variant. The coronavirus infections curve in the United States is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading Delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Meanwhile, …

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‘Cautionary tale’: Haiti sees COVID surge as it awaits vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Cautionary tale’: Haiti sees COVID surge as it awaits vaccines

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Hospitals are being stretched to their limits amid a rise in cases while Haiti has not yet received any vaccine doses. The upwards trend could prove “catastrophic”, said Laure Adrien, general director of Haiti’s Health Ministry. Lack of vaccines Meanwhile, Haiti has yet to receive a single coronavirus vaccine, though officials say they expect to get 130,000 AstraZeneca doses this …

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COVID rising in the Americas, except in the US, Canada and Mexico
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID rising in the Americas, except in the US, Canada and Mexico

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization blamed the region’s leaders for an ineffective response to the pandemic. Coronavirus infections are back on the rise in much of the Americas region after weeks of plateauing and decreasing in figures, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. While the United States, Canada and Mexico are reporting an overall decline in cases and …

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COVID vaccine scarcity and fake doses hamper efforts in Americas
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID vaccine scarcity and fake doses hamper efforts in Americas

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Amid a limited supply of vaccines, COVID-19 cases have been on the rise across the Americas, PAHO officials said. “We have received some information from Mexico, Argentina and Brazil that some doses have been offered through social media, illegal markets offering vaccines that probably are falsified,” Jarbas Barbosa, assistant director of PAHO said during a weekly news conference. “Because unreliable …

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COVID surge in Americas could be ‘even larger’ than in 2020: PAHO
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID surge in Americas could be ‘even larger’ than in 2020: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

Coronavirus cases are mounting in several countries, prompting a warning from the Pan American Health Organization chief. The head of the World Health Organization’s Americas body has warned that the region could see a worse spike in coronavirus infections than the one it experienced last year, as several countries are struggling to contain mounting infections and deaths. In a news …

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