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Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world
2 years, 5 months ago

Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The wails pierced the walls of the walk-in clinic tucked among rundown homes in the heart of Venezuela’s capital. But an Associated Press analysis of rare government data and estimates from public health agencies shows that Venezuela’s vaccination crisis is growing, putting it among the world’s worst countries for inoculating children against potentially fatal diseases. “Equitable access …

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COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

Health systems across the region are feeling the strain of a rapid rise in cases and hospitalisations linked to Omicron. New COVID-19 infections in the Americas have reached their highest level since the pandemic began, health officials said, as the highly contagious Omicron variant is now the predominant strain in the region. During a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, …

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PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly
2 years, 11 months ago

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus variant in the Americas in the coming weeks, where confirmed cases have reached record levels. “While delta is still causing new infections in the Americas, based on current trends, omicron is on track to become the dominant strain in our region,” Carissa Etienne, …

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Latest COVID updates: US blasts China over cancelled flights
2 years, 11 months ago

Latest COVID updates: US blasts China over cancelled flights

Al Jazeera  

COVID news from January 12: Biden administration warns it could act in response to China’s cancellations of US flights. 12 Jan 2022 - 16:45 GMT ‘Every corner’ of Americas is seeing increases in COVID cases: PAHO Coronavirus infections are increasing in every country in the Americas and the Omicron variant has been detected in nearly every nation in the region, …

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Omicron detected in nearly every country in Americas: PAHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron detected in nearly every country in Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

The virus spread rapidly across the region during the holiday season and is challenging already strained health systems. Driven by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, new infections have reached unprecedented levels across the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization said, doubling cases during the past week. During a regular news briefing on Wednesday, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne …

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December 28, 2021 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
2 years, 11 months ago

December 28, 2021 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news

CNN  

Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout the region. The tide is turning in many Latin American nations today, where vaccination rates are outpacing countries in Europe and North America and helping drive down deaths. The country has the highest rate of vaccination in the region – …

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Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America
2 years, 11 months ago

Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America

CNN  

CNN — Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout the region. The tide is turning in many Latin American nations today, where vaccination rates are outpacing countries in Europe and North America and helping drive down deaths. Regionally, over 868 million doses have been administered as of …

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COVID cases rising in the Americas, following Europe, PAHO warns
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID cases rising in the Americas, following Europe, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera  

The Americas marked a 23 percent jump in cases last week, though most cases were recorded in the US and Canada. New coronavirus infections jumped 23 percent in the Americas last week, the Pan American Health Organization said, warning that the region could potentially be on track to follow trends in Europe, where several countries are issuing lockdown amid surging …

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COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization says less than half of people in the Americas are fully vaccinated. Following two consecutive months of decline, COVID-19 infections are rising again in some countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization has said, cautioning that uneven vaccination rates across the region continue to be a problem. Concerns have been rising that despite …

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Americas COVID cases are down, vaccine inequity still a problem
3 years, 1 month ago

Americas COVID cases are down, vaccine inequity still a problem

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization says only 44 percent of people in Americas are fully vaccinated. New coronavirus cases and deaths in the Americas have reached the lowest levels in more than a year, the Pan American Health Organization said, but access to COVID-19 vaccines, remains a challenge. PAHO Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa on Wednesday said the Americas reported more …

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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

Al Jazeera  

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 Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid Cases Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency

News 18  

COVID-19 infections have risen by a third in North America over the past week, due to surges in the United States and Canada, where new infections have doubled in the province of Alberta, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. The United States is reporting more than 100,000 new daily infections for the first time since January and hospital …

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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

Al Jazeera  

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

Al Jazeera  

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-19 still has a ‘devastating toll’ on the Americas: PAHO
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still has a ‘devastating toll’ on the Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

During the last week, more than 1.26 million new cases and nearly 29,000 deaths in the Americas have been reported. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have “a devastating toll” on the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday, with Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Paraguay among the countries with the world’s highest weekly death rates. PAHO Director Carissa …

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‘A pandemic of the unvaccinated’: PAHO urges more jab donations
3 years, 5 months ago

‘A pandemic of the unvaccinated’: PAHO urges more jab donations

Al Jazeera  

Pan American Health Organization says only 15 percent of people in Latin America and the Caribbean are fully vaccinated. Coronavirus infections are increasing across much of Central America and on smaller Caribbean islands, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday, as it repeated a call for more vaccine donations to help hard-hit nations. “Vaccines are critical, even if no …

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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

Al Jazeera  

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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More than half of global COVID-19 deaths in the Americas: PAHO
3 years, 5 months ago

More than half of global COVID-19 deaths in the Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

PAHO director says ‘pervasive inequality in access to health’ needs to be addressed in order to overcome the pandemic. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 — PAHO/WHO July 7, 2021 According to PAHO’s figures, a quarter of people in the Americas region have been fully vaccinated, and at least 600 million doses have been administered. Last month Biden announced that the US would contribute …

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Brazil passes 500,000 COVID deaths as anti-gov’t protesters rally
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil passes 500,000 COVID deaths as anti-gov’t protesters rally

Al Jazeera  

Thousands protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as Brazil’s COVID death toll, the second-highest in the world, passes 500,000. Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as the country’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 500,000. Brazil has registered 500,800 deaths from 17,883,750 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to health ministry data …

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If Covid-19 trends continue, it could be years before virus is controlled: US Health Organisation
3 years, 6 months ago

If Covid-19 trends continue, it could be years before virus is controlled: US Health Organisation

India Today  

If the spread of COVID-19 continues at current rates it will be years before the virus is controlled in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday, as it called for countries to share excess vaccine doses. There were almost 1.2 million new cases and 34,000 deaths in the region last week, and four of the five countries …

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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

Al Jazeera  

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 cases drop in Americas, but ‘glaring gaps’ in jabs: PAHO
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID cases drop in Americas, but ‘glaring gaps’ in jabs: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

The sharp drop in US COVID-19 cases is a ‘testament’ to the importance of vaccines, says the head of the Pan American Health Organization. “We’ve seen COVID infections drop throughout the region in the last month, offering some reprieve to our beleaguered health systems,” Etienne said. “The progress we’re seeing in the United States is a testament to the power …

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