🌎 As cases rise 📈, protecting the most vulnerable becomes more important than ever.
However, public health measures are being cut back in some countries, and the emphasis of offering COVID-19 vaccines to everyone is waning.
🌎 Vaccinating the elderly, pregnant women, immunocompromised persons, and health professionals protects them and our health systems from the worst of this pandemic 🦠. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 twitter.com/pahowho/status…
🌎 Thanks to the commitment of donors and national governments, we now have the supplies and financial and technical support to help countries reach the 70% target – and even go beyond it.
🌎 We have enough vaccines to protect everyone, including the most vulnerable to COVID-19.
Since the start of COVAX in 2021, PAHO’s Revolving Fund has delivered over 142 million vaccines 🩹 to countries in the Americas.
🌎 The middle of the year is fast approaching, and we must take stock of how far we have come towards WHO’s global target of reaching 70% of eligible people in every country.
1️⃣6️⃣ countries and territories in our Region have met this target so far.
🌎 We have the tools 🛠 to protect people against severe disease or death from #COVID19.
🌎 Our health systems are coping because the majority of people in the Americas are vaccinated 🩹 against the virus, and better protected against severe disease and death.
🌎 Of the 34 countries and territories with available data 📊, COVID-19 hospitalizations increased in 15 of them over the prior week, and ICU admissions rose in 10 countries and territories.
🌎 COVID cases have been rising in the Americas for the past 8️⃣ weeks.
Last week, our Region reported more than 1.2 million new cases, a relative increase of 11 percent compared to the previous week, and 4,069 new deaths, a 19.4 percent increase.
🚨🔊LIVE PAHO Press Briefing on #COVID19🦠in the Americas 🌎 June 15, 2022😷💉
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