🌎 Over two-thirds of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine while some countries have yet to reach even half of their populations – @DirOPSPAHO
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🌎 Our Region has achieved high coverage and delivered more than 1.77 billion vaccine doses into arms 🩹 in only 16 months.
🌎 The COVID vaccination effort has been the largest immunization program in history.
It has shown us that success is possible when countries and people work together 🤝 to embrace vaccines.
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🌎 Several more countries could reach this target even before June, if we increase the momentum.
🌎 We urge countries to take advantage of Vaccination Week in the Americas and intensify their efforts to reach at least 70% of their population with COVID-19 vaccines. @DirOPSPAHO
🌎 Now, we can leverage this infrastructure and merge it with our routine immunization systems to make it more convenient and accessible for families to catch up on all their shots 🩹 at once.
🌎 When we first rolled out COVID-19 vaccines, countries set up emergency systems to get these life-saving shots 🩹 into arms as quickly as possible.
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🌎 We encourage countries to integrate their COVID-19 vaccination 🩹 efforts with their routine immunization systems.
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🌎 If you or a family member have not yet been vaccinated 🩹 against COVID-19, talk to your healthcare provider about your questions and doubts.
They are here to help you work through your concerns and show you the importance of getting vaccinated.
🌎 Parents should take this moment to get their children 👶🏽👧🏿 🧒🏻👦🏽 caught up on routine vaccines and shield them against diseases like measles, polio, and diphtheria.
