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🌎 Omicron has shown that the vaccines we have at hand can protect most of us from severe illness and
🌎 Omicron has shown that the vaccines we have at hand can protect most of us from severe illness and death.
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🌎 Unvaccinated people of all ages are still filling up our hospitals and ICU beds. Too many are succumbing to
🌎 Unvaccinated people of all ages are still filling up our hospitals and ICU beds. Too many are succumbing to this virus.
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🌎 The truth is that the reduced public health measures were insufficient to reduce the scale of this wave. Many
🌎 The truth is that the reduced public health measures were insufficient to reduce the scale of this wave.
Many people in our region remain unprotected against COVID and have yet to receive lifesaving vaccines.
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🌎 Unfortunately, as Omicron arrived, the tools we had developed to slow the spread and prevent infections were not adequate
🌎 Unfortunately, as Omicron arrived, the tools we had developed to slow the spread and prevent infections were not adequate for the new kind of transmission patterns that Omicron presents.
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🌎 Undoubtedly, Omicron overtook us. This variant spread more quickly than others, and we are dealing with a greater volume
🌎 Undoubtedly, Omicron overtook us.
This variant spread more quickly than others, and we are dealing with a greater volume of cases than ever before.
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🌎 COVID-19 has been deadlier in the Americas than in any other region. We have lost more than 2.5
🌎 COVID-19 has been deadlier in the Americas than in any other region.
We have lost more than 2.5 million people over the course of the pandemic.
And in the first month of 2022 alone, over 100,000 people died due to this virus.
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🌎 COVID-19 is a preventable disease – and right now, we are losing far too many lives. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
🌎 COVID-19 is a preventable disease – and right now, we are losing far too many lives.
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🌎 Trends in the region show that every time infections surge 📈, there is a heavy toll for our families
🌎 Trends in the region show that every time infections surge 📈, there is a heavy toll for our families and communities.
Peaks in cases have been followed by peaks in deaths three weeks later.
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🌎 Over the last week, the Americas reported 3.3 million new cases and more than 34,000 COVID-19-related deaths. Deaths have
🌎 Over the last week, the Americas reported 3.3 million new cases and more than 34,000 COVID-19-related deaths. Deaths have increased for six consecutive weeks.
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🌎 New COVID-19 infections continued to decline across our region, with a decrease of 31% as compared to the previous
🌎 New COVID-19 infections continued to decline across our region, with a decrease of 31% as compared to the previous week, but they remain very high.
Deaths are still on the rise, showing an increase of 5.6% this week.
