We’re working hard to accelerate vaccine deliveries 📦 to our region – including COVAX-procured and donated doses – especially for countries where coverage remains low ⬇️
Vaccines 💉 will help end this pandemic and PAHO is committed to supporting every country in our region to reach and exceed these @WHO targets.
And across the Caribbean, vaccine hesitancy among some groups remains a problem.
In Jamaica, supply delays 📦 have gotten in the way.
In Guatemala, shortages of syringes 💉 have delayed immunization campaigns.
In Haiti, logistical challenges continue to delay the roll out of available doses.
Across all these countries, vaccine availability due to unequal distribution 📦 of doses has been a central challenge.
But many of these countries are facing their own unique barriers.
Six countries in our region have yet to reach 20% of their populations: These are Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Haiti in the Caribbean, and Guatemala and Nicaragua in Central America.
But that is not the reality everywhere. In far too many places, coverage is much lower ⬇️
Today I want to spotlight those countries 🌎 in our region that are lagging and that will require special attention to meet this 40% vaccination target.
It’s also encouraging to see that 26 countries and territories in the Americas have already immunized 40% or more of their populations 👩🏽🦱🧑🏾🦲🧔🏿👩🏼🦳👨🏻🦱👴🏽👵🏿
Our region has embraced vaccines and 39% of people are fully vaccinated against COVID across Latin America and the Caribbean 🌎
Last week, the @WHO launched an ambitious new strategy to vaccinate 💉 40% of the population of every country by the year’s end.
