Our region 📦 imports 10 times more pharmaceuticals than we produce.

@DirOPSPAHO #COVID19

Latin America and the Caribbean are especially vulnerable since we depend almost entirely on other places to produc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

A handful of companies produce all the world’s supply of #COVID19 💉

Many of them are letting price 💲 and country o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

This limited production and unequal distribution of vaccines 💉 in the face of staggering demand hinder our COVID re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

And while PAHO and COVAX are working to deliver nearly 12 million #COVID19 💉 donations from the US, Spain, Norway,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Delays in production have meant that many countries 🌎 are still awaiting the doses 📦 they purchased months ago.

So… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Today, ➡️ vaccine 💉 inequity remains the Achilles’ heel of our response.

@DirOPSPAHO #COVID19

Just over 3% of people have been fully vaccinated 💉 in Guatemala and a little over 4% in Jamaica, while vaccination… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Even as our 🌎 continues to lead global infections, with 7 of the top 20 countries and territories with the highest… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

🔸PAHO continues to distribute much-needed medical supplies 📦 and is working closely with the Ministry of Health and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…