🌎 "No further cases of #polio have been reported in the region, but vaccination remains at historically low levels. Countries should offer catch-up vaccinations 🩹 for polio to all eligible children immediately." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "Although the Americas are still the Region most impacted by monkeypox, cases have fallen in most of the severely affected countries. We must take advantage of this momentum to drive monkeypox cases to zero as quickly as possible." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "I want to address additional outbreaks ongoing in the Americas. The cholera situation in Haiti continues to worsen. Health authorities have confirmed over 700 cases since early October and are investigating more than 7,000 suspected cases." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "October saw another decline in the number of people completing their primary series of vaccination 🩹 against #COVID19, and the number of administered boosters has fallen as well." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "The rise of a single respiratory infection is a cause for concern. When two or three start impacting a population concurrently, this should put us all on alert 🚨." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "We are also facing Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)—a common seasonal virus. After a couple of years of lower seasonal transmission, RSV infections have increased ⬆️ significantly." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "Cases of seasonal #influenza are increasing 📈, following two years of below-average activity.
Flu activity in the Northern sub-region is rising, as expected around this time of year." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "Over the past week, the Americas saw an increase ⬆️ of 17% in #COVID19 cases, and deaths increased in South America and Central America, despite a modest overall decrease in the region." –@DirOPSPAHO

🌎 "The Americas are facing a “triple threat” of respiratory diseases, as #COVID19, Influenza, and RSV—Respiratory Syncytial Virus—are burdening our people and our health systems." –@DirOPSPAHO