📢 "We’re still feeling the weight of 🦠 omicron. It is more important than ever to sustain the public health measures that we know work against this virus. And speed is of the essence because this variant is proof of how quickly the situation can change" @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 https://t.co/ICJU0weOuS
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Jueves 17 de febrero, 2022. El Ministerio de Salud en conjunto con la Policía de Control Fiscal…
Complacency around mask wearing, travel, and indoor gatherings created a perfect opportunity for the new Omicron variant 🦠 to spread rapidly throughout the region and increase deaths, with up to 202 people dying every hour from this latest surge. #COVID19
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🌎 We need to act quickly and decisively to save lives. This will not be the last variant, and the future of the pandemic is still extremely uncertain.
The choices we make today can have ripple effects for months and years to come.
🌎 We know how to slow transmission, to protect people with vaccines and provide better care to those who are sick.
🌎 Inaction is not an option when up to 34,000 people have died from this virus each week during the last weeks in the Americas.
That means that up to 202 people have died every hour.
🌎 Countries need to focus on expanding coverage in high-risk groups, like health workers and the elderly, to help save lives and protect hospital capacity.
🌎 To meet the WHO’s 70% coverage target for every country, our region must ensure at least 20 million more people receive all their vaccine doses.
🌎 We know that public health measures–like physical distancing, limiting large gatherings and promoting mask wearing – work to slow the spread.
