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After more than a year of living with the pandemic, Latin America faces an evolving scenario of variant threats and vaccine rollouts.
AS/COA Online explores the impact of COVID-19 in the region, from covering how governments responded after the coronavirus landed, to charting the progress of vaccinations across countries.
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AS/COA Online covers major developments and Covid-19 vaccine rollouts as countries strive to return to normalcy.
AS/COA Online cubre los grandes desarrollos y distribuciones de la vacuna mientras los países se esfuerzan por volver a la normalidad.
Even with lower hospitalization rates, Omicron threatens disruption. From tests to shots to restrictions, here’s how the region is handling the latest Covid tsunami.
Hasta con tasas de hospitalización más bajas, Omicron amenaza con ser disruptiva. Desde pruebas hasta vacunas y restricciones, así es cómo la región está manejando el último tsunami de Covid.
Many countries are vaccinating children five years or even younger. In Brazil and Mexico, however, age eligibility lines have been less clear.
Muchos países están vacunando a niños de cinco años y más jóvenes aún. En Brasil y México, sin embargo, los criterios de edad para ser elegible han sido menos claros.
The Biden administration has joined China and Russia in the vaccine diplomacy race in Latin America. See where U.S. donations have arrived.
Two variants—Gamma and Lambda—already have a strong presence in the region. Delta could soon follow.
Dos variantes—Gamma y Lambda—ya tienen una fuerte presencia en la región. Delta podría seguirles pronto.
The WHO program that seeks to correct for global vaccination inequities has distributed 93 million doses across the region.
La iniciativa de la OMS que busca corregir las inequidades globales en vacunación ha distribuido 93 millones de dosis a través de la región.
Once hailed as a cheap and accessible vaccine option for the region, Russia’s Sputnik V has run into delivery problems in Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, and elsewhere.
Even with a lack of reliable information, evidence abounds that the Maduro government’s vaccine distribution plan is not just slow—it’s inequitable.
Despite a strong vaccination campaign and early mitigation success, Uruguay is facing a fierce surge in cases.
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Paraguay, which recognize Taipei over Beijing, are among the few countries in the region not receiving Chinese vaccines.
With two vaccines in the final trial phase, Cuba plans to ramp up domestic and international distribution.
Despite having the highest vaccination rate in Latin America, the country faces lockdown as a third wave of infections hits.
Covid pulled the rug out from under Latin America’s tourism industry, which was growing at 10 percent annually pre-pandemic.
Amid a vaccine rollout and the P.1 variant fueling contagion, the government is looking to provide another round of emergency aid.
From President López Obrador’s positive coronavirus diagnosis to the country crossing the 150,000 death threshold, Mexico closes January contending with a pandemic surge.
One year in, AS/COA Online’s tracker offers an in-depth look at governments’ responses to the pandemic from reopenings to curfews to vaccine rollouts.
Tras un año, AS/COA Online ofrece una mirada en profundidad a cómo los gobiernos responden al COVID-19 en la región.
The high volume numbers of countries like Brazil make headlines, but per capita rates show just how rapacious the disease’s spread has been in places like Panama and Mexico.
Los altos números en países como Brasil dominan los titulares, pero las tasas per cápita muestran cuán voraz ha sido la propagación de la enfermedad en lugares como Panamá y México.