PAHO Director says COVID-19 vaccines will not be an easy, quick fix for the Americas
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Vulnerable people already receiving vaccines and “millions” more doses are expected early next year. Urges hope but also patience and solidarity.
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2020 (PAHO) The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 “is undoubtedly the most extraordinary public health event of our lifetimes,” Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said today. “This pandemic stands out in both scale and impact. And it has put a spotlight on two of the longstanding challenges of our region: inequality and underinvestment of our health systems.”
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Washington – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Wednesday that it will mobilise US$1 billion to help Latin American and Caribbean countries acquire and distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
The Washington-based financial institution said the funds will complement US$1.2 billion in resources that the IDB has committed in 2020, as well as other funds already programmed for 2021, to help countries save lives through public-health measures, such as more effective testing and tracing, and better clinical management of COVID-19 patients.
“We are expanding our support to help Latin American and Caribbean countries ensure timely access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines,” said IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone.
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PAHO Director says COVID-19 vaccines will not be an easy, quick fix for the Americas
Vulnerable people already receiving vaccines and millions more doses are expected early next year. Urges hope but also patience and solidarity
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 is undoubtedly the most extraordinary public health event of our lifetimes, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said today. This pandemic stands out in both scale and impact. And it has put a spotlight on two of the longstanding challenges of our region: inequality and underinvestment of our health systems.
by Bajan Reporter / December 16th, 2020
Argentina and the UK host a virtual seminar on access to vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean addressing the portfolio of emerging vaccines against Covid-19, the challenge of equitable distribution and how best to tackle vaccine disinformation.
On 14 December 2020, Argentina’s Health Minister,
Ginés González García and the UK’s Minister of State for the Americas,
Wendy Morton MP opened the virtual seminar “
Vaccine profiles, distribution challenges and countering vaccine disinformation in Latin America and the Caribbean“.
The event brought together senior officials and medical experts from across the region to discuss efforts to bring the Covid-19 pandemic to an end and how best to make sure that everyone has access to Covid-19 vaccines.