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In Vaccine Race, Middle Income Nations Are At A Disadvantage. Just Ask Peru. By
Peru is scrambling to get access to COVID vaccines as cases spike.
But the Latin American nation is in a tough slot.
The first problem is its relative wealth. Peru is classified by the World Bank as upper middle-income. So it has some money to spend on vaccines but not nearly the financial resources of the U.S., the European Union or even wealthier neighbors like Brazil or Chile. But it s not poor enough to qualify for free doses from COVAX, the global program aimed at assuring equitable access to vaccines.
Rich countries are buying up coronavirus vaccines, leaving poorer regions vulnerable and as potential breeding grounds for variants, like one found in South Africa, that could make vaccines less effective.
TOKYO/SEOUL/HONG KONG (NYTIMES) - Japan s biggest cities are under a state of emergency as coronavirus deaths rise, even while the country tries to convince the world it can safely hold the Summer Olympics.
South Korea is prohibiting gatherings of five or more people to keep a recent surge in cases under control.
Hong Kong imposed stringent lockdowns on some of its poorest neighbourhoods to stop an uptick.
And yet none of these places have begun to carry out the only solution with any hope of putting the pandemic behind them: vaccinations.
While the United States and most nations in Europe as well as Asian behemoths China and India have begun inoculating their populations, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong have stood out by proceeding much more slowly.
Covid-19: Snowstorm Disrupts Vaccinations Across Northeast
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The spread of the virus is slowing in U.S. nursing homes. Republican senators who want to scale back aid in the next coronavirus relief package will meet with President Biden.
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New York City Postpones Vaccine Appointments Ahead of Storm
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city would postpone Covid-19 vaccinations scheduled for Monday and suspend in-person learning for the day after winter storm conditions were forecast for the area.
“For Monday, we are not going to have in-person school. We will pivot to remote learning for all our students. So no school in-person on Monday canceled now. We will have an update tomorrow about Tuesday. Right now we do not have a decision for Tuesday yet. We have to see more about how this storm develops. Vaccine sites, and again, we want to get everyone vaccinated. We’re going be ta