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Vaccination in Colombia (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
What Is COVAX and What Does It Mean for Latin America?
February 4, 2022
/ Chase Harrison

The WHO program that seeks to correct for global vaccination inequities has distributed 93 million doses across the region.

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Peruvian President Pedro Castillo talks with journalist Nicolás Lucár of Exitosa. (Image via @PresidenciaPeru)
Hemispheric Updates
Six Notable Pedro Castillo Quotes as He Hits Six Months in Office
January 27, 2022
/ Holly K. Sonneland

The Peruvian president waited until he was half a year into his term to talk with the media. We look at some of his more indicative quotes.

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Pruebas rápidas de Covid se procesan en un sitio de pruebas en la Ciudad de México. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Cómo le va a América Latina frente al Omicron
January 13, 2022
/ Chase Harrison

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.

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Una pareja lleva a su hijo a vacunarse contra el COVID-19 en Uruguay.
Hemispheric Updates
¿Cuándo pueden vacunarse los niños? La elegibilidad en América Latina
January 13, 2022
/ Chase Harrison / Hope Wilkinson

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. 

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Uruguayans wait in line for booster shots. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
How Latin America Is Faring against Omicron
January 13, 2022
/ Chase Harrison

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.

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Photographers take pictures of a child receiving a Covid-19 vaccine in Chile. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Are the Kids All Right? A Look at Vaccine Age Eligibility in Latin America
January 13, 2022
/ Chase Harrison / Hope Wilkinson

Many countries are vaccinating children five years or even younger. In Brazil and Mexico, however, age eligibility lines have been less clear.

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A Puerto Rican gets vaccinated. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Honoring Latin America’s Covid Vaccine Triumphs in 2021
December 16, 2021
/ Chase Harrison

What country is a booster champ? Who kept a vaccine promise? Where was there a rebel with a cause? We look at how countries rose to the vaccination occasion.

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