COVID-19 vaccination in Haiti explained

Haiti has vaccinated around 123k people as of May 2022, having a 1.1% vaccination rate.[1] The Haitian government is yet to accept the free Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines offered by U.N backed COVAX due to safety and logistical concerns.[1] The U.S. government has said that it would donate a portion of its six million doses for Haiti.[2] [3]

References

  1. News: Vaccination Rates Over Time. 3 May 2022. Reuters . 2021-06-09 . haiti.
  2. News: Haiti fights large COVID-19 spike as it awaits vaccines . 20 June 2021 . AP NEWS . 2021-06-09 . 2021-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619124711/https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-haiti-coronavirus-pandemic-health-ca565e5a0d7921f6e2bec2b0768f9432 . live .
  3. News: U.S. to send vaccines to Latin America, Caribbean as COVID cases and deaths are surging . 20 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210621112103/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article251869743.html . live .

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