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PAHO: Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination not recommended
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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) does not recommend mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, according to PAHO Assistant Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. During a press briefing yesterday,...
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PAHO warns on increase in Covid-19 deaths among young people
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The increase in hospitalizations and deaths of young people across the Americas due to Covid-19 currently keeps the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) on alert....
U.S. News
U.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, tech
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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden yesterday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic...
Caribbean News
PAHO: Haiti still not ready to receive COVID-19 vaccines as delays drag on
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While most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have begun administering COVID-19 vaccines, Haiti still has not completed the necessary steps to receive...
Caribbean News
Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: 2021 Discussion on Common Policies of Member Countries-Press Release; Staff Report
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The fallout from the COVID-19 crisis is hitting ECCU economies hard. Tourism receipts (accounting for nearly 40 percent of GDP) have dried up, as...