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Haiti Is the Only Country in Western Hemisphere Without Vaccines
A healthcare worker transports oxygen tanks at a hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 5. Photographer: Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo
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Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere, has earned another grim distinction: it’s the only one that hasn’t vaccinated a single resident against Covid-19.
One of a handful of nations worldwide still awaiting vaccines, Haiti was among the 92 poor and middle-income countries offered doses under the Covax Facility. But the government initially declined AstraZeneca PLC shots, citing side effects and widespread fears in the population.
“Haiti did not reject the offer of vaccines from Covax,” Haiti Ministry of Health General Director Laure Adrien said in a telephone interview. “All we asked was that they change the vaccine they were providing us.”
By last month the equation had shifted. Fears about AstraZeneca were subsiding just as Haiti was seeing a surge in cases. When the country finally agreed to receive the doses, production issues in India and a spike in global demand made them unavailable.
The United Nations’ Vaccine Market Dashboard -- which processes information provided by Covax -- has no scheduled delivery date for Haiti. And Adrien said it is unclear when the vaccines will arrive.
In Dominican Republic no law can obligate anyone to be vaccinated without conflicting the constitution regarding personal freedoms, but there is a loophole and they are taking advantage of it. Oh sure, no laws obligati g anyone to vaccinate themselves will be enacted, but there is a law yet to be approved by the Dominican Congress that states that anyone without a filled vaccination card will not be allowed entrance at hotels, schools, supermarkets and other businesses. Now the head of CONATRA (one of several public transportation sindicates and one of the largest ones) says that no one without a filled vaccination card will be allowed transport in any of its vehicles. No law obligating people to get vaccinated against Covid, but...
I think Butanvac will work only for the next year, because will not have time for start give shots of Butanvac this year before everybody be immunized with Astrazeneca, Pfizer, Jansson, Coronavac...
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