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Central America’s vaccine efforts face mixed prospects

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Elsewhere in the region, only Panama has so far received a first vaccine shipment, suggesting roll-outs initially will be patchy. Central American governments are sourcing their…

Vaccine rollouts will differ across the Caribbean

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CARIBBEAN

Rollouts will differ across the region, with economic recoveries hanging on their success. With case numbers still rising in most of the Caribbean’s main tourism source markets…

Mexico’s vaccination plan faces significant challenges

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MEXICO

A national vaccination programme revealed on December 8 aims to cover 75% of over-16s within 18 months. Pfizer, whose vaccine is being administered, will supply 34.4 million doses…

COVID delay will raise Chile election uncertainties

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CHILE

The bill, promulgated last night by President Sebastian Pinera, rescheduled until May 15-16 the landmark elections of members of a convention to draft a new constitution, as well…

Omicron may hinder expansion of Mexico tourism

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MEXICO

He said tourism receipts were likely to reach USD35.2bn in 2022 due to a 22.5% increase in the number of planned passenger air tickets relative to 2019.

Vaccine success will be rare boon for Havana

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CUBA

Effectiveness rates from phase III trials have been excellent, prompting sceptics to question the trustworthiness of the data. The country’s ongoing vaccination campaign…

Omicron to be costly in Mexico despite vaccine advance

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MEXICO

Mexico is facing a fourth wave of contagion, driven by the Omicron variant. The country’s seven-day rolling average of daily new confirmed cases as of January 25 was approaching…