About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 1 (April 15, 2021)

handle is hein.crs/goveczs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Updated April15, 2021 Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact of COVID-19 The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having widespread economic, social, and political effects on Latin America and the Caribbean. As of April 14, 2021, the region had almost 26.7 million confirmed cases (19.3% of cases worldwide) and over 846,000 deaths (28.4% of deaths worldwide). Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru had the highest numbers of deaths in the region, and Brazil and Mexico had highest death tolls worldwide after the United States. The regional rankings change when examining deaths per 100,000 population-using this measurement, Peru had thehighest rate in the region, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Panama, and Colombia (see Table 1). A University of Washington COVID-19 projection model (updatedApril8, 2021) forecast deaths in the region couldreach 1.2 million by August 1, 2021. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned in early March 2021 that a Brazilian variant of the virus was more contagious andcould affect neighboring countries. In its weekly briefing on April 14, 2021, PAHOreported that the virus was continuing to spread in the Americas, particularly in South America, which it described as the current epicenter of the pandemic. The recent spike in the Amazon has led to increases in neighboring countries, with Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and some parts of Bolivia seeing a sharp rise in cases. In the Caribbean, cases were rising in Cuba and some smaller overseas territories. Accordingto PAHO's director, weekly case averages and deaths are higher than in 2020. She noted that despite ongoing transmis sionin many places, social distance restrictions are being relaxed. PAHOhas played a majorrole in supporting countries in their pandemic responses. When the pandemic began to surge in the region in 2020, the PAHO director expressed concern about the poor and other vulnerable groups at greatest risk, including those living in the Amazon Basin, particularly indigenous communities; women, who make up 70% of the health workforce in the Americas; people of African descent; migrants in temporary settlements; and prisoners in crowded jails. The rollout of vaccines in the region has been slow, with some exceptions; there is concern that widespread vaccine acces s in some countries could be delayed until 2022. As of April 9, according to PAHO, Chile was the leader in the region, with 37% of its population having received a first dose. Several Caribbean countries that received vaccine donations fromIndia-Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, and Dominica-had vaccinated more than 20% of their populations with a first dose. Many countries in the region, however, have vaccinated far smaller percentages of their populations. For example, as of April9, 2021, Argentina had vaccinated 9.3% of its population with a first dose, ttps ://crs reps Brazil had 8.9%, Mexico 5.8%, Colombia 4.2%, and Peru 1.9%. PAHOhas helpedcountries prepare for vaccinerolloutand facilitated access to vaccines through the COVAX Facility, a mechanismdeveloped by globalhealth organizations for pooled procurement and distribution of vaccines; 22 countries in the regionhave signed agreements to access vaccines through the facility. In addition, 10 countries in the region-Bolivia, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines-are eligible to benefit from the COVID-19 Vaccines Advance Market Commitment (COVAX AMC), launched by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to provide donor-funded vaccines for low- and middle- income economies worldwide. PAHO maintains that by the end of2021, vaccines provided through COVAXs should cover about 20% of each country's population. Table I. COVID-1 9 Cases, Deaths, and Mortality Rates in Latin American/Caribbean (LAC) Countries (countries with more than 2,000 deaths, as of April 14, 2021) Cases Deaths per County (millions) Deaths 100,000 Brazil 13.674 361,884 171.47 Mexico 2.291 210,812 165.24 Colombia 2.586 66,819 132.74 Argentina 2.604 58,542 1 30.27 Peru 1.668 55,812 171.67 Chile 1.094 24,548 129.53 Ecuador .351 17,400 100.15 Bolivia .285 12,519 108.74 Guatemala .207 7,089 42.69 Panama .360 6,177 145.46 Paraguay .242 5,040 71.54 Honduras .198 4,905 50.33 Dom. Rep. .259 3,402 31.68 Costa Rica .225 3,044 60.31 El Salvador .067 2,060 31.92 Total LAC 26.656 846,394 - United States 31.421 564,402 171.95 Source: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Coronavirus Resource Center, Mortality Analyses, April 1 5, 2021, updated daily, at https://coronavirus.jh u.edu/data/mortality. .congress.gov

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most