Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Vaccinated Americans Get Back To BBQs, But COVID-19 Still Ravages Latin America

A worker digs a grave in the San Juan Bautista cemetery in Iquitos, Peru, amid the coronavirus pandemic. On May 31, 2021, Peru announced a sharp increase in its COVID-19 death toll, saying there have been more than 180,000 fatalities since the pandemic hit the country early last year.

"Glaring gaps" in access to COVID-19 vaccines for Latin American and Caribbean countries is partially to blame for increasing infection rates in Peru, Argentina, and Brazil.

(Image credit: Rodrigo Abd/AP)

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