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First vaccinations given in Haiti since start of pandemic
Danica Coto
The Associated Press
Published Friday, July 16, 2021 6:58PM EDT
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Health care workers and senior citizens were the first people vaccinated on Friday in Haiti as part of a test run after the country recently received 500,000 doses from the United Nations.
The vaccinations were given to 38 people at the Hospital University of Peace in the capital of Port-au-Prince under the supervision of Haiti's Health Ministry, the Pan American Health Organization told The Associated Press.
On Wednesday, Haiti received its first vaccine doses since the pandemic began as part of a U.S. donation to the United Nations' COVAX program for low-income countries. A PAHO spokeswoman previously told the AP that they are all Moderna vaccines.
Vaccinations will continue through the weekend, PAHO said.
Haiti has reported more than 19,300 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 480 deaths amid the biggest wave of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Experts believe those numbers are widely underreported since there is scant testing in Haiti, which has more than 11 million people...
First vaccinations given in Haiti since start of pandemic
Danica Coto
The Associated Press
Published Friday, July 16, 2021 6:58PM EDT
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Health care workers and senior citizens were the first people vaccinated on Friday in Haiti as part of a test run after the country recently received 500,000 doses from the United Nations.
The vaccinations were given to 38 people at the Hospital University of Peace in the capital of Port-au-Prince under the supervision of Haiti's Health Ministry, the Pan American Health Organization told The Associated Press.
On Wednesday, Haiti received its first vaccine doses since the pandemic began as part of a U.S. donation to the United Nations' COVAX program for low-income countries. A PAHO spokeswoman previously told the AP that they are all Moderna vaccines.
Vaccinations will continue through the weekend, PAHO said.
Haiti has reported more than 19,300 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 480 deaths amid the biggest wave of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Experts believe those numbers are widely underreported since there is scant testing in Haiti, which has more than 11 million people...