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Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Jan 20, 2021

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 January 14, 2021

Eight countries in the Americas have reported the detection of two COVID-19 variants associated with increased transmission in the United Kingdom and in South Africa. The aftermath of the insurrection could be particularly harmful throughout Latin America, “where the devastation of the pandemic, dire economic straits and the growing impact of climate change have shaken public confidence”, writes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Jason Marczak.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Jan 7, 2021

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 January 7, 2021

Regional heads of state, including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, took to Twitter to condemn the violence unleashed in Washington DC.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Dec 17, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 December 17, 2020

After becoming the first Latin American country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, Mexico will begin inoculations of the Pfizer vaccine on December 22. The country is expecting 125,000 doses from Pfizer in the next few days, which will be received and deployed by the country’s Armed Forces. Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Chile have all authorized emergency use of the vaccine.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Dec 17, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 December 10, 2020

The United Nations reports that the number of people experiencing hunger in Latin America has grown steadily over the past five years. The COVID-19 pandemic could further accelerate this regional crisis, threatening a return to malnutrition levels of the 1990s.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Nov 25, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 December 3, 2020

The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine after UK regulators granted emergency use authorization to the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. US approval of the same vaccine is expected shortly after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review on December 10.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Nov 19, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 November 19, 2020

n the past two weeks, Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca have released promising data from their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, boosting currencies and risk assets in Latin America and the Caribbean. For some vaccines, however, distribution remains a major challenge.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Nov 12, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 November 12, 2020

Congratulations have poured in for President-elect Joe Biden from across the region, except from Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Nov 5, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 November 5, 2020

As the United States awaits final election results, here are five items that should make their way to the top of the US’ regional agenda.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Oct 29, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 October 29

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado renewed calls for a global economic recovery plan during his inauguration as president pro tempore of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The plan would channel $516 billion toward developing countries.

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Oct 22, 2020

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 October 22

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the world is failing to confront the global challenge presented by COVID-19. Guterres added that if coordinated measures are not taken, the virus could push millions into poverty and hunger.

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