Posted on Aug 3, 2021
A Bright Spot Amid Haiti's Woes: Its First Mass Rollout Of COVID Vaccines
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In the wake of one of the most devastating moments in Haiti's arduous history, there was a bright spot.
One week after Haiti's president was assassinated, the country's first shipment of COVID vaccines finally arrived.
President Jovenel Moïse was shot a dozen times in his private residence on July 7. Despite the political chaos, social disruption and a national "state of siege" that followed the killing, Haiti has now launched a mass COVID immunization drive for health-care workers and people over age 65. Haiti is one of the last countries in the world to make the vaccine available.
In the wake of one of the most devastating moments in Haiti's arduous history, there was a bright spot.
One week after Haiti's president was assassinated, the country's first shipment of COVID vaccines finally arrived.
President Jovenel Moïse was shot a dozen times in his private residence on July 7. Despite the political chaos, social disruption and a national "state of siege" that followed the killing, Haiti has now launched a mass COVID immunization drive for health-care workers and people over age 65. Haiti is one of the last countries in the world to make the vaccine available.
A Bright Spot Amid Haiti's Woes: Its First Mass Rollout Of COVID Vaccines
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