By Syndicated Content
By Adam Jourdan, Monica Machicao and Herbert Villarraga
BUENOS AIRES/LA PAZ/BOGOTA (Reuters) â Latin Americans, hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, are struggling to get vaccinated, a threat to the regionâs fragile economic recovery as lockdowns tighten amid a dangerous surge of infections and rising death tolls.
The region of some 660 million people has recorded almost 30% of the worldâs 3.2 million COVID-19 deaths to date, despite being home to just 8% of the worldâs population. While countries in Africa and Asia also lag behind Europe and North America on inoculations, health experts say Latin Americaâs need for vaccines is the most urgent.