More than one year after coronavirus was declared a global emergency, Haiti is still waiting for doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Associated Press, the country does not have a single dose of a vaccine to offer, raising concerns among health experts. With a population of over 11 million people, the country is only set to receive 756,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX, a UN program aimed at helping the neediest countries. RELATED: Why Haiti's political strife hs worsened Those doses are scheduled to arrive in May, but delays are expected because the country missed a deadline and the […]
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