While wealthy countries are vaccinating, poor countries are struggling with the virus. We need to get the world vaccinated before we let our guard down. As one health expert stresses, the more time we let the virus mutate- the more likely we are to see a variant that evades the vaccine. And unfortunately, this health expert thinks the variants could be ahead right now because of surges in Latin America/India.
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After a Year of Loss, South America Suffers Worst Death Tolls Yet (Published 2021)
If the world doesn’t stop the region’s surging caseload, it could cost us all that we’ve done to fight the pandemic, one health official said.
