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April 6, 2021

Haiti Has Yet to Receive a Single Vaccine Dose for Its 11 Million People
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Public health agencies are warning Haiti has yet to receive a single
dose of COVID-19 vaccine for its 11 million people, with further delays
now likely to postpone a scheduled first shipment of vaccines due to
arrive in May. The Pan American Health Organization says Haiti's
government failed to apply for a pilot program that would have sped up
deliveries of doses under the U.N.'s COVAX initiative. Haiti remains in
deep political turmoil after U.S.-backed President Jovenel Moïse refused
to leave office after his term expired. In February, the Biden
administration sided with Moïse's claim that he can serve for another
year.


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