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Drumroll please. As another year of the pandemic comes to a close and we face an Omicron tsunami, it’s easy to lose sight of the headway we've made. In fact, despite setbacks and uneven rollouts, South America is closing out 2021 having vaccinated a greater percentage of its population than any other region globally. With that in mind, we wanted our last Chasqui of the year to celebrate some Covid wins.
So, without further ado, we give you Latin America’s vaccine superlatives. What country is a booster champ? Who kept a vaccine promise? Where can we find the rebels *with* a cause? Check out our rundown for the answers.
See the overall progress of Latin American vaccine rollouts in our vaccine timeline.
B3W vs BRI. Washington’s Build Back Better World project is still in its infancy, but it seeks to offer an alternative to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. Take a look at how the two programs compare in this explainer.
Listen here. AS/COA’s Latin America in Focus podcast is rounding out five years of production. We want to thank our ever-growing audience of listeners—we’d be nothing without you! Haven't listened yet? Check out our six most popular episodes of 2021 over on Spotify. Sign up now to get notified when our last episode of 2021, which covers the year’s untold stories, comes out next week.
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