Advocates call for COVID-19 vaccines for migrants, given abysmal vaccination rates in Latin America
Immigration
9 in 10 people in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras haven't received vaccine, while U.S. struggles to convince reluctant Americans to take advantage of supply
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: May 7, 2021 / 01:51 PM GMT-0600 / Updated: May 7, 2021 / 01:53 PM GMT-0600
An immigration official uses a protective face mask as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus, COVID-19, upon the arrival of Guatemalan migrants deported from the United States, at the Air Force base in Guatemala City, on March 12, 2020. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to lag in Latin America, advocates in the United States are renewing calls to inoculate newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers.
Data released this week by the Council of the Americas and the PanAmerican Health Organization show that less than 10% of the population of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras has received a COVID-19 vaccine as of April 30.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of this week maintained a Level 4 travel advisory on those three countries, warning Americans to avoid all travel there.
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