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As Omicron risk rises, CARE supports COVID-19 vaccine delivery to 126 million people

December 2, 2021

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 creating unknown risks around the world sadly proves what we have known for a long time: no one is safe until everyone is safe. Investing in getting vaccines to the last mile for 70% of the global population, and paying the health care workers who do it is the only way to end the pandemic. CARE’s Fast and Fair initiative does just that, supporting vaccine delivery in 22 countries, and growing to new countries all the time.

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How the Earthquake in Haiti Affected Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

By Jorge Bagaipo and Emily Janoch · November 16, 2021

In addition to preventing the spread COVID-19, Haiti faced another hardship after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of the nation. The tragedy halted vaccination efforts and redirected medical supplies to the emergency response. Meanwhile, healthcare workers in Jérémie are short staffed and continue to treat more and more patients in an already strained healthcare system.

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