Situation in the Region of the Americas
21 September 2021 15:00 (EST)
Reported in the past 24 hours:
127,765
Additional cases
2,241
Additional deaths
0.14%
Relative ▲ in cases
0.10%
Relative ▲ in deaths
* Daily reports are no longer published on weekends or official holidays.
COVID-19 Highlights
Washington DC, September 21, 2021 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced the selection of two centers in Argentina and Brazil as regional hubs for the development and production of mRNA-based vaccines in Latin America in a bid to tackle COVID-19 and future infectious-disease challenges.
The announcement was made by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist, and PAHO Assistant Director Dr Jarbas Barbosa during a side event on the margins of PAHO’s 59th Directing Council.
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PAHO Response Strategy and Donor Appeal
While much progress has been achieved over the past year, the Region of the Americas has stubbornly remained the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. PAHO launched its COVID-19 Response Strategy and Donor Appeal 2021 to continue supporting Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories in their fight against COVID-19. This document outlines PAHO’s regional strategy for the year 2021 to sustain and scale-up the response to COVID‑19 pandemic in the Americas, suppress the community transmission of the virus and mitigate the longer-term health impact of the pandemic.
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