COVID-19 Situation in the Region of the Americas
May 12, 2021 15:00 (EST)
An additional 184,143 cases and 4,932 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, representing a 0.29% relative increase in cases and a 0.32% relative increase in deaths, compared to the previous day.
The US FDA on May 10 expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to include adolescents ages 12 to 15, making it the first such vaccine available to children under age 16 in the US. On 12 May, the US CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 14-0 to recommend using Pfizer's two-dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 12 to 15 years old.
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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 is launching its 2021 COVID-19 Response Strategy and Donor Appeal 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.
US$ 239 million is needed to support critical response efforts in the Americas between 1 January and 31 December 2021. PAHO´s response for 2021 builds on the knowledge acquired about the virus, the lessons learned as well as the work undertaken by national authorities and communities throughout 2020, with the support of PAHO, its donors and partners and the international community to tackle persistent and newly arising challenges. As this emergency evolves, needs are likely to change, and the estimated financial requirements will be adjusted accordingly.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) COVID-19 Incident management System Team (IMST) will host webinars every Tuesday at 1PM EST, on topics related to the clinical management of COVID-19. The webinars will present the latest evidence-informed clinical practice and research for the management of COVID-19 patients in the region of the Americas.
Organizers/facilitators: COVID-19 Clinical management team, IMST PAHO.
Presenters: global and national experts in communicable disease/COVID-19 clinical management and therapeutics.
Participants: Medical professionals from the region of the Americas. Respective focal points in the Ministries of Health (MoH), PAHO country offices, UN organizations and NGOs.
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