Bolivians Exasperated With Socialist Government’s Vaccine Distribution Program

People queue outside a vaccination centre to get the Johnson&Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 in La Paz, on August 2, 2021. AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images

As the COVID-19 vaccine distribution continues to face challenges in Latin America, Bolivians are speaking out about their frustrations with government healthcare resources and the organizational integrity exhibited by the Movement for Socialism party led by President Luis Arce.

Since the party’s return to power under Arce’s leadership in October 2020, Bolivians have faced a pandemic response fraught with difficulties, including oxygen and medical supply shortages in hospitals.