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Latin America Has Disjointed Response to Omicron Variant

Latin America Has Disjointed Response to Omicron Variant
A young woman receives a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 in Mexico City, on Aug. 10, 2021. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images
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SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Latin American response efforts to the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus have been erratic since the diagnosis of the first case in São Paulo on Nov. 23, 2021.

Countermeasures by governments range from tightening border and entry requirements, to vaccine mandates and talk of lockdowns, to completely nonchalant efforts and the dropping of entry restrictions entirely.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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