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ReviewInfectious diseases and therapy2023

COVID-19 in Latin America: A Snapshot in Time and the Road Ahead.

Jorge LaRotta, Omar Escobar, María L Ávila-Aguero, Juan Pablo Torres, Rodrigo Sini de Almeida, Graciela Del Carmen Morales, Amit Srivastava

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Review in Infectious diseases and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jorge LaRottaVaccines Medical and Scientific Affairs, Pfizer SAS, AV Suba 95-66, Bogotá, Colombia. jorge.larotta@pfizer.com.
Omar EscobarVaccines Medical and Scientific Affairs, Pfizer SAS, AV Suba 95-66, Bogotá, Colombia.
María L Ávila-AgueroPediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital Nacional de Niños, San José, Costa Rica.
Juan Pablo TorresDepartamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil Oriente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rodrigo Sini de AlmeidaMedical and Scientific Affairs Latin America, Pfizer Inc, São Paulo, Brazil.
Graciela Del Carmen MoralesEmerging Markets Medical Affairs, Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, San José, Costa Rica.
Amit SrivastavaVaccines, Medical Development, Scientific and Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since its initial detection in Brazil in February 2020, SARS-CoV-2 and the associated COVID-19 pandemic have continued to devastate Latin America. Specific comorbidities, as well as sociodemographic and lifestyle factors that may be more prevalent in underserved areas, have been identified as risk factors for COVID-19 infection or associated adverse outcomes. Dynamics of infections and deaths in Latin America have varied by country and temporally, as has SARS-CoV-2 variant prevalence; however, more recently, the Delta and subsequent Omicron variants have become ubiquitous. Successful pandemic responses have involved robust infection mitigation measures, testing, and smart deployment of healthcare resourcing. While in some Latin American countries up to 90% of the population is fully vaccinated (i.e., 2 doses) against COVID-19, other countries have failed to reach the World Health Organization's 70% target. Continued focus on comprehensive surveillance, strategies to maximize vaccine availability and uptake, and mitigation of collateral damage on other aspects of public health and social services are critical for managing the COVID-19 pandemic. This review summarizes the COVID-19 experience in Latin America, including epidemiology and vaccination. Key learnings and future considerations for the ongoing pandemic response are also discussed.

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BBIBP-CorVBNT162b2ChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19EpidemiologyGam-COVID-VacInactivated vaccineLatin AmericamRNA-1273SARS-CoV-2Vaccination

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PMID36633818
PMCPMC9835740

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