The release of lists containing hundreds of names of politicians, public officials, businessmen, and their relatives who illegally received doses of COVID-19 vaccines has sparked outrage in Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador. These countries’ vaccination process, which was already advancing slowly and with unequal access, was further hampered by their governments’ mismanagement of the pandemic, corruption, favoritism, lack of planning, and inability to solve key challenges.
Senior Publisher: Carlos Aznárez; Staff writers: María Torrellas, Graciela Ramírez, Beatriz Morales, David Vázquez, Javier Villacin in memoriam North America Bureau: Alicia Jrapko and Bill Hackwell. Translator: Leni Villagomez Reeves ISSN 2380-0054
