Chile vaccinates nearly a quarter of its population against coronavirus in a month, yet its infection rate is spiralling

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Chile has begun administering second doses of Covid-19 vaccines as it presses ahead with an impressive vaccination campaign that has seen the Latin American nation become one of the fastest in the world.

Thanks to a strong public health network and a long history of effective immunisation campaigns, the government has been able to offer free jabs to almost one-quarter of its 19-million strong population in just over a month.

Daily Telegraph article

Daily case graph & data courtesy of Worldometers.com

 

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** This post was originally published on March 9, 2021 **