BRASILIA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19
infections has been dropping over the past month throughout the
Americas, even though only 37% of the people in Latin America
and the Caribbean have been fully vaccinated, the Pan American
Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday.
However, Alaska has the most serious outbreak in the United
States today that is overwhelming emergency rooms, and while
South America is continuing to see a drop in infections, Chile
has seen a jump in cases in the capital Santiago and port cities
Coquimbo and Antofagasta.
PAHO has closed vaccine supply agreements with Sinovac
Biotech Inc and AstraZeneca Plc for delivery
this year and next and with China's Sinopharm for 2022, the
agency's director Carissa Etienne told reporters.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle)