Increasing COVID-19 vaccine take-up is key to protecting people from death and disability. Research increasingly shows that COVID-19 not only increases the risk of premature death but also can have long-lasting consequences resulting in chronic conditions and incapacitating illnesses –also known as long COVID. However, despite the benefits of vaccines, governments are still … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Belize: How to Overcome it?
Emma Margarita Iriarte
Emma Margarita Iriarte is a health specialist and Division Chief a.i. of the Health, Nutrition and Population Division at the Inter-American Development Bank. She also serves as the Executive Secretary of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative and the Regional Malaria Elimination Initiative.