Infection and death figures from Haiti have to be taken with not one grain, but a full salt shaker.
Haiti lacks anything closely resembling a national health system, much less a proper civil system.
People are born day in and day out, yet there’s not one iota on any records of these births.
Same happens to deaths, where families avoid paying the municipal cemetery fees, by paying the caretakers to carry out burials during off business hours. Some just bury them in the old church linked cemeteries lots left since 1804. Plenty of small of these all over Haiti.
No records of being born, no ID, no death record.
I know Haitians that have no idea of their kin, since many are born to the same mother and different fathers each. And as no records exist, the links are moot.
Aside from these, Haiti’s median age for the population is one of the lowest in our hemisphere. Most Haitians haven’t seen a vaccine since birth, let alone a real national campaign that did so with any success over 20% of the existing population.
Their average age is what’s keeping the death toll lower a bit, but true numbers are anyone’s guesses.
Just staying alive until 60 is a record in Haiti.
Think carefully of the following, after the large earthquake that killed over 160,000 people (median death toll so far) the final or at least more certain tally is NOT available.
Nobody can tell you for certain!!! After 20 years of investigations yielded very little and more questions than answers.
If you want to find a better more honest example, try another country with the same population or close to it in our side of the world.
Like Honduras and Bolivia, since Venezuela and Cuba’s figures can’t be verified by any independent source.
You would be amazed at the quantity of Dominicans who don't fit that description. As far as Covid is concerned, they are unaware of facts and don't understand the concept of disinfecting or how the disease is transmitted.I am amazed at this way of life in 2021. After all, the whole world has already somehow consolidated, there are some kind of international relations, there is a desire of people to learn what lies outside their community. And the Haitians, it turns out, is a radically opposite story.
The curfew established in the country as a result of the declaration of a national state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic, has undergone 16 extensions and two modifications, in almost ten months, without the authorities having yet been able to make the population assimilate the restrictions, especially non-circulation.
The restrictions began five months after the end of the Danilo Medina government and has continued more firmly in the administration of Luis Abinader.
The first curfew was imposed by former President Medina, through decree 135-20, for just 15 days, as of March 20, 2020. However, in the first fortnight of January 11, 2021, the provision does not present any sign of getting up. The transit and movement of people is prohibited from 8:00 at night to 6:00 in the morning.
Absolutely correct. The DR is not alone in this regard. The internet is full of videos of people who are not the brightest lights on the Christmas tree.We can blame lack of travel or education on most cases. There’s ignorance all over to pick from. Even in fully developed nations and with highly educated folks (college degrees).
And just like these, plenty of other countries just with the same results as well.
I think it has to do more with individual choice rather than anything else. Some will continue feeding their brains past their basics, others will not bother and just what serves them to carry on.
Even I was not predicting this would last until 2023. I was going with some time in 2022.Onto some good news, the government is actively seeking to supply the country as fast and early as possible of the Sputnik V vaccines produced in Turkey with authorization from Russia.
So, we are now set to try and gather enough jabs of all types, as in of available ones before the end of the year.
I had to hammer the message to the presidency for weeks on this.
No time to waste!
Most countries will not see a complete vaccination campaign by late 2023...
That bad is the situation with production and demand.
Even I was not predicting this would last until 2023. I was going with some time in 2022.
Imagine two more years of curfews until governments are satisfied, eh?
I see you noticed the Sputnik news for the DR.
People without cedulas will spread the virus just like those with cedulas.
If the government wants max benefit from the vaccine it will vaccinate everyone as fast as possible.
How many illegals here have no cedula?
Estimates have between 650,000 and one million Haitians living in the DR.
Not like the DR cannot afford to give out the vaccines.
I thought this was a national health and economic crisis and we are looking to save a buck ?
Anyone without a record of their vaccination will be deported, once the campaign starts in full and after ample time is provided for private pay vaccination sites.
Foreigners need to get vaccinated and present their proof. Dominicans will not be charged.
Foreigners will need to pay at private clinics for the shots. These include Haitians.
Ya okkk foreigner round up..... first and foremost government stated only free for Dominicans and expects WHO to vaccinate Haitians and rest of illegal immigrants..Anyone without a record of their vaccination will be deported, once the campaign starts in full and after ample time is provided for private pay vaccination sites.
Foreigners need to get vaccinated and present their proof. Dominicans will not be charged.
Foreigners will need to pay at private clinics for the shots. These include Haitians.
half of Africa is the exact sameI am amazed at this way of life in 2021. After all, the whole world has already somehow consolidated, there are some kind of international relations, there is a desire of people to learn what lies outside their community. And the Haitians, it turns out, is a radically opposite story.
My son and DIL got the Moderna last thursday- no side effects as of today. My 65 year old brother get it tomorrow. That is in British Columbia.Just keeps getting more like we’ll be seeing the Sputnik V or Cansino vaccine in the DR
Never mind that we have another member of this very community who sends messages to the RD government stating that they should be researching the possibility of enacting colour coded schemes to identify those that are vaccinated, from those that are not.
Has history not taught us that these abhorrent efforts at labeling persons are despicable and reprehensible at best?
Why don't we just begin tattooing people with serial numbers as well?
Oh wait, that has been done before.