The United States is ramping up the delivery of coronavirus vaccines to Latin America in a move aimed at addressing the region’s public health crisis, but the endeavor could also curb China’s efforts to wield its vaccine exports for geopolitical influence.
U.S. President Joe Biden declared the United States would export up to 80 million vaccines to other countries, and in recent weeks, his administration announced a slew of deliveries to countries in Central and South America—including initial shipments of 2.5 million vaccine doses to Colombia, 2 million doses to Peru, 3 million doses to Brazil, 1 million doses to Paraguay, 1.5 million doses to Honduras, and 1.35 million doses to Mexico.
