Honduras slow to vaccinate

As the United States continues to lead the world in the number of vaccine doses given to its population, many poor countries are falling behind. The US accounts for almost four out of every five doses given across the Americas. And among the last countries trailing the most is Honduras, which until the weekend had only received 5,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the government of Israel.

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