CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela’s political conflict has claimed another casualty: relief from the coronavirus pandemic. The acrimonious posturing has already led Venezuela to miss a December deadline to make an $18 million down payment on vaccines to the U.N. But Venezuela risks falling behind the world in vaccinating health workers and the most-vulnerable populations. “Supposedly, a shipment is coming to Venezuela,” said Contrera, who buys and sells food products and car parts to support his family. “Right now, I don’t know anything about its effects,” he said of the vaccine.

Source: ABC News January 22, 2021 16:57 UTC