Argentina’s government has okayed the use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine for children from ages three to 11. The decision has sparked a debate as medical experts are recommending families sign up their children for the vaccine. Joel Richards reports.

Over 720,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. The loss can be devastating, especially for children. Over 140,000 children have lost a parent or caregiver to the virus – with the children of people of color the most impacted. Karina Huber reports.

In Mexico, nearly a quarter of a million children have lost a primary caregiver, according to a recent report from the country’s Senate. But how the country plans to respond to the loss is still uncertain. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports.

Signs of progress and a return to normalcy amid COVID-19 – The U.S. announced that it will open its borders with Mexico and Canada starting next month.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank annual meetings have kicked off including a virtual session on the damage the COVID-19 pandemic has done to the jobs and incomes of working women and mothers.

Brazil passed at a grim milestone, 600,000 deaths from COVID-19. That’s the second-highest toll in the world. On Friday, residents held a ceremony to remember those who passed and to criticize the government’s handling of the pandemic.

Church bells rang out in Washington, D.C this week as the U.S. COVID-19 death toll surpassed 700-thousand. But, will this stark reality make the 70 million unvaccinated Americans get the shot?

A ​memorial in São Paulo opened Tuesday with an emotion-filled ceremony to honor victims of COVID-19 in Brazil’s largest city – as well as the country ​as a whole. Paulo Cabral reports.