As Colombia approaches presidential elections next year, the US decision to decertify the country in the war on drugs plays into the hands of its allies on the political right, writes NICK MacWILLIAM

WHY are fewer people getting vaccinated at the moment? Some 89 per cent of the population have received one jab, another 69 per cent have had two.
However, this leaves around five million adults over the age of 18 who have not been vaccinated at all.
Nor does this take account of the 12 million or so children, who are not eligible for vaccination.

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