Table 3 Summary of prioritized population groups within the country plans
Criteria for prioritization | Population prioritized | Bahamas | Chile | Panama | Argentina | Brazil | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Paraguay | Peru | Bolivia | El Salvador | Haiti | Honduras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prioritized given the greatest risk of becoming infected and seriously ill | Elderly | â—Ź | â—Ź | â—Ź | |||||||||||
People immune-compromised | â—Ź | ||||||||||||||
People with comorbidities or predisposing conditions | â—Ź | ||||||||||||||
Prioritized given their risk of transmission | Healthcare workers | â—Ź | |||||||||||||
Travellers | â—Ź | ||||||||||||||
People living in institutions | â—Ź | ||||||||||||||
Prioritized given their vulnerability | Racial and ethnic minorities | ||||||||||||||
Religious minorities | |||||||||||||||
Migrants | â—Ź | ||||||||||||||
Refugees/internally displaced persons (IDPs) | |||||||||||||||
Indigenous peoples | NA | NA | |||||||||||||
Persons with disabilities | â—Ź | â—Ź | â—Ź | ||||||||||||
Prisoners, detainees, and those deprived of their liberty | |||||||||||||||
LGBTI people | â—Ź | ||||||||||||||
People living with HIV | |||||||||||||||
People who use drugs | |||||||||||||||
People with lower socioeconomic status | |||||||||||||||
Population in rural areas | |||||||||||||||
Homeless population | |||||||||||||||
Prioritized for continuity of services | Pregnant women | â—Ź | |||||||||||||
Young infants | â—Ź | ||||||||||||||
People in need of sexual and reproductive services | |||||||||||||||
People with pre-existing illnesses | |||||||||||||||
People living with HIV |