And on Tuesday, the Cabinet was also updated on the vaccination numbers. We still have not gotten to 50% vaccination rate and right now 49.3% of the country has only gotten their first dose while 47.2% have gotten both.
However, over 28,628 booster shots have been issued and approximately 30,238 teenagers, ages 12 to 17, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
And following up on the customary land rights judgement from the CCJ, Cabinet also approved a Free Prior Informed Consent Protocol that will, quote, "guide consultations with Maya communities, whether by the government or private entities." End quote. The problem is, though, that it isn't clear if the government actually consulted the Mayas about this FPIC protocol. Today, we reached out to Pablo Mis from Maya Leaders Alliance who said that they were discussing the matter amongst themselves and would put out a statement later this week.
