A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy

Health ministry workers check the temperature of mask-wearing fans as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, before entering the stadium prior to the start of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying soccer match between Haiti and Belize in Port-au-prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 25, 2021. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

FILE - In this March 14, 2020 file photo, boxes of rum are stacked as a duty free employee wears a mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic while working at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

FILE - In this April 7, 2020 file photo, City Hall workers spray disinfectant in the street and a park in Petion-Ville, Haiti. To help contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the mayor of Petion-Ville announced public markets would reduce their operation to three days a week, public transportation would limit passengers to eight per muni-bus and Tap-tap buses, and passengers would be required to wear face masks. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

FILE - In this April 23, 2020 file photo, a child looks at the camera as Haitians who were deported from the U.S. line up as they arrive at a hotel where they will be quarantined as a measure against the spread of the new coronavirus in Tabarre, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

FILE - In this July 12, 2020 file photo, a woman prays during a Mass marking the reopening of places of worship at the Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Churches reopened after having been closed for months due to social distancing rules to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2020 file photo, a student waits for her turn to enter the Lycee Marie Jeanne school on the first day back to school since the COVID-19 pandemic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After five months of lockdown, schools officially reopened, requiring students to wear masks and dividing students into smaller groups with different schedules. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

FILE - In this March 24, 2020 file photo, people line up at a government office for national identification cards before it potentially closes amid measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

FILE - In this April 21, 2020 file photo, factory workers sew medical clothing and face masks at the Sonapi Industrial Park in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The textile factory re-opened as part of a government financed effort to provide protective gear to medical workers amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

FILE - In this April 15, 2020 file photo, people ride on a motorcycle as they wear face masks to protect themselves from the spread of the new coronavirus in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)