This education series webinar was presented by Edwin Asturias, MD. Dr. Asturias presented on his direct experience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic during the last half of 2020, when he served as executive director of the Presidential Commission for the COVID-19 Emergency in Guatemala. Dr. Asturias also discussed his efforts to educate health care providers and communities on COVID-19 vaccines. Topics that were discussed include:

• An update on the current state of COVID-19 infections in Central America, specifically in Guatemala
• An overview of mitigating COVID-19 in Central American countries and continued strategies
• Vaccine rollout trends in other middle- and low-income nations globally, and the current status of vaccine rollout and distribution