Life In Caracas
In World’s Worst Covid Vaccine Line, You Wait Hours and Still Get Nothing
Elderly Venezuelans wake up in the middle of the night and rush into downtown Caracas to get in line.
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Editor’s Note: There are few places as chaotic or dangerous as Venezuela. “Life in Caracas” is a series of short stories that seeks to capture the surreal quality of living in a land in total disarray.
Ivan Arias had been standing for six hours in what is very possibly the world's longest Covid vaccination line when I found him on Monday morning. The Caribbean sun was scorching and Arias, 75, looked exhausted.