And, here, the economic problem is that there has been very little government support. A few emergency payments that can be hard to apply for and some food boxes.

Chile likes to pretend it's a developed country, but it isn't. I think the quarantines aren't having the desired effect because an important percentage of the population lives day to day, working as nannies or gardeners, selling stuff at markets, etc. A lot of people risk going out even in quarantine areas because they need to eat. It's impossible to detain and fine everyone. In my area when we were under the strict lockdown all week, you'd normally see only 2 police checkpoints. I think if the government really wants people to stay at home, they are going to have to provide more assistance. They took out a line of credit from the IMF, but it doesn't appear they are using it.

The vaccination campaign with the crap vaccines started today with much fanfare. The health subsecretary was on the news yesterday, basically evading questions such as how long protection supposedly lasts and why a week ago they said the vaccine wasn't approved for people over 60, but now they are starting today by vaccinating people who are 90+. Anyone over 60 was initially told they were getting Pfizer/Biontech, but now the government did a switch on them. I hope it goes okay considering many seniors have pre-existing conditions and their immune systems may not be as strong. The whole reason they didn't want to give the vaccine to older people is that there weren't many included in the trials. I wouldn't want to be a guinea pig like that, especially with an inferior vaccine.