When I first came across the COVID data from Haiti, I had to pause. According to WHO figures, Haiti—a country with only 2.7% COVID-19 vaccination, a fragile health infrastructure, and repeated crises—reported fewer than 900 COVID deaths by mid-2021. Compared to the staggering losses in wealthy, highly vaccinated nations, this seemed... improbable.
But as a physician and researcher who has challenged mainstream narratives from the very beginning, I’ve learned not to dismiss anomalies. Instead, I chase them. Because often, they reveal the most.
So I decided to find someone who lived through the Haitian COVID response and could explain it from the inside. I was fortunate to speak with Dr. Patrick Dely, former Director of Epidemiology at Haiti’s Ministry of Health and chair of their COVID scientific committee. The conversation—conducted in both English and French, with translation by Jacob, a bilingual researcher—was illuminating.