SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Like many nations Chile witnessed a significant increase in CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases that began on Dec. 27 and peaked on Jan. 17 with an astounding 144 percent change in positive patients recorded. Though unlike most countries grappling with post-holiday case spikes, Chile boasts the highest CCP virus immunization levels in Latin America at 88.9 percent. Additionally, the small South American nation joined the list of the top five most vaccinated countries in the world. Officials in the Chilean Ministry of Health attributed the jump in recent positive cases to the highly contagious Omicron variant, which researchers identified last November. There are considerably fewer deaths and hospitalizations associated with the recent influx of new cases. The introduction of a fourth vaccine dose, or second booster shot, was announced on Jan. 10 by outgoing President Sebastian Pinera, who reaffirmed the government’s commitment to immunization as the primary line of defense against infection. However, …