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Redressing COVID-19 vaccine inequity amidst booster doses: charting a bold path for global health solidarity, together.
Rackimuthu, Sudhan; Narain, Kapil; Lal, Arush; Nawaz, Faisal A; Mohanan, Parvathy; Essar, Mohammad Yasir; Charles Ashworth, Henry.
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  • Rackimuthu S; Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
  • Narain K; Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • Lal A; Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
  • Nawaz FA; Women in Global Health, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Mohanan P; Community and Civil Society Representative, ACT Accelerator, London, UK.
  • Essar MY; College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  • Charles Ashworth H; Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Global Health ; 18(1): 23, 2022 02 22.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35193616
BACKGROUND: With large swathes of the world's population-majority clustered in low- and middle-income countries-still yet to receive the minimum of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine; The need to address the failures of international solidarity to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines is now more urgent than ever to help curb the pandemic and prevent future variants. However, many high-income countries have adopted a "me first" approach, proceeding to offer COVID-19 booster doses to their entire populations, including those at least risk of severe illness, whilst the rest of the world is left unvaccinated or partially vaccinated with one dose for even their most vulnerable communities. MAIN BODY: COVID-19 vaccine inequity places the health of the global population at risk and exacerbates socio-economic repercussions, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Initiatives launched to combat vaccine inequity such as the Fair Allocation Framework for the COVID-19 Vaccines (COVAX) have been unsuccessful as several governments, primarily from high-income countries, have scaled down their contributions to the initiative. Furthermore, COVAX has not seriously engaged with the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Health Systems Connector, as was originally intended, leading to crucial health systems components critical to vaccine delivery to be overlooked. Several strategies can be employed to help achieve the desired global immunization goals, such as Intellectual Property waivers, increased donations, and activation of new COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing hubs. In addition, continued advocacy for vaccine equity by all involved and affected stakeholders, as well as critical amendments to existing or upcoming legislation and funding mechanisms will help address the shortcomings of current inequitable vaccine distribution. CONCLUSIONS: Global solidarity and collective action through pandemic governance mechanisms are urgently needed to ensure vaccine equity. These interventions are vital to rapidly mitigate ongoing health and humanitarian crises and ultimately curb the pandemic, sooner rather than later.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 1_ASSA2030 / 2_ODS3 / 4_TD Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Vacinas / COVID-19 Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Global Health Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 1_ASSA2030 / 2_ODS3 / 4_TD Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Vacinas / COVID-19 Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Global Health Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article