Sanctioned countries in the global COVID-19 vaccination campaign: the forgotten 70

COVAX, the global initiative on COVID-19 vaccines, has set the target of achieving a COVID-19 vaccination coverage of up to 30% of the population of 135 countries in 2 years. Here, we argue that COVAX should anticipate important and unforeseen challenges with regard to sanctioned countries. For thos...

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Published in:Conflict and health 2021-09, Vol.15 (1), p.1-69, Article 69
Main Authors: Blanchet, Karl, Mallard, Grégoire, Moret, Erica, Sun, Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Immunization
Pandemics
Sanctions
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Summary:COVAX, the global initiative on COVID-19 vaccines, has set the target of achieving a COVID-19 vaccination coverage of up to 30% of the population of 135 countries in 2 years. Here, we argue that COVAX should anticipate important and unforeseen challenges with regard to sanctioned countries. For those, COVAX needs to provide a higher percentage of the vaccines. Otherwise, the problems of vaccination will linger, risking the advent of new variants and preventing an effective global response in reigning the pandemic under control.
ISSN:1752-1505
1752-1505
DOI:10.1186/s13031-021-00404-2