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Podcast: ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog
Episode: COVID-19 vaccine: three considerations for equitable access within countries at war
Description: Equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines will be the defining global issue of 2021. Working to ensure that people in areas affected by armed conflict and violence are part of equitable access not only makes moral, epidemiological and economic sense; the unprecedented momentum surrounding COVID-19 also represents an opportunity to eliminate other preventable diseases and strengthen our collective readiness for future pandemics.
Most debate has understandably focused on vaccine distribution between countries. In this post, ICRC Policy Adviser Charles Deutscher offers three considerations for equitable access within countries affected by armed conflict and violence.