Refugees pushed to back of the line amid vaccine shortages

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  • ericc
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    • 08-05-08
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    Refugees pushed to back of the line amid vaccine shortages
    You mean they haven't made enough?

    “The disease doesn’t discriminate. If we get infected, locals will also,” Salimullah said.

    Millions of refugees living in crowded camps are waiting for their COVID-19 vaccines. For months, the World Health Organization urged countries to prioritize immunizing refugees, placing them in the second priority group for at-risk people, alongside those with serious health conditions.


    It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

    Over 160 countries included refugees in their plans, but these have been upended by supply shortages.

    Refugees are getting shots in EU countries, but the situation is worse in other parts of the continent, said Frido Herinckx.

    But even if vaccine supply increases there’s the issue of liability — the question of who’s responsible in rare cases of serious side effects from the vaccine.

    Humanitarian organizations can apply to distribute vaccines under the humanitarian buffer — a contingency mechanism set up by COVAX as a last resort. But doing so also means accepting liability for any serious side effects.


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