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An intersectional human rights approach to prioritising access to COVID-19 vaccines

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Sekalala, Sharifah, Perehudoff, Katrina, Parker, Michael, Forman, Lisa, Rawson, Belinda and Smith, Maxwell (2021) An intersectional human rights approach to prioritising access to COVID-19 vaccines. BMJ Global Health, 6 (2). e004462. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004462

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Abstract

We finally have a vaccine for the COVID-19 crisis. However, due to the limited numbers of the vaccine, states will have to consider how to prioritise groups who receive the vaccine. In this paper, we argue that the practical implementation of human rights law requires broader consideration of intersectional needs in society and the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 is having on population groups with pre-existing social and medical vulnerabilities. The existing frameworks/mechanisms and proposals for COVID-19 vaccine allocation have shortcomings from a human rights perspective that could be remedied by adopting an intersectional allocative approach. This necessitates that states allocate the first COVID-19 vaccines according to (1) infection risk and severity of pre-existing diseases; (2) social vulnerabilities; and (3) potential financial and social effects of ill health. In line with WHO’s guidelines on universal health coverage, a COVID-19 vaccine allocation strategy that it is more consistent with international human rights law should ensure that vaccines are free at the point of service, give priority to the worst off and be allocated in a transparent, participatory and accountable prioritisation process.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
K Law [Moys] > KN Common Law, Private Law
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): COVID-19 (Disease), COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination -- Law and legislation, Vaccines -- Law and legislation, Right to health, Human rights
Journal or Publication Title: BMJ Global Health
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
ISSN: 2059-7908
Official Date: 24 February 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
24 February 2021Published
6 January 2021Accepted
Volume: 6
Number: 2
Article Number: e004462
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004462
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access

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