DEBATE: A PEOPLE’S VACCINE FOR REFUGEES

A year since a UK grandmother received the first Covid-19 vaccine, it was timely to chair this discussion about the barriers that are preventing many refugees and displaced people from enjoying the same protection against Covid-19. I was joined by refugee leaders from Lebanon and Australia, UNHCR’s Chief of Public Health, and a colleague from Oxfam in Uganda to talk about the targeted interventions needed to ensure everyone, everywhere is vaccinated. Oxfam’s briefing paper has more details.