vaccines Archives - Danny Sriskandarajah

DEBATE: A PEOPLE’S VACCINE FOR REFUGEES

7 December 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, Inequality, refugees, vaccines

Andrew Aitchison

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 … Continue reading “DEBATE: A PEOPLE’S VACCINE FOR REFUGEES”

OPINION: THE WORLD MUST NOT RETREAT INTO SELF-DEFEATING VACCINE NATIONALISM

6 December 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, coronavirus, Inequality, refugees, vaccines

Andy Aitchison / The People’s Vaccine Alliance

This week a year ago, I felt excitement and hope as the first Covid-19 vaccine was administered. Yet that euphoria has faded to bitter disappointment after a year in which self-interest by the rich world has repeatedly trumped global justice, whether on the uneven distribution of Covid19 vaccines, our response to refugee flows, or insufficient … Continue reading “OPINION: THE WORLD MUST NOT RETREAT INTO SELF-DEFEATING VACCINE NATIONALISM”

Interview: CNN – why we need a people’s vaccine

8 February 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, Inequality, vaccines

I spoke to CNN’S Zain Asher about the impact of the new Covid variant on developing economies and the deeply unfair ‘vaccine apartheid’ we are seeing, where rich countries have secured around three times their population’s worth of vaccines, while in poorer countries only 1 in 10 people may be vaccinated by the end of … Continue reading “Interview: CNN – why we need a people’s vaccine”