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Calling for Fair Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines to Avoid Gender Setback
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Failing to distribute safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle-income countries could lead to a profound setback to girls’ and women’s rights.
Governments should act to make sure all countries can deliver effective immunisation programmes, which are widely seen as key to systematically lifting lockdowns and kickstarting economic activity.
Research by Plan International has found that girls and young women are disproportionately vulnerable to the secondary impacts of COVID-19, and that economic downturns, job losses and school closures have worsened existing gender inequalities.
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES