HBKU colleges examine equity surrounding vaccine allocation
06 Mar 2021 - 10:09
The Peninsula
Doha: A webinar jointly organised by the College of Law and the College of Public Policy (CPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) probed critical considerations for an equitable and effective distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The vaccine rollout is a major step towards ending the pandemic and saving lives. However, the speed at which vaccines have been developed, their unequal distribution among and within countries and states, and the potential impact of vaccinations on individual access to travel or facilities such as sports and concert arenas, have raised challenging legal, medical, policy, and ethical concerns.