World leaders urged to make Covid vaccine available to millions of refugees
World leaders urged to make Covid vaccine available to millions of refugeesJanuary 1, 2021
Global humanitarian figures and NGOs call for rollout to take in all people for the global public good
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Global humanitarian figures and NGOs have urged world leaders to urgently make Covid-19 vaccinations available to millions of refugees and others displaced by war, as the pandemic continues to overwhelm some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
The impact of the contagion has sharply intensified across the Middle East in recent weeks, matching soaring global numbers. However, it has been further amplified by drastically underresourced medical responses that cannot cope with the numbers of dying or seriously ill.
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