Vaccine apartheid: Echoes of colonialism – global inequalities in vaccination

Michal Trčka

Vysokoškolský pedagog

The World Health Organization (WHO) is once again pointing to global inequalities in vaccine redistribution. Specifically, the WHO criticized widespread third-dose booster programs, introduced at a time when the poorer part of the world is still trying to get the first-dose vaccines. The WHO pointed out that it is the unvaccinated who are most at-risk. WHO officials warned that unequal access to vaccination could lead to further mutations of COVID-19 that would prolong the crisis. This state has occurred in similar situations in the past. In this context, it is worth examining the distribution of vaccines as being an echo of colonialism and the irrationality of intellectual property protection by global capitalism. Global inequalities in population vaccination According to analyzes

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published: 17. 1. 2022

Datum publikace:
17. 1. 2022
Autor článku:
Michal Trčka