International News, Analyses & Opinions
Vaccine apartheid as a piece of the israeli settler colonial puzzle - A legal analysis
Opinion Analysis by Francesco Pitzalis, Contributor and Yara Dally, Contributor
The Covid-19 pandemic has precipitously exacerbated global health inequalities. This has been perpetuated by inequitable access to vaccines and propagated crippling outbreaks in the developing world. Notably, israel has led the global vaccination effort whilst simultaneously refusing to vaccinate the Palestinians it occupies. israel has also vaccinated israeli settlers in the occupied territories. Thus, israel discriminates against access to vaccines on a street by street basis. The following legal analysis explores israel’s vaccine apartheid in the occupied territories.
A Case of Vaccine Discrimination - The Situation of Refugees and Their Access to the Covid-19 Vaccine
Opinion Policy Analysis by Annabelle Ghanem, Contributor
The Covid-19 pandemic has crippled economies along its prolonged path, leaving 85% of the current world refugee population living in nations now classified as low and middle income countries. This has had tremendous effects on the livelihoods and overall survival of refugees throughout this pandemic, ranging from lack of Covid-19 measures and protocols being put in place within camps, to limited access of medical supplies and personnel, and above all, a drastic decrease to the already low salaries being received by refugees. Unfortunately, these circumstances were not enough to place a certain sense of priority, or even mere consideration, towards the refugee population, with many of the world’s nations failing to include refugees in their countrywide vaccination plans.