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Addressing COVID-19 vulnerabilities: How do we achieve global health security in an inequitable world.
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Global Public Health . Aug-Sep2021, Vol. 16 Issue 8/9, p1198-1208. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The spread of the serve acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, [WHO. (2019). Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it] and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic is another in a long line of Coronavirus outbreak – and unlikely to be the last. More than a year into the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has exposed the dangerous hollowness of a global commitment to global health security. Global health security (GHS) has no uncontested definition, and despite ample pandemic warnings (HIV, H1N1, SARS, MERS-CoV, Ebola, Zika) the world, remains woefully unprepared for an adequate pandemic response; its lack of preparation the predicable result of inattention to equity and with it global health security. The first section of this paper lays out the particular challenges of COVID-19 for less well-resourced countries. The second part discusses the inequities being perpetuated and accentuated in the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The third section discusses ways to address these global inequities and its related complexities. We conclude by restating some of the key priorities for achieving GHS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SAFETY
*HEALTH policy
*COVID-19
*HEALTH services accessibility
*MIDDLE-income countries
*HUMAN rights
*PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability
*COVID-19 vaccines
*WORLD health
*HEALTH status indicators
*PUBLIC health
*SOCIAL security
*GOVERNMENT programs
*LOW-income countries
*MEDICALLY underserved areas
*STAY-at-home orders
*HEALTH equity
*COVID-19 pandemic
*HEALTH planning
*HEALTH promotion
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17441692
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 8/9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Global Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151762740
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1916056