July 25, 2024

Vaccine access: “Invisible” migrants risk being last in line for COVID-19 vaccination

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As Latin American nations start to launch mass COVID-19 inoculations, after more than 500,000 deaths, rights groups fear some five million Venezuelan migrants and refugees living across the region will be last in line – or could miss out altogether. Colombian President Ivan Duque has said the nearly one million undocumented Venezuelans in Colombia, which has registered 50,000 coronavirus deaths, will not be eligible for a vaccination when the roll-out is due to begin next month. By Anastasia Moloney and Nita Bhalla. Full Text -> Sight Magazine

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