Addressing COVID-19 vulnerabilities: How do we achieve global health security in an inequitable world

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The spread of the serve acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, [WHO. (Citation2019). Naming disease (COVID-19) and virus that it. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it] is responsible for COVID-19 pandemic another in a long line Coronavirus outbreak – unlikely to be last. More than year into pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has exposed dangerous hollowness global commitment health security. Global security (GHS) no uncontested definition, despite ample warnings (HIV, H1N1, SARS, MERS-CoV, Ebola, Zika) world, remains woefully unprepared an adequate response; its lack preparation predicable result inattention equity with it first section this paper lays out particular challenges less well-resourced countries. second part discusses inequities being perpetuated accentuated development distribution vaccines. third ways address these related complexities. We conclude by restating some key priorities achieving GHS.

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عنوان ژورنال: Global Public Health

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['1744-1706', '1744-1692']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1916056