High Risk - Low Priority: Refugees Excluded from COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Millions of the world’s most vulnerable people are being left behind and are unable to protect themselves from COVID-19 because of nationalism, protectionism, and discrimination. No one will be safe until everyone is safe; there will be no global recovery without inclusive, fair, and equitable access to vaccines, diagnostic equipment, and medicines. 

World Vision’s new survey of 339 refugee and IDP households (representing 1,914 people) in Brazil, Colombia, the DRC, Jordan, Peru, Turkey, Uganda, and Venezuela validates existing evidence, revealing the tremendous impact of the pandemic on refugee and IDP communities, as well as the ongoing challenges and implications of their very limited access to COVID-19 vaccines and health services.