Analysis: Failures in achieving COVID-19 vaccine equity

Equity is a central tenet of global health, a recognition of the profound health disparities between the world’s rich and poor. But the meaning assigned to equity is often figurative or metaphorical: a call to action, a framing for advocacy. The proliferation of equity rhetoric does not appear to be matched by corresponding rates of progress in reducing global disparities. If unaddressed, inequities can undermine public trust in and support for science. Failure to achieve anything close to equitable global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines provides a case in point. ...