“Five priorities for universal COVID-19 vaccination”
The COVID-19 pandemic is confronting global leaders with the unprecedented challenge of coordinating their actions in a global environment of uneven resources. Large populations around the world will continue to remain susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.1
COVID-19 interacts with non-communicable diseases and exacerbates adverse medical outcomes that disproportionally affect socioeconomically and culturally disadvantaged populations, reinforcing deeply entrenched inequalities.