Safura Abdool Karim - Facilitating Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine

Journal article

L. Gostin, S. Karim, Benjamin Mason Meier
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2020

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Gostin, L., Karim, S., & Meier, B. M. (2020). Facilitating Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine through Global Health Law. Journal of Law, Medicine &Amp; Ethics.

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Gostin, L., S. Karim, and Benjamin Mason Meier. “Facilitating Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine through Global Health Law.” Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (2020).

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Gostin, L., et al. “Facilitating Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine through Global Health Law.” Journal of Law, Medicine &Amp; Ethics, 2020.

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@article{l2020a,
  title = {Facilitating Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine through Global Health Law},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics},
  author = {Gostin, L. and Karim, S. and Meier, Benjamin Mason}
}

Abstract

This column explores the global health law reforms necessary to progressively realize universal access to a future COVID-19 vaccine. We begin by explaining the importance of global health law in the distribution of essential vaccines as a determinant of public health. The column then turns to examine the human rights foundations of global health law, conceptualizing vaccination access as a universal human right. We find that it will be crucial to develop legal commitments to ensure vaccine access prior to a scientific breakthrough, analyzing the legal barriers that impede global access and the global health law reforms necessary to facilitate global solidarity.