COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

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COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 04 May 2021, 10:39 pm Print

Image: Ocean Image Bank/ Ishan Hassan The capital city of the Maldives, MalÃ©, went into full lockdown following the first positive case of COVID-19.

The roll-out of vaccinations to prevent COVID-19 infections rising in the Maldives is a good example of “vaccine equity in action” according to Catherine Haswell, the UN Resident Coordinator for the Indian Ocean island nation.