Corruption risks in COVID-19 vaccine deployment: lessons learned for future pandemic preparedness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic corruption risks were amplified in health systems globally, increasing health inequities within and between countries. During the pandemic, the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly concerning their procurement and distribution, had corruption risks given the large amounts of public and private funding allocated to them, the need for speed, the involvement of a high number of stakeholders, and often insufficient oversight. To explore this issue further, we conducted a descriptive, qualitative study of corruption risks in the COVID-19 vaccine deployment process.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive, qualitative study triangulating two data sources between May and August 2022: (1) published academic and grey literature and (2) key

SUBMITTER: Saeed G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11887148 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature