Vaccines for all? A rapid scoping review of COVID-19 vaccine access for Venezuelan migrants in Latin America.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The entangled health and economic crises fueled by COVID-19 have exacerbated the challenges facing Venezuelan migrants. There are more than 5.6 million Venezuelan migrants globally and almost 80% reside throughout Latin America. Given the growing number of Venezuelan migrants and COVID-19 vulnerability, this rapid scoping review examined how Venezuelan migrants are considered in Latin American COVID-19 vaccination strategies.

Material and methods

We conducted a three-phased rapid scoping review of documents published until June 18, 2021: Peer-reviewed literature search yielded 142 results and 13 articles included in analysis; Gray literature screen resulted in 68 publications for full-text review and 37 were included; and official Ministry of Health policies in

SUBMITTER: Perez-Brumer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572154 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature