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Selected Works of Medha D. Makhlouf
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An Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine Must Include Noncitizens
The Hill (2021)
  • Rep. Raul M Grijalva
  • Medha Makhlouf, Penn State Dickinson Law
  • Dr. Megan L Srinivas
  • Gilberto Lopez, Arizona State University
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Abstract
On Dec. 14, 2020, with the initiation of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the nation saw its first glimmer of hope during the pandemic. However, that sense of hope is not necessarily shared by a vital segment of the population: noncitizens. Noncitizens work in high-risk, essential industries but have been overlooked in the pandemic response. To protect both the lives and livelihoods of all people in the United States, it is critical that noncitizens are equitably included in COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Keywords
  • COVID-19,
  • immigrants,
  • vaccine,
  • health equity
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Publication Date
January 26, 2021
Citation Information
Raul M. Grijalva, Medha D. Makhlouf, Megan L. Srinivas, & Gilberto Lopez, An Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine Must Include Noncitizens, The Hill (Jan. 26, 2021), https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/535901-an-equitable-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccine-must-include.