COVID-19 Eng

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Author: Perez-Brumer, Amaya Hill, David Andrade-Romo, Zafiro Solari, Karla Adams, Ellithia Logie, Carmen Silva-Santisteban, lfonso
Publication Date: 2021-11-07

vaccines for venezuelans The entangled health and economic crises driven by COVID-19 have exacerbated the challenges faced by Venezuelan migrants. Given the growing number of Venezuelan migrants and vulnerability to COVID-19, this rapid scoping review examined how Venezuelan migrants are considered in COVID-19 vaccination strategies in Latin America. A three-phase rapid scoping review of documents published through June 18, 2021, reviewed official Ministry of Health policies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Guided by the Latin American Social Medicine approach (MLLA). The results revealed a heterogeneous and changing policy landscape in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that is strongly juxtaposed to the calls to action evidenced in the literature. Factors limiting access to COVID-19 vaccine include: tensions around terminology; ambiguous national and regional vaccination policies; and widespread stigmatization of immigrants.

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Details: Category: COVID-19 Eng

Publication Date: 2021

towards a typology This paper comparatively examines what type of social protection has been provided, by whom, and to what extent migrant and refugee populations have been included in these programmes in seven countries of the region during the COVID-19 pandemic, between March and December 2020. We develop a typology of models of social protection highlighting the assemblages of actors, different modes of protection and the emerging migrants’ subjectification in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay in relation to Non-Contributory Social Transfer (NCST) programmes and other actions undertaken by state and non-state actors. The analysis is based on 85 semi-structured interviews with representatives of national and local governments, International Organisations, Civil Society Organisations, and migrant-led organisations across 16 cities, and a systematic review of regulatory frameworks in the country-case studies. The proposed typology shows broad heterogeneity and complexity regarding different degrees of inclusion of migrant and refugee populations, particularly in pre-existing and new NCST programmes.