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Brief communication International cooperation in a non-ideal world: the example of COVAX.
Luna, Florencia; Holzer, Felicitas.
  • Luna F; Doctor; Bioethics Program Director,Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Bioethics Program, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; principal researcher at National Council of Research in Science and Technology (CONICET).
  • Holzer F; Dr. Luna acknowledges that research reported in this publication was supported by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R25TW001605. The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Cad Iberoam Direito Sanit ; 10(3): 199-210, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1595536
ABSTRACT
The world witnessed one of the fasted responses in history to a new disease in terms of drug and vaccine development. However, despite the fact that safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 were developed at a remarkable pace, international cooperation seems to have failed regarding the global equitable allocation of vaccines. This article explores challenges to international cooperation in global health and specifically to the fair allocation of vaccines at a global scale. We will present major obstacles to cooperative efforts and an interesting answer such as the COVAX facility, a cooperative redistribution scheme that has recently been launched by WHO, CEPI and Gavi. Considering COVAX a laudable and necessary first step to improve international cooperation in health, we nevertheless argue that the facility needs to identify key areas of potential improvement.
RESUMO
O mundo foi testemunha de uma das respostas mais rápidas da história a uma nova doença em termos de desenvolvimento de medicamentos e vacinas. No entanto, apesar do facto de que as vacinas seguras e eficazes para COVID-19 foram desenvolvidas a um ritmo notável, a cooperação internacional parece ter falhado no que diz respeito à distribuição global equitativa de vacinas. Este artigo explora os desafios para a cooperação internacional em matéria de saúde global e, especificamente, para a distribuição justa de vacinas à escala global. Apresentaremos os principais obstáculos aos esforços cooperativos e uma resposta interessante, como o mecanismo COVAX, um esquema de redistribuição cooperativa que foi lançado recentemente pela OMS, CEPI e Gavi. Considerando o COVAX como um primeiro passo louvável e necessário para melhorar a cooperação internacional em saúde, argumentamos que o mecanismo precisa de identificar as áreas de potencial melhoria.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Cad Iberoam Direito Sanit Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Cad Iberoam Direito Sanit Year: 2021 Document Type: Article