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. 2021 Jun 7;43(2):e321-e322.
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab032.

No indigenous peoples left behind on the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines: considerations and predicaments

Philip Joseph D Sarmiento  1 , Jose P Serrano  1 , Ria P Ignacio  1 , Arlan E Dela Cruz  2 , Jonald C De Leon  1
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No indigenous peoples left behind on the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines: considerations and predicaments

Philip Joseph D Sarmiento et al. J Public Health (Oxf). .

Abstract

In recent correspondences, authors emphasized the need to consider vulnerable groups such as migrants, refugees, prisoners, and persons with disabilities in the interventions and plans of government and health authorities in combatting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This paper discusses the urgent call for government and health authorities to ensure that indigenous peoples, being distinct ethnic communities, are included in the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines with considerations to their unique culture, beliefs and traditions.

Keywords: COVID-19; indigenous peoples; public health; vaccines.

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