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Comment
. 2021 Jun 7;43(2):e368-e369.
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab083.

Prioritizing the marginalized in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Brent B Braganza  1 , Harvey Gain M Capulong  1 , Jose Ma W Gopez  1 , Ivan Efreaim A Gozum  1 , Joseph Renus F Galang  2
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Prioritizing the marginalized in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Brent B Braganza et al. J Public Health (Oxf). .

Abstract

A recent correspondence pointed out that indigenous people and other ethnic communities should be included in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Indigenous communities carry a unique set of cultural beliefs and traditions that need to be preserved. This paper suggests that, aside from indigenous people, other marginalized sectors should also be included in the vaccine rollout by the government.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; marginalized sector; out-of-school-youth; single parents.

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