Is Vaccine Hoarding a Type of Violence?

Vittorio Bufacchi; Ellen C. Byrne

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97982-9_23

Is Vaccine Hoarding a Type of Violence?

Vittorio Bufacchi
, Ellen C. Byrne

School of Society, Politics and Ethics

University College Cork

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Abstract

Covid-19 has exposed the structural injustice in global society. This is reflected in the maldistribution of vaccines between rich and poor countries. The hoarding of vaccines by the richest nations is one of the most disturbing realities of this global pandemic. We argue that vaccine inequality ought to be examined through the lenses of postcolonial theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Studies in Global Justice
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	325-327
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97982-9_23
Publication status	Published - 2022

Publication series

Name	Studies in Global Justice
Volume	1212
ISSN (Print)	1871-0409
ISSN (Electronic)	1871-1456

Keywords

Global inequality
Philippa Foot
Vaccines
Violence

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10.1007/978-3-030-97982-9_23

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