The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Limitations
3. COVID-19 Vaccination and Undocumented Migrants: Some Country and Regional Experiences
3.1. Europe
3.1.1. France
3.1.2. Germany
3.1.3. Italy
3.1.4. United Kingdom
3.1.5. Other European Countries
3.2. South Africa
3.3. United States of America
4. Conclusions
4.1. Making the Case
4.2. Ensuring Consistency of Laws and International Commitments
4.3. Setting the Policies
4.4. Ensuring the Vaccination System Is Genuinely Open and User-Friendly for Undocumented Migrants throughout the Country
4.5. Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Matlin, S.A.; Smith, A.C.; Merone, J.; LeVoy, M.; Shah, J.; Vanbiervliet, F.; Vandentorren, S.; Vearey, J.; Saso, L. The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 9973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169973
Matlin SA, Smith AC, Merone J, LeVoy M, Shah J, Vanbiervliet F, Vandentorren S, Vearey J, Saso L. The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(16):9973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169973
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatlin, Stephen A., Alyna C. Smith, Jessica Merone, Michele LeVoy, Jalpa Shah, Frank Vanbiervliet, Stéphanie Vandentorren, Joanna Vearey, and Luciano Saso. 2022. "The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 16: 9973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169973
APA StyleMatlin, S. A., Smith, A. C., Merone, J., LeVoy, M., Shah, J., Vanbiervliet, F., Vandentorren, S., Vearey, J., & Saso, L. (2022). The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169973