Beyond the COVID-19 emergency: Sustaining and expanding vaccine equity

Mistakes plagued the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But among the successes were programs that 
improved vaccine uptake, disease prevention and treatment followthrough in communities of color and among low-wage Americans.

In recent months, these gains have slipped, and the hard-won equity lessons of Covid-19 risk being forgotten  or ignored. This statement is intended to reaffirm these real-world teachings and urge the United States to maintain effective community-based programs and safeguard vital progress for its most vulnerable and marginalized citizens. (author introduction)