The impact of policy and policy communication on COVID-19 vaccination inequalities among Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia: a comparative cross-sectional interrupted time-series analysis.
Wilson GomezJulián A Fernández-NiñoJosé Rafael GuillénMegan StevensonJennifer OrtízMiguel Ángel Barriga TaleroJhon Jairo LópezRicardo Luque NúñezPaul B SpiegelKathleen R PageJhon Fredy Ramirez CorreaDamary Martínez PorrasAndrea L WirtzPublished in: BMJ global health (2024)
While there was no policy change, communication clarifying the policy drastically reduced vaccination inequalities across migration status. Lessons can be translated from the COVID-19 pandemic into more effective global, regional and local public health emergency preparedness and response to displacement.