COVID-19, Equity and Fair Priority Vaccination

  • Glory Ghai Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi, India.
  • Pratima Gedam Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi, India.
  • Jugal Kishore Director Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi, India.

Abstract

 

How to cite this article:
Ghai G, Gedam P, Kishore G. COVID-19, Equity and Fair Priority Vaccination. Int J Preven Curat Comm Med. 2021; 7(1): 1-3.

 

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2021-03-31