@techreport{discovery10149324,
       publisher = {Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP)},
           title = {10 Ways Local Governments in Multicultural Urban Settings can Support Vaccine Equity, in: Pandemics. SSHAP Brief},
            year = {2022},
            note = {{\copyright} Institute of Development Studies 2022.

This is an Open Access paper distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited and any modifications or adaptations are indicated. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode},
             url = {https://www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/10-ways-local-governments-in-multicultural-urban-settings-can-support-vaccine-equity-in-pandemics/},
        abstract = {At national and aggregate levels, COVID-19 vaccination across G7 countries appears successful. To date, 79.4\% of the total population of G7 countries have received a first dose, 72.9\% a second, and 45.4\% a booster shot (28th April 2022 data) 1 In France, 80.6\% of the total population has had a first dose, 78.2 \% have had two doses, and 55.4\% have had their booster jabs (28th of April 2022 data).2 In the UK, 79.3\% of the total population has received one dose, 74.1\% a second one, and 58.5\% have received a booster.1 In Italy, 85.2\% of the total population has had a first dose, 80.4\% have had two doses, and 66.5\% have had their booster jabs (28th of April 2022 data). These figures indicate enthusiasm across G7 countries for COVID-19 vaccines.

Yet high overall vaccination rates at the national level, disguise significant in-country disparities. For example, by the end of 2021, less than 50\% of residents of the Northern Districts of Marseille were vaccinated, compared with over 70\% in wealthier neighbourhoods.3  In the Ealing borough of Northwest London, 70\% of the eligible population has had a first dose - which is almost 10\% percent below the national average. 4 (4th of April 2022 data). Disparities are also seen in other urban metropolises across the G7.

This brief investigates these disparities through the lens of "vaccine (in)equity", focusing on the role of local actors. It builds on ethnographic and qualitative research carried out in the Northern Districts of Marseille and ongoing research engagement around vaccine equity in Ealing (Northwest London), as well as qualitative research carried out in Italy among networks of healthcare providers, intercultural mediators, and civil society organizations that collaborated during the COVID-19 campaign in the Emilia Romagna region and in Rome.},
          author = {Ripoll, Santiago and Hrynick, Tabitha and Ouvrier, Ashley and Schmidt-Sane, Megan and Federici, Federico and Storer, Elizabeth}
}