Önce biz! Covid-19 sürecinde aşı milliyetçiliği

Year 2022, , 244 - 258, 05.08.2022

İbrahim Hüseyin Cansever

https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.1003346

Abstract

Covid-19 pandemisi, etkisini her alanda önemli şekilde hissettirmiş ve dünyayı durma noktasına getirmiştir. Dünyanın normal düzenine dönmesi, süreç başlangıcından itibaren aşı ile mümkün görülmüş ve aşı çalışmaları yaklaşık bir yıllık sürede hızlı şekilde sonuç vermiştir. Ancak aşılara olan yaklaşım kamu malı olmak yerine piyasa malı şeklinde gerçekleşmiş ve aşı milliyetçiliği alevlenmiştir. Çalışmanın amacı, aşı milliyetçiliği olarak bilinen kavramı açıklamak, Covid-19 pandemisi sırasında nasıl ortaya çıktığını ve hangi sonuçları doğurduğunu ortaya koymaktır. Ayrıca, aşı milliyetçiliğine karşı Covid-19 aşılarının adil ve eşit erişimi garanti altına almaya çalışan COVAX girişimi hakkında bilgiler sunulmaktadır. Amaca yönelik olarak ilgili kavram hakkında yapılan çalışmalar doküman incelemesi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Aşı milliyetçiliğinin doğurduğu sonuçların ortaya konulması için çeşitli ülkelere ait nicel veriler ve grafikler sunulmuştur. Çalışmanın sonucunda; üst gelir grubu ülkeler ile düşük gelir grubunda yer alan ülkeler arasında aşılama oranlarında önemli derecede fark olduğu, buna karşın vaka ve ölüm sayılarının önemli seviyede devam ettiği görülmüştür. COVAX girişiminin aşı milliyetçiliğine karşı önemli bir girişim olduğu ve aşıları özellikle az gelişmiş ülkeler ulaştırma adına çalışmalar yürüttüğü görülmüştür. Bunun yanında küresel işbirliğinin Covid-19 sürecinde gerçekleşmediği, pandemi öncesinde ortaya konulan Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedeflerinin (SKH) de kâğıt üzerinde iyi niyet göstergeleri olarak kaldığı görülmüştür. Son olarak, küresel işbirliğini, aşının tahsisini ve üretimini destekleyecek uluslararası bağlayıcılığı olan hukuk kurallarının da eksikliği olduğu görülmüştür. .

Keywords

Aşı, Aşı Milliyetçiliği, Covid-19, Halk Sağlığı, Toplumsal Bağışıklık

Supporting Institution

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Project Number

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We first! Vaccine nationalism in the Covid-19 process

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has made its impact felt in every field and brought the world to a standstill. The return of the world to its normal order was considered possible with the vaccine from the beginning of the process, and the vaccine studies yielded rapid results in about a year. However, the approach to vaccines was realized in the form of market goods rather than public goods, and vaccine nationalism was inflamed. The study aims to explain the concept known as vaccine nationalism, to reveal how it emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic and what consequences it had. In addition, information about the COVAX initiative established against vaccine nationalism is presented. For this purpose, the studies on the related concept were examined by the document review method. As a result of the study; It has been observed that there is a significant difference in vaccination rates between high-income countries and low-income countries. However, it was observed that the number of cases and deaths continued at a significant level. It has been seen that COVAX is an important initiative against vaccine nationalism and carries out studies for the transportation of vaccines, especially to underdeveloped countries. In addition, it has been observed that global cooperation did not take place during the Covid-19 process, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set before the pandemic remained goodwill indicators on paper. Finally, it has been observed that there is a lack of internationally binding legal rules to support global cooperation, the allocation and production of the vaccine.

Keywords

Vaccine Nationalism, Covid-19, Vaccination, Public Health, Herd Immunity

Project Number

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