The School of Data Science (SDSC) has been awarded HK$4.26M for six research projects as part of the 2022/23 General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) announced by the Research Grants Council (RGC).
Despite broad agreement on the negative consequences of vaccine inequity, the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is imbalanced. Access to vaccines in high-income countries (HICs) is far greater than in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As a result, there continue to be high rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths in LMICs. In addition, recent mutant COVID-19 outbreaks may counteract advances in epidemic control and economic recovery in HICs...
