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A vaccination drive against COVID-19 which prioritises older people has been implemented in Kenya, despite the vaccine hesitancy being high amongst older women and men.

Age discrimination has gone unsanctioned during COVID-19, as a result of the lack of explicit mention of age in international law on public health emergencies.

Chile the highest level of Covid vaccinations in Latin America and, at a rate of almost 90%, one of the best in the world. We learned about the secret weapon in Chile's fight against Covid-19: the Geromobile.

With reports of life returning to normal in Cambodia after a wide-reaching vaccination campaign against COVID-19, we spoke to Vira Tum, Executive Director of HelpAge Cambodia, to find out about the situation in the country and what challenges remain, despite the overall success.

As an older woman who has worked on gender equality issues and women's rights for nearly 50 years, I feel very let down by the final Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality that was launched at the UN Generation Equality Forum in Paris at the end of June 2021.

The vaccination programme in Russia is marred in controversy and not universally popular. Confidence in the vaccines is low and the government is resorting to the use of carrots and sticks to encourage people to get vaccinated.

In Kyrgyzstan, HelpAge network member, Resource Centre for Elderly (RCE), is running a vaccination awareness campaign and helping the government reach all older people. Svetlana Bashtovenko, head of RCE, shares her experience on vaccination roll-out in Kyrgyzstan.

We spoke with Sanju Thapa Magar (Ageing Nepal, HelpAge Network member) about the problems that older peole are facing in the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, and access to vaccines.

The second wave of COVID has taken its toll in India, and our healthcare systems are facing a lot of difficulties. The last two months have been an enormous struggle and everyone is now talking about the possibility of a third wave.