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Access to Covid-19 Vaccines and Concerns of Returnee Migrant Workers in Lao PDR During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Sychareun, Vanphanom; Nouanthong, Phonethipsavanh; Thongmyxay, Souksamone; Phimmavong, Chandavieng; Phommavongsa, Phouthong; Somphet, Vathsana; Durham, Jo; Oosterhoff, Pauline (2022-07)
In Lao PDR (Lao People’s Democratic Republic), out-migration, often to neighbouring Thailand, is an important livelihood pathway for workers. The Covid-19 pandemic, however, had a significant impact on these international migrant workers. As the pandemic evolved, and lockdowns and travel restrictions were implemented, thousands of the estimated 1.3 million Lao nationals living abroad, mostly in Thailand, found themselves unemployed and started returning to Lao PDR. Many of these returning migrants were infected or had been exposed to the Covid-19 ...