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The goal is to safely vaccinate as many women, men, and gender-diverse people as possible, equitably, efficiently, and effectively, to maximize the protective benefits of COVID-19 vaccines. Achieving this goal requires addressing gender-related barriers to vaccine access, information, uptake, and effectiveness. This checklist provides a set of practical actions for countries to implement and ensure gender equality and equity in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines towards the aim of “leaving no one behind”.

The target audience for this checklist are: 

• Both COVAX-supported  and self-financing countries, 
• COVID-19 vaccine deployment Coordinating Committees and
• National Immunization Program Managers
• Country stakeholder  responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring COVID-19 vaccine deployment
• Reviewers of COVID-19 National Deployment and Vaccination Plans (NDVPs)
• Multilateral development partners supporting vaccine deployment