To maximise the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines, urgent efforts are needed to achieve greater vaccine equity. Addressing the known and emerging gender-related inequities is critical. This Guidance Note and Checklist provide a set of practical actions for countries to advance gender equality and equity in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. 

The target audience for this checklist includes:
•    COVID-19 vaccine deployment Coordinating Committees and National Immunization Programme managers 
•    Country stakeholders responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring COVID-19 vaccine deployment 
•    Reviewers of COVID-19 National Deployment and Vaccination Plans 
•    Development and other partners supporting vaccine deployment 

This Guidance was developed by the Equity Cluster, Gender Equality Working Group of the SDG 3 Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well Being, and the Gender and Health Hub of the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health.