Achieving equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines for undocumented people International and regional public health and human rights bodies have, since the end of 2020, been vocal about the need for inclusive and equitable vaccination schemes, as a matter of public health, fairness and human rights. Various institutions have published guidelines about how to achieve this for people with irregular migration status, who have long faced major barriers to accessing health care. In Europe, vaccine strategies vary considerably, with wide variation in government approaches to inclusion of undocumented people. Despite important gaps, promising practices have emerged in several countries to promote access by undocumented people and others facing various forms of systemic exclusion to COVID-19 vaccines. These include adopting measures to address legal, practical barriers to access; limiting documentation requirements; ensuring personal data will not be shared with immigration authorities; involving community-based organisations in the definition of strategies; and tailoring communications campaigns to the needs of the undocumented population. Read our blog for more such good practices, and recommendations on how to prioritise needs over status in the vaccination campaign - and access to health care more generally.