Awareness inequality was shown by the COVID-19 pandemic as a crucial but little-known aspect of social vulnerability and public health risk. This chapter explores the various facets of awareness inequality, including how it manifests because of deeper structural divisions influenced by factors such as education, income, geography, gender, age, ethnicity, language, and internet access, rather than just as an inequality in information. The analysis demonstrates how differences in access to, understanding of, and ability to act upon information influenced both individual and collective outcomes during the pandemic, drawing on ten diverse case studies from China, Saudi Arabia, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Portugal, and the Netherlands. Those with greater finances, digital fluency, and social capital were frequently privileged by early awareness, which allowed them to take preventative measures and obtain limited resources before others. On the other hand, underprivileged groups—those with poorer computer literacy or health, those who lived in remote or marginalized areas, or those who were isolated due to communication and language barriers—were routinely left behind, subjected to increased exposure, false information, and obstacles to recovery. It has been discovered that awareness inequality exacerbates social and health inequalities by intersecting with pre-existing vulnerabilities, making access to information a social determinant of opportunity and health. The chapter also considers lessons learned outside of the pandemic and argues for laws that emphasize digital inclusion, lifelong learning, personalized communication, and community involvement while acknowledging awareness as a fundamental right. To bridge knowledge gaps before they become new lines of inequality and create more resilient, educated societies for future crises, the chapter advocates for a paradigm change in public health and social policy by redefining awareness as both a form of agency and public benefit.