Considerations for Establishing Successful Coronavirus Disease Vaccination Programs in Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Williams, Victor ; Edem, Bassey ; Calnan, Marianne ; Otwombe, Kennedy ; Okeahalam, Charles
• Description:
  The accelerated development of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) candidate vaccines is intended to achieve worldwide immunity. Ensuring COVID-19 vaccination is crucial to stemming the pandemic, reclaiming everyday life, and helping restore economies. However, challenges exist to deploying these vaccines, especially in resource-limited sub-Saharan Africa. In this article, we highlight lessons learned from previous efforts to scale up vaccine distribution and offer considerations for policymakers and key stakeholders to use for successful COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Africa. These considerations range from improving weak infrastructure for managing data and identifying adverse events after immunization to considering financing options for overcoming the logistical challenges of vaccination campaigns and generating demand for vaccine uptake. In addition, providing COVID-19 vaccination can be used to promote the adoption of universal healthcare, especially in sub-Saharan Africa countries.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/Prevention & Control Covid-19 Vaccines Covid-19/Prevention & Control Humans Immunization Programs Vaccination
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(8):2009-2016
• Pubmed ID:
  34138694
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8314831
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Africa South of the Sahara
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:85234d82a8577bbe64563e39df54a4ca720e6502252854a0c899ee66f7579c49
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108784/cdc_108784_DS1.pdf
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