The Dark Side of the Moon: Global challenges in the distribution of vaccines and implementation of vaccination plans against COVID-19
Cristina Mesa-Vieira,Felipe Botero-Rodríguez,Andrea Padilla-Muñoz,Oscar H. Franco,Carlos Gómez-Restrepo +4 more
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In this article, the authors describe some of the barriers that contribute to unequal distribution of vaccines in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) while 55% of HICs had done so already.About:
This article is published in Maturitas.The article was published on 2021-05-26 and is currently open access. It has received 10 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Global health.read more
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Lower-Middle Income Countries: National Stakeholder Views on Challenges, Barriers, and Potential Solutions.
Eunice Twumwaa Tagoe,Nurnabi Sheikh,Alec Morton,Justice Nonvignon,Abdur Razzaque Sarker,Lynn Williams,Itamar Megiddo +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored potential barriers that will arise during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in lower-middle-income countries and how to overcome them and suggested increasing confidence in the vaccine through community influencers and by utilising local government accredited institutions such as the Drug Authorities for vaccine approval.
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Public trust, misinformation and COVID-19 vaccination willingness in Latin America and the Caribbean: today's key challenges.
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Vaccine equity in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hoshyar Saadi Ali,Ann M. Hartner,Susy Echeverría-Londoño,Jeremy Roth,Xiang Li,Kaja Abbas,Allison Portnoy,Emilia Vynnycky,Kim Woodruff,Neil M. Ferguson,Jaspreet Toor,Katy A. M. Gaythorpe +11 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of two databases (PubMed and Web of Science) was undertaken using search terms and keywords to identify studies examining factors on immunisation inequality and heterogeneity in vaccination coverage as discussed by the authors .
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The environmental impact of mass coronavirus vaccinations: A point of view on huge COVID-19 vaccine waste across the globe during ongoing vaccine campaigns
TL;DR: In this article , the authors present a critical point of view in terms of the generated vaccine waste and the subsequent knock-on effect on all aspects of ecosystem, including dire consequences due to the release of huge amount of plastic-based personal protective equipment into marine environment.
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The environmental impact of mass coronavirus vaccinations: A point of view on huge COVID-19 vaccine waste across the globe during ongoing vaccine campaigns
Vasudha Hasija,Shilpa Patial,Pankaj Raizada,Sourbh Thakur,Pardeep Singh,Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a critical point of view in terms of the generated vaccine waste and the subsequent knock-on effect on all aspects of ecosystem, including dire consequences due to the release of huge amount of plastic-based personal protective equipment into marine environment.
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Status of HPV vaccine introduction and barriers to country uptake.
TL;DR: During the last 12 years, over 80 countries have introduced national HPV vaccination programs, but barriers to HPV vaccine introduction remain greatest in those countries with the highest burden of cervical cancer and the most need for vaccination.
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How COVID vaccines are being divvied up around the world.
TL;DR: In terms of doses secured per capita, Canada leads the world in terms of the number of doses obtained per capita as discussed by the authors, and is the only country that can claim to have a higher dose-secure per capita than the USA.
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Tools and approaches to ensure quality of vaccines throughout the cold chain
Umit Kartoglu,Julie Milstien +1 more
TL;DR: With such tools, public health groups have now encouraged development of vaccines labeled for use in flexible cold chains and these tools should be considered for future systems.
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Comparisons of Vaccine Hesitancy Across Five Low- And Middle-Income Countries
Abram L. Wagner,Nina B. Masters,Gretchen J. Domek,Joseph L. Mathew,Xiaodong Sun,Edwin J. Asturias,Edwin J. Asturias,Jia Ren,Zhuoying Huang,Ingrid L. Contreras-Roldan,Berhanu G. Gebremeskel,Matthew L. Boulton +11 more
TL;DR: Describing vaccine Hesitancy in five LMICs found consistent associations between education and vaccine hesitancy were not found, and more research is needed to understand socio-cultural influences on vaccine decision-making.
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International Collaboration to Ensure Equitable Access to Vaccines for COVID-19: The ACT-Accelerator and the COVAX Facility.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the first significant analysis of COVAX, and the extent to which it can be said to have successfully met these aims, and they argue that the success of the CoVAX Facility with respect to equitable access to vaccine is likely to be limited, primarily due to the prevalence of vaccine nationalism, whereby countries adopt policies which heavily prioritize their own public health needs at the expense of others.