Will refugees also get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Africa?

Africa has the second-highest number of displaced persons in the world. This number increases continuously due to the ongoing crisis in different countries in sub-Saharan Africa. African refugees are not only prone to COVID-19 but they are also capable of transmitting it across country borders. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ibrahim, Abdulmumin Damilola, Akpus, Adigizi Iliya, Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde, Babatunde, Abdulhammed Opeyemi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8411840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34494008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100118
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Sumario:Africa has the second-highest number of displaced persons in the world. This number increases continuously due to the ongoing crisis in different countries in sub-Saharan Africa. African refugees are not only prone to COVID-19 but they are also capable of transmitting it across country borders. This article aims to highlight the need for equity in vaccine distribution in Africa to include refugees in each host countries.

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