COVID-19 and cancelled vaccination programs: Forecasting outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in Pakistan

As Schmid-Küpke and colleagues discuss the reasons behind cancelling the routine vaccination in Germany, the pandemic has affected all six World Health Organization Regions as around 56 countries suspended their mass vaccination campaigns during the first six months of the pandemic. The same happene...

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Autor principal: Ali, Inayat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Short communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8867976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35229077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100151
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Sumario:As Schmid-Küpke and colleagues discuss the reasons behind cancelling the routine vaccination in Germany, the pandemic has affected all six World Health Organization Regions as around 56 countries suspended their mass vaccination campaigns during the first six months of the pandemic. The same happened in Pakistan. Consequently, there are great and valid concerns that there will be outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease (VPDs) in the country. To effectively deal with them and increase vaccine uptake, it is indispensable for the Pakistani government to consider all factors, whhile speccially engaging anthropologists for creating a well-prepared vaccination plan.

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