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The COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Inequity Worldwide: An Empirical Study Based on Global Data

Vaccination is critical for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the progress of COVID-19 vaccination varies from different countries, and global vaccine inequity has been a worldwide public health issue. This study collected data from the Our World in Data COVID-19 vaccination data set betwe...

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Autores principales: Ning, Chuanlin, Wang, Han, Wu, Jing, Chen, Qinwei, Pei, Huacheng, Gao, Hao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9102773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564661
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095267
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author Ning, Chuanlin
Wang, Han
Wu, Jing
Chen, Qinwei
Pei, Huacheng
Gao, Hao
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Wang, Han
Wu, Jing
Chen, Qinwei
Pei, Huacheng
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description Vaccination is critical for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the progress of COVID-19 vaccination varies from different countries, and global vaccine inequity has been a worldwide public health issue. This study collected data from the Our World in Data COVID-19 vaccination data set between 13 December 2020 and 1 January 2022. The measurement reflecting the pandemic situation included New cases, New deaths, Hospital patients, ICU patients, and the Reproduction rate. Indicators for measuring the vaccination coverage included Total vaccinations per hundred and People vaccinated per hundred. The Human Development Index (HDI) measured the country’s development level. Findings indicated that countries with higher HDI have more adequate vaccine resources, and global vaccine inequity exists. The study also found that vaccination significantly mitigates the pandemic, and reaching 70% immunization coverage can further control the epidemic. In addition, the emergence of Omicron variants makes the COVID-19 epidemic situation even worse, suggesting the importance and necessity of addressing vaccine inequity. The globe will face a greater challenge in controlling the pandemic if lower-vaccinated countries do not increase their vaccination coverage. Addressing the issue of vaccine inequity needs the cooperation of HIC, LMIC, public health departments, and vaccine producers. Moreover, the media has to contribute to effective public health communication by raising public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination, and vaccine inequity.
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spelling pubmed-91027732022-05-14 The COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Inequity Worldwide: An Empirical Study Based on Global Data Ning, Chuanlin Wang, Han Wu, Jing Chen, Qinwei Pei, Huacheng Gao, Hao Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Vaccination is critical for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the progress of COVID-19 vaccination varies from different countries, and global vaccine inequity has been a worldwide public health issue. This study collected data from the Our World in Data COVID-19 vaccination data set between 13 December 2020 and 1 January 2022. The measurement reflecting the pandemic situation included New cases, New deaths, Hospital patients, ICU patients, and the Reproduction rate. Indicators for measuring the vaccination coverage included Total vaccinations per hundred and People vaccinated per hundred. The Human Development Index (HDI) measured the country’s development level. Findings indicated that countries with higher HDI have more adequate vaccine resources, and global vaccine inequity exists. The study also found that vaccination significantly mitigates the pandemic, and reaching 70% immunization coverage can further control the epidemic. In addition, the emergence of Omicron variants makes the COVID-19 epidemic situation even worse, suggesting the importance and necessity of addressing vaccine inequity. The globe will face a greater challenge in controlling the pandemic if lower-vaccinated countries do not increase their vaccination coverage. Addressing the issue of vaccine inequity needs the cooperation of HIC, LMIC, public health departments, and vaccine producers. Moreover, the media has to contribute to effective public health communication by raising public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination, and vaccine inequity. MDPI 2022-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9102773/ /pubmed/35564661 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095267 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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The COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Inequity Worldwide: An Empirical Study Based on Global Data
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title_full_unstemmed The COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Inequity Worldwide: An Empirical Study Based on Global Data
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9102773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564661
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095267
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