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COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria
Since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Nigeria in February 2020, the Country’s effort to curb the surge in cases and protect people from the disease was undeniable, as does Cross River State (CRS). Using document revision, we illustrate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cross River State, Niger...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9123799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35614950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100273 |
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author | Emeka, Chisom Edu, Betta Ekpenyong, Janet Getachew, Biniam Chabo, Joy Abdurhaman, Umar Pella Ntui, Nyambu Bernard Chukwu, Ephraim Ekpenyong, Nsa |
author_facet | Emeka, Chisom Edu, Betta Ekpenyong, Janet Getachew, Biniam Chabo, Joy Abdurhaman, Umar Pella Ntui, Nyambu Bernard Chukwu, Ephraim Ekpenyong, Nsa |
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description | Since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Nigeria in February 2020, the Country’s effort to curb the surge in cases and protect people from the disease was undeniable, as does Cross River State (CRS). Using document revision, we illustrate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cross River State, Nigeria. The State recorded its first COVID-19 cases on June 29, 2020. COVID-19 vaccination commenced in the State on March 11, 2021. The pandemic response was led by the COVID -19 taskforce constituted by the Government of CRS in March 2020 to ensure effective response to effective response to the pandemic. Intensified advocacy, communication and social mobilization activities, mainly community engagement, were conducted to minimize vaccine hesitancy. A chain of responsibilities was observed in vaccine management and logistics. The State carried out a successful rollout of the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, including refugees’ vaccination and management of AEFI. This commentary aims to share the experience and lessons learned in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine in Cross River State, Nigeria. This paper will guide policymakers in developing countries. |
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spelling | pubmed-91237992022-05-21 COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria Emeka, Chisom Edu, Betta Ekpenyong, Janet Getachew, Biniam Chabo, Joy Abdurhaman, Umar Pella Ntui, Nyambu Bernard Chukwu, Ephraim Ekpenyong, Nsa Public Health Pract (Oxf) Short Communication Since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Nigeria in February 2020, the Country’s effort to curb the surge in cases and protect people from the disease was undeniable, as does Cross River State (CRS). Using document revision, we illustrate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cross River State, Nigeria. The State recorded its first COVID-19 cases on June 29, 2020. COVID-19 vaccination commenced in the State on March 11, 2021. The pandemic response was led by the COVID -19 taskforce constituted by the Government of CRS in March 2020 to ensure effective response to effective response to the pandemic. Intensified advocacy, communication and social mobilization activities, mainly community engagement, were conducted to minimize vaccine hesitancy. A chain of responsibilities was observed in vaccine management and logistics. The State carried out a successful rollout of the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, including refugees’ vaccination and management of AEFI. This commentary aims to share the experience and lessons learned in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine in Cross River State, Nigeria. This paper will guide policymakers in developing countries. Elsevier 2022-05-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9123799/ /pubmed/35614950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100273 Text en © 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public Health. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Short Communication Emeka, Chisom Edu, Betta Ekpenyong, Janet Getachew, Biniam Chabo, Joy Abdurhaman, Umar Pella Ntui, Nyambu Bernard Chukwu, Ephraim Ekpenyong, Nsa COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria |
title | COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria |
title_full | COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria |
title_short | COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: Lessons learnt from Cross River State, Nigeria |
title_sort | covid-19 vaccine roll-out at the community level in developing countries: lessons learnt from cross river state, nigeria |
topic | Short Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9123799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35614950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100273 |
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