Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on routine immunisation in Karachi, Pakistan

S Chandir, DA Siddiqi, H Setayesh… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The swift spread of COVID-19 has upended health systems and affected all health services.
The disruption of routine immunisation services could start secondary outbreaks of vaccine …

COVID-19: the current situation in Afghanistan

J Shah, S Karimzadeh, TMA Al-Ahdal… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
On March 11, 2020, WHO declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
which originated in Wuhan, China, and has since spread around the world, a global …

COVID-19 response in the Middle East and north Africa: challenges and paths forward

M Karamouzian, N Madani - The Lancet Global Health, 2020 - thelancet.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020;
however, the first reports of its occurrence in the Middle East and north Africa (MENA) came …

[HTML][HTML] Gaps in India's preparedness for COVID-19 control

P Chetterje - The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The death toll due to the coronavirus virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in India was of 356 as
of Apr 14, 2020. Since Mar 24, 2020, India has been under a nation-wide lockdown, now …

Can Nigeria contain the COVID-19 outbreak using lessons from recent epidemics?

B Ebenso, A Otu - The Lancet Global Health, 2020 - thelancet.com
News broke on Feb 27, 2020, that an Italian citizen was Nigeria's first case of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). The individual had landed at Lagos airport 2 days earlier on a …

Addressing challenges to rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in African countries

JB Nachega, NA Sam-Agudu, R Masekela… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
There is much ongoing debate and concern regarding access to COVID-19 vaccines and
roll-out gaps in low-income and middle-income countries compared with high-income …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 disrupts vaccine delivery

R Nelson - The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to thread its way
around the globe, disruptions are occurring in healthcare, commerce, and travel, with …

[HTML][HTML] Feelings towards COVID-19 vaccination in Africa

U Samarasekera - The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Africa is gearing up to vaccinate at least two-thirds of its adult population against SARS-CoV-
2, the proportion expected to be needed for herd immunity. As of Feb 4, the African Union …

Rohingya refugees at high risk of COVID-19 in Bangladesh

MM Islam, MDY Yunus - The Lancet Global Health, 2020 - thelancet.com
Bangladesh has been ranked among the 17 countries with the highest number of COVID-19
cases. On June 19, 2020, the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic response on uptake of routine immunizations in Sindh, Pakistan: an analysis of provincial electronic immunization registry data

S Chandir, DA Siddiqi, M Mehmood, H Setayesh… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 pandemic has affected routine immunization globally. Impact will
likely be higher in low and middle-income countries with limited healthcare resources and …