[HTML][HTML] Persisting vaccine hesitancy in Africa: the whys, global public health consequences and ways-out—COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rates as case-in-point

EO Njoga, OJ Awoyomi, OS Onwumere-Idolor… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is the seventh among the WHO's top 10 threats to global public
health, which has continued to perpetuate the transmission of vaccine preventable diseases …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 immunization rates in patients with inflammatory bowel disease worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FP Bianchi, R Donghia, R Tatoli, C Bonfiglio - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are characterized by an increased
vulnerability to complications stemming from infectious diseases. While these patients do not …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of healthcare capacity disparities on the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the United States: a cross-sectional study

DF Cuadros, JD Gutierrez, CM Moreno… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The impact of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the US has been
hampered by a substantial geographical heterogeneity of the vaccination coverage. Several …

[HTML][HTML] The coverage and acceptance spectrum of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare professionals in western Tanzania: what can we learn from this pandemic?

ET Konje, N Basinda, A Kapesa, S Mugassa… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The vaccination rate against COVID-19 remains low in developing countries due to vaccine
hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy is a public health threat in curbing COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and barriers to uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa

P Wollburg, Y Markhof, S Kanyanda… - Communications medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Background Despite improved availability of COVID-19 vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa,
vaccination campaigns in the region have struggled to pick up pace and trail the rest of the …

Correlates of uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and motivation to vaccinate among Malawian adults

HS Whitehead, J Songo, K Phiri… - Human vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT COVID-19 vaccine coverage in most countries in Africa remains low.
Determinants of uptake need to be better understood to improve vaccination campaigns …

Inequitable access to Ebola vaccines and the resurgence of Ebola in Africa: A state of arts review

T Abdul‐Rahman, L Lawal, E Meale… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Ebola virus, a member of the filoviridae family of viruses, is responsible for causing
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with a case fatality rate as high as 50%. The largest EVD …

COVID-19 vaccination rollout in the World Health Organization African region: status at end June 2022 and way forward

B Impouma, F Mboussou, B Farham… - Epidemiology & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
In October 2021, the WHO published an ambitious strategy to ensure that all countries had
vaccinated 40% of their population by the end of 2021 and 70% by mid-2022. The end of …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from a community-based survey in Tanzania

SE Msuya, RN Manongi, N Jonas, M Mtei, C Amour… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is a major public health threat associated with the increased global burden of
infectious diseases, mortality, and enormous economic loss to countries and communities …

[HTML][HTML] Monkeypox vaccination in the global south: Fighting a war without a weapon

IO Ogunkola, OE Abiodun, BI Bale… - … epidemiology and global …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Mpox outbreak awakened countries worldwide to renew efforts in
epidemiological surveillance and vaccination of susceptible populations. In terms of Mpox …