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Disparities and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine policies in three representative European countries.

Wanzhen XieLeiyu ShiMeiheng LiuJunyan YangMengyuan MaGang Sun
Published in: International journal for equity in health (2024)
Expanding vaccination coverage has played a positive role in reducing COVID-19 infection and mortality rates and stabilizing Rt. Priority vaccination strategies targeting older people and at-risk groups have been shown to be effective in reducing COVID-19 case severity and mortality in the population. However, the emergence and spread of new variant strains, and the relaxation of epidemic prevention policies, still led to multiple outbreaks peaking. In addition, vaccine hesitancy, mistrust in government and ill-prepared health systems are hampering vaccination efforts. Among the notable ones are divergent types of responses to vaccine safety issue could fuel mistrust and hesitancy around vaccination. At this stage, it is also necessary to continue to include COVID-19 vaccination in priority vaccination plans and promote booster vaccination to prevent severe illness and death. Improving the fairness of vaccine distribution and reducing the degree of vaccine hesitancy are the focus of future vaccination work.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • escherichia coli
  • risk factors
  • cardiovascular disease