ABSTRACT
Globally, COVID-19 caused a social and economic burden with more than 6 million deaths reported as of Dec 2022. COVID-19 has resulted in massive public health measures, including lockdowns and quarantines, which have negatively affected the health, social and economic status of the general population, especially those in low-income countries. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1.6 billion students in different countries around the world have been interrupted in their education, with a negative impact on those living in low-income countries, according to a joint report by the World Bank, UNESCO, and UNICEF. High-income countries and some middle-income countries reduced the impact by using online platforms for emergency remote teaching. Here, Hamad et al document the strategies that were conducted at Ahfad University for Women to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABSTRACT
In the context of emerging COVID-19 virus variants, trends of vaccine nationalism, and multiple vaccine supply challenges, COVID-19 vaccine related uncertainties and challenges continue. Additionally, confidence in new COVID-19 vaccines is highly variable, with minority communities generally less trusting of not only the new vaccines, but also those who produce them and the governments buying and recommending them. How governments handle the COVID-19 response will be a key influencer of public confidence in and acceptance of COVID vaccination.