Vaccine dilemma for children at risk: Recently approved malaria vaccine versus ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
; 79: 104011, 2022 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1894769
ABSTRACT
Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S) as the world's first malaria vaccine for partial malaria protection in young children at risk. While this immunization drive begins during the unprecedented pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus, the WHO has also approved 7 Vaccines in 2021 for the vaccination of children at risk. This article explores the quandary that would occur to the officials in charge of carrying out large vaccination campaigns against these two deadly infectious illnesses in several regions including the continent of Africa. The article also outlines the priorities for resolving this dilemma, offers evidence-based solutions, and provides a summary of recent significant events and their consequences. While providing the latest data, a discussion on the causation of the dilemma with clear recommendations for possible solutions has been explored as well.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.amsu.2022.104011
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