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Preprint in English | medRxiv | ID: ppmedrxiv-21265504

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BackgroundHundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered globally, but progress in vaccination varies considerably between countries. We aim to provide an overall picture of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, including policy, coverage, and demand of COVID-19 vaccines. MethodsWe conducted a descriptive study of vaccination policy and doses administered data obtained from multiple public sources as of 23 October 2021. We used these data to develop coverage indicators and explore associations of vaccine coverage with socioeconomic and healthcare-related factors. We estimated vaccine demand as numbers of doses required to complete vaccination of countries target populations according to their national immunization program policies. FindingsUse of both mRNA and adenovirus vectored vaccines was the most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines formulary in high-income countries, while adenovirus vectored vaccines were the most widely used vaccines worldwide (176 countries). Almost all countries (98.3%, 173/176) have authorized vaccines for the general public, with 53.4% (94/176) targeting individuals over 12 years and 33.0% (58/176) targeting those [≥]18 years. Forty-one and sixty-seven countries have started additional-dose and booster-dose vaccination programs, respectively. Globally, there have been 116.5 doses administered per 100 target population, although with marked inter-region and inter-country heterogeneity. Completed vaccination series coverage ranged from 0% to more than 95.0% of country target populations, and numbers of doses administered ranged from 0 to 239.6 per 100 target population. Doses administered per 100 total population correlated with healthcare access and quality index (R2 = 0.58), socio-demographic index (R2 = 0.56), and GDP per capita (R2 = 0.65). At least 5.54 billion doses will be required to complete interim vaccination programs - 4.65 billion for primary immunization and 0.89 billion for additional/booster programs. Globally, 0.84 and 0.96 dose per individual in the target population are needed for primary immunization and additional/booster programs, respectively. InterpretationThere is wide country-level disparity and inequity in COVID-19 vaccines rollout, suggesting large gaps in immunity, especially in low-income countries. FundingKey Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the US National Institutes of Health. Research in contextO_ST_ABSEvidence before this studyC_ST_ABSWe searched PubMed for articles in any language published up to October 21, 2021, using the following search terms: ("COVID-19" OR "SARS-CoV-2") AND ("vaccination" OR "vaccine") AND ("inequalit*" OR "inequity" OR "disparit*" OR "heterogeneity"). We also searched for dashboards associated with vaccine rollout from public websites. We identified several studies on tracking global inequalities of vaccine access, one of which constructed a COVID-19 vaccine dashboard (Our World in Data), and another that explored disparities in COVID-19 vaccination among different-income countries. However, we found no studies that depict global COVID-19 vaccination policies country-by-country and estimate demand for vaccine necessary to completely vaccinate countries designated target populations. Added value of this studyTo our knowledge, our study provides the most recent picture of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, focusing on global vaccination policy and target-population demand. We found a diverse portfolio of vaccines in five technical platforms being administered globally, with 173 countries having authorized administration of vaccines to the general public in various age groups. We observed inter-region and inter-country heterogeneity in one-or-more-dose and full-dose coverage; countries with higher socio-demographic or health resource-related levels had higher coverage. We estimated dose-level demand for completing primary immunization programs and additional/booster dose programs separately. Implications of all the available evidenceWorldwide disparity and inequity of vaccine rollout implies that susceptibility among unvaccinated populations in some countries may impede or reverse pandemic control, especially in face of the emergence of variants and the dilemma of waning antibodies. Our findings suggest that global-level responses to the pandemic - financially, politically, and technically - are needed to overcome complex challenges that lie ahead.

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Article in Chinese | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-512980

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OBJECTIVE To study the cardiotoxicity of ophiopogonin D′(OPD′) for rat H9c2 cardio? myocytes. METHODS H9c2 cells were exposed to OPD′ 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 20, 25 and 50 μmol·L-1 for 24 h. Cell viability was examined by MTS assay, and the morphological changes in H9c2 cells were quanti? fied. The cell nucleus injury was examined by high content immune fluorescence screening and the morphological changes were observed under a fluorescence microscope. After treatment with OPD′ 0.1, 1, 5 and 10 μmol·L- 1 for 24 h, the effect on reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial mem? brane potential(MMP) and apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. RESULTS The viability was sig? nificantly reduced following exposure to OPD′ 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 20, 25 and 50 μmol·L- 1 (P<0.05,P<0.01). The IC50 value was 9.9 μmol ·L- 1 and cell shrinkage and apoptosis occurred. The levels of ROS and apoptosis rate of H9c2 cells were significantly increased after exposure to OPD′ 0.1, 1, 5 and 10 μmol·L-1 for 24 h (P<0.05,P<0.01) and MMP markedly declined (P<0.05,P<0.01). CONCLUSION OPD′ has significent cytotoxicity on H9c2 cells. It may be related to inducing apopotsis pathways.

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