Can Africa achieve herd immunity?

Abstract The World Health Organization described herd immunity, also known as population immunity, as the indirect fortification from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous exposure to infection. The emergence...

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Autores principales:	Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola, Ekpereonne Babatunde Esu, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Xu Lin, Hao Li
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Africa COVID-19 Herd immunity Vaccine Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8ca164d51d904ebf8b70a8052764f0c52021-12-05T12:17:45ZCan Africa achieve herd immunity?10.1186/s41256-021-00231-12397-0642https://doaj.org/article/8ca164d51d904ebf8b70a8052764f0c52021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00231-1https://doaj.org/toc/2397-0642Abstract The World Health Organization described herd immunity, also known as population immunity, as the indirect fortification from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous exposure to infection. The emergence of COVID-19 vaccine is a step towards the achievement of herd immunity. Over one billion people across the globe have been vaccinated and Africa recorded only 2%. The objective of this article was to develop a forecast of the number of people to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity in the 13 WHO-identified priority African countries for COVID-19. Herd immunity is achieved when one infected person in a population causes less than one secondary case on average, corresponding to the effective basic reproduction number (R0). Vaccine delivery and distribution infrastructure including the cold chain remains weak. Vaccine hesitancy is also one of the limiting factors that may hinder herd immunity in Africa. In order to achieve herd immunity globally, African countries should not be excluded in fair and equal distribution of vaccines. Relevant stakeholders should foster commitment as well as community sensitization on COVID-19 vaccines and integration of COVID-19 vaccines in existing healthcare services.Don Eliseo Lucero-PrisnoIsaac Olushola OgunkolaEkpereonne Babatunde EsuYusuff Adebayo AdebisiXu LinHao LiBMCarticleAfricaCOVID-19Herd immunityVaccinePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENGlobal Health Research and Policy, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Africa COVID-19 Herd immunity Vaccine Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno Isaac Olushola Ogunkola Ekpereonne Babatunde Esu Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi Xu Lin Hao Li Can Africa achieve herd immunity?
description	Abstract The World Health Organization described herd immunity, also known as population immunity, as the indirect fortification from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous exposure to infection. The emergence of COVID-19 vaccine is a step towards the achievement of herd immunity. Over one billion people across the globe have been vaccinated and Africa recorded only 2%. The objective of this article was to develop a forecast of the number of people to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity in the 13 WHO-identified priority African countries for COVID-19. Herd immunity is achieved when one infected person in a population causes less than one secondary case on average, corresponding to the effective basic reproduction number (R0). Vaccine delivery and distribution infrastructure including the cold chain remains weak. Vaccine hesitancy is also one of the limiting factors that may hinder herd immunity in Africa. In order to achieve herd immunity globally, African countries should not be excluded in fair and equal distribution of vaccines. Relevant stakeholders should foster commitment as well as community sensitization on COVID-19 vaccines and integration of COVID-19 vaccines in existing healthcare services.
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title	Can Africa achieve herd immunity?
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Can Africa achieve herd immunity?

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