MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Associate Professor and David Bickart Clinician Scientist Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Vic; Group Leader, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children@s Research Institute, Vic; Paediatrician, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children@s Hospital, Vic.
MAppSc, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Vic.
Aust J Gen Pract. 2020 Oct;49(10):625-629. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-08-20-5559.
The availability of a COVID-19 vaccine is being heralded as the solution to control the current COVID-19 pandemic, reduce the number of infections and deaths and facilitate resumption of our previous way of life.
The aim of this article is to provide a framework for primary care of what will be needed to optimise COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake in Australia once the vaccine prioritisation schedule and key target groups are known.
While a number of vaccines are currently under development, with at least seven undergoing phase III trials (28 August 2020), it is hoped that an effective COVID-19 vaccine will become available to the public in 2021. Ensuring public confidence in vaccine safety and effectiveness will be crucial to facilitate uptake. General practitioners are at the forefront of public health, and one of the most trusted sources for patients. In this article, the authors discuss the expedited vaccine development process for COVID-19 vaccines; the likely vaccine prioritisation schedule and anticipated key target groups; the behavioural and social drivers of vaccination acceptance, including the work required to facilitate this; and the implications for general practice.
COVID-19 疫苗的问世被誉为控制当前 COVID-19 大流行、减少感染和死亡人数以及促进我们恢复原有生活方式的解决方案。
本文旨在为初级保健提供一个框架，以优化澳大利亚 COVID-19 疫苗的信心和接种率，一旦疫苗优先安排和关键目标群体确定。
目前有多种疫苗正在开发中，至少有七种疫苗正在进行 III 期临床试验（2020 年 8 月 28 日），人们希望在 2021 年能够为公众提供有效的 COVID-19 疫苗。确保公众对疫苗安全性和有效性的信心对于促进接种至关重要。全科医生处于公共卫生的最前沿，是患者最信任的来源之一。在本文中，作者讨论了 COVID-19 疫苗的快速疫苗开发过程；可能的疫苗优先安排时间表和预期的关键目标群体；接种疫苗接受的行为和社会驱动因素，包括为此所需的工作；以及对一般实践的影响。
