Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jan 5;38:3. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.3.27401. eCollection 2021.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in many cases of morbidity and mortality across the globe, and the lack of the COVID-19 vaccine has contributed greatly to this experience. COVID-19 vaccines have currently been rolled out, and are available in some countries. However, strategies need to be put in place to prevent COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) especially in Africa; a continent where VH has been previously reported following the introduction of new vaccines. For this cause, we, therefore, recommend optimal community involvement in the structure and modalities for the delivery of the prospective COVID-19 vaccine. Also, feedback mechanisms for the acknowledgement of community efforts in previous health interventions should be improved upon to encourage the acceptance of the prospective COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, improved multi-sectoral collaboration should be initiated and promoted to enhance the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines through the provision of more resources required to address COVID-19 VH. Furthermore, integration of the COVID-19 vaccine into the routine immunization schedule would strengthen the health system, improve uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine, and improve the health of all persons living on the African continent.
新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的爆发在全球范围内导致了许多发病和死亡病例，而 COVID-19 疫苗的缺乏对此产生了重大影响。目前已经推出了 COVID-19 疫苗，并在一些国家提供。然而，需要制定策略来预防 COVID-19 疫苗犹豫（VH），特别是在非洲；在引入新疫苗后，该大陆此前曾报告过 VH。因此，我们建议让社区充分参与到未来 COVID-19 疫苗的结构和模式中来。此外，还应该改善反馈机制，承认社区在以前的卫生干预措施中的努力，以鼓励人们接受未来的 COVID-19 疫苗。此外，应启动和促进多部门合作，通过提供解决 COVID-19 VH 所需的更多资源来提高 COVID-19 疫苗的接受程度。此外，将 COVID-19 疫苗纳入常规免疫计划将加强卫生系统，提高 COVID-19 疫苗的接种率，并改善非洲大陆所有人的健康。
