Kuwait

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Immunization in State of Kuwait: Short-Term Disruption With Rebound in Vaccination Utilization

AJPM Focus This article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization in Kuwait along 4 abbreviated time frames. Journal Article

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The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Children’s Oral Health and Caregiver’s Attitude towards Teledentistry: A Kuwait based study

Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology This article aims to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children’s oral health and caregiver’s attitude towards teledentistry in Kuwait. Journal Article

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Aggression and Violence during the Lockdown Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports This article investigates whether there are significant sociodemographic differences in reported cases of physical and verbal aggression, anger, hostility, and violence among 815 Kuwaiti residents during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Pandemic Price Controls Experiment Goes Seriously Awry in Kuwait

Bloomberg This Bloomberg article reports on the indiscriminate economic havoc that has risen in Kuwait two years after price control was applied to freeze food costs during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Article

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance among the Public in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Review of the Literature

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics This article aims to provide an up-to-date evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the public in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Journal Article

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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in a Paediatric Cohort in Kuwait

BMJ Open This article reports the findings of a population-level retrospective cohort study to describe the clinical characteristics and dynamics of SARS-COV-2 reinfection in children in Kuwait. Results show that reinfection is uncommon in children. Journal Article

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The Effects of COVID-19 School Disruptions Will Last Decades [Arabic]

World Bank This World Bank blog-post discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools and learning in Kuwait. It states the long-term life long losses to their earning, males being affected more tragically than females. Article

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The Effects of COVID-19 School Disruptions Will Last Decades

World Bank This World Bank blog-post discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools and learning in Kuwait. It states the long-term life long losses to their earning, males being affected more tragically than females. Article

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Economic and Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Nations of the GCC

Global Business and Economics Review This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in GCC countries, especially on the economic and psychosocial level. The article investigates the impact of government support on mitigating the psychological and psychosocial impacts of the pandemic on citizens. Journal Article

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The Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in GCC Countries: Analysis and Lessons for Building Shock-Responsive Social Protection Systems

International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth This article examines the social protection responses and strategies adopted by Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond merely stating the different policies, this paper focuses closely on the level of equity and real impact of these protective responses on different factions of society,…

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