Vaccine

Tunisian Authorities Must Accelerate Fair Access to Vaccines as COVID-19 Cases Soar

Amnesty International This article calls on Tunisian authorities to urgently expedite fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines as cases soar. Article

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Egypt: Haphazard and Flawed COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Fails to Prioritize Most At-Risk

Amnesty International This paper reports on Egyptian authorities’ haphazard handling of the country’s COVID19 vaccine rollout and failure to outline a clear national strategy, resulting in marginalized people not being prioritized for vaccination and continuing to face barriers undermining their right to health. Report

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Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination in Lebanon: A Call to Speed-Up Vaccine Roll Out

Vaccines Using mathematical modeling, this paper assesses the short-term impact of various vaccine roll-out scenarios on SARS-CoV-2 epidemic course in Lebanon. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Somalia: Experiences and Challenges in a Fragile Context

Africa Portal This report reviews the status of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Somalia, assesses the existing opportunities and challenges to the COVID-19 mass vaccination and proposes policy recommendations to address the identified rollout gaps for COVID-19 immunization. Report

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Evaluation of Side Effects Associated With COVID-19 Vaccines in Saudi Arabia

Vaccines This paper aims to evaluate short-term post-vaccination side effects among COVID-19 vaccines recipients in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Yemen: Houthis Risk Civilians’ Health in COVID-19

Human Rights Watch This article reports on disinformation, access to testing and vaccines for Yemeni civilians during COVID-19 and under Houthi authority. Article

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People’s Attitude Toward COVID-19 Vaccine, Acceptance, and Social Trust Among African and Middle Eastern Countries

Health Promotion Perspectives This study aimed to gauge intent to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among ordinary people and to identify attitudes towards vaccines and barriers for vaccine acceptance. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey

Vaccines This paper presents an online survey in Somalia to monitor adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, and COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Journal Article

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Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Caregiving Behaviors and Vaccine Perceptions

UNICEF This research, uses the behavioral drivers model to understand drivers why individuals are not continuing to abide by social distancing and mask wearing recommendations, despite high understanding of their benefits and the risks for not engaging in them, while others are abiding by it. Article

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Acceptance and Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan

Plos One This study aims to investigate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in addition to the attitudes towards these vaccines among public in Jordan. Journal Article

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