Letter to Editor Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): International J Health Systems and Implementation Research

Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy to Insufficiency in India; A Public Health view on Covid-19 Vaccination in India

Covid 19 Vaccine Hesitancy to Insufficiency

Authors

  • Gopinathan Samundeswari Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Kumar Pradeep
  • Rajasekar Niranjan
  • Ariarathinam Newtonraj

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Keywords:

  • Covid vaccine hesitancy
  • Covid-19 vaccine
  • Covid vaccine Shortage;

Abstract

Vaccine hesitancy in Covid-19 is one of the topmost global public health threats as per the World Health Organization. India is one of the leading producers of Covid-19 vaccine and started vaccinating its population from 16th January 2021. As expected there is a high prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among the public as well as health care workers. With the second wave of Covid-19, the uptake of vaccine has increased and has resulted in vaccine insufficiency. There is a need to bring out public health strategies to deal with this issue. This article discusses the feasible public health strategies to address this issue at the grass root level. 

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2021-07-13

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Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy to Insufficiency in India; A Public Health view on Covid-19 Vaccination in India: Covid 19 Vaccine Hesitancy to Insufficiency. (2021). International Journal of Health Systems and Implementation Research, 5(1), 50-53. https://ijhsir.ahsas-pgichd.org/index.php/ijhsir/article/view/111

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