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2021
Introduction: COVID 19 vaccination is a important domain of this current emergency public health response to curb this pandemic situation, as we cannot afford to deal with recurrent out breaks of COVID 19, hence gaps in COVID 19 vaccination to be addressed and effectively
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health
India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme: challenges and solutionsFollowing January 2020, the SARS-COV-2 spread worldwide, ravaging health systems and causing widespread disruptions in the economic and social spheres. Successive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in different countries concluded that the fight against the virus will be prolonged. Countries including India tried to reduce the spread of SARS-COV-2 by inducing restrictions on population mobility, high testing rates and dynamic algorithmic management but vaccination remained the only definitive answer against SARS COV-2. Though India started its vaccination program in a phased manner as early as January 2021, the second covid wave thwarted its gains with Indian facing a triple whammy of high incident cases, overburdened health infrastructure and inelastic vaccine supplies. In this review, we examined the strength, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of India's vaccination programme and also suggest solutions to augment its strengths, manage its weakness, consolidate on opportun...
2020 •
India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, and Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. 28 States and 8 Union territories. Healthcare percolates to the last mile (villages) through a hierarchical structure arrangement i.e. Community Health Centre, Public Health Centre and Sub-Centres. A combination of Government and private health care facilities caters to Urban and rural population in a highly diversified social fabric across the country. With 1.3 billion populations, extremely high density and limited healthcare resources India is fighting battle to containing COVID-19 spread at multiple fronts. Rigorous efforts are being made to contain this deadly virus at all levels in Government hierarchy while scientists across the world are racing to develop a vaccine that can bring the novel coronavirus pandemic to an end. There are nearly 50 vaccine candidates currently under human trials with 11 of them in phase III (typically the last stage of vaccine research) testing around the world. Storage and handling requirements attached with two front runner vaccine technologies i.e. mRNA and viral vector, will influence vaccine candidate selection process in India. Toughest task will be planning priority groups in a Phased vaccination programme and planner would need to improvise custom criteria befitting to local conditions and healthcare system in India. Data on committed or anticipated access to number of doses of specific vaccine type (technology) on a given timeframe will be the starting point for setting-up priority groups and planning end-to-end procedure for storage, handling, distribution and inoculation. Prevention of fraudulent activities and cyber crime in COVID-19 vaccination procurement and management process is another challenge for authorities in India and would need to be suitably addressed in the National Plan. COVID-19 is an opportunity for overhauling public healthcare system in India. Author discusses key challenges and strategies in vaccinating whole country against COVID-19.The focus of discussion is more on vaccine administration strategy for rural India which accommodates about 72 % of country’s 1.3 billion populations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities between low- and high-income countries. Within the latter, a greater impact is seen in the poorest and most vulnerable people, including refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants. They all may experience poor access to quality healthcare or have suboptimal health-seeking behavior, distrust of governments, or fear of detention and deportation if seeking healthcare. Some refugees and migrants may face multiple barriers to vaccination and access to health systems that are relevant to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines, despite the growing inclusion of these populations in public health policies. Several good practices have emerged to ensure the inclusion of these populations in vaccination and healthcare for COVID-19 globally. However, inequalities persist between high-income and low-/middle-income populations. The inequalities in COVID-19 vaccination reflect the already existing ones in common health services worldwide. Further effo...
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
Mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic in India: an in-depth exploration of challenges and opportunities for three vulnerable population groups2021 •
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic is certain to have an unprecedented impact on the global population, but marginalized and vulnerable groups in low-income countries (LICs) are predicted to carry the largest burden. This study focuses on the implications of COVID-19-related measures on three population groups in India, including (1) migrant laborers (of which a majority come from Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), as well as Other Backward Classes (OBCs)), (2) children from low-income families and, (3) refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Design/methodology/approach: This study adopts a sequential mixed-method research design. A desk-based study of a selection of government reports was undertaken on the COVID-19-related mitigation measures. The desk study was followed by in-depth interviews with purposively recruited high-ranking experts in specific sectors of policy implementation and service delivery across the country. Findings: The outcomes of this stud...
Free vaccination against COVID-19 commenced in India on January 16, 2021, and the government is urging all of its citizens to be immunized, in what is expected to be the largest vaccination program in the world. Out of the eight COVID-19 vaccines that are currently under various stages of clinical trials in India, four were developed in the country. India’s drug regulator has approved restricted emergency use of Covishield (the name employed in India for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine) and Covaxin, the home-grown vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech. Indian manufacturers have stated that they have the capacity to meet the country’s future needs for COVID-19 vaccines. The manpower and cold-chain infrastructure established before the pandemic are sufficient for the initial vaccination of 30 million healthcare workers. The Indian government has taken urgent measures to expand the country’s vaccine manufacturing capacity and has also developed an efficient digital system to address and mo...
Immunologic Research
An assessment of the strategy and status of COVID-19 vaccination in IndiaJOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
An Analysis of the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign in IndiaThe Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been affecting people all across the world for the past two years. For the virus to be destroyed, basic personal health education is a need, and it plays a significant role in the virus’s downfall. The entire population of a country cannot be protected by coronavirus vaccines, which only offer some amount of protection. World Health Organisation (WHO) claims that affluent nations are now able to immunise the majority of their citizens, poor nations are unable to immunise even their medical staff. The present study primary goal was to examine India’s immunisation campaign. In this study paper, secondary data predominately were used.
The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is gaining ground in many parts of the world. This brief examines the challenges that India must hurdle to successfully manufacture and distribute a vaccine. It argues for a fair and equitable distribution of vaccine with an aim to save the maximum number of lives. It suggests a multi-parameter model based on age, co-morbidity, income and profession to justify one's claim for vaccine. The imperative is to develop a rules-based regime for the distribution of vaccine and the allocation of scarce healthcare resources in this time of public health crisis.
2024 •
The Selvicciola necropolis is a large burial site dated to the Copper Age, located on the mid-Tyrrhenian side of Central Italy, in the Fiora river valley. Despite post-depositional disturbances, 32 prehistoric tombs were found, generally in a good state of preservation, with a total number of 119 individuals identified. In the present study, radiocarbon and stable isotope measurements on bone collagen are combined with skeletal data for 71 of these individuals. We aim to investigate possible changes in food practices and burial patterns throughout time. In detail, the results allowed us to define a timeframe for the use of the cemetery of at least 2000 years, with the two most ancient individuals found in tomb 17 and dated to around 3950 cal BC, assigning this a necropolis chronological investigation of the so-called Rinaldone culture. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis confirmed a predominantly agropastoral subsistence strategy for this prehistoric community. Although the plant intake consisted mainly of C3 species, we further discuss the fact that the stable isotope data suggest an increase in the consumption of C4 plants over time. The integration of radiocarbon and isotopic data with the skeletal evidence and material culture provides an interesting insight into the funerary world of this community, highlighting the importance of Selvicciola for the understanding of life in the Mediterranean at the transition between the fourth and the third millennia BC.
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