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COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in South Africa and Zimbabwe: Urgent Need to Address Community Preparedness, Fears and Hesitancy.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Operationalizing rapid implementation science for responsive HIV programs.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
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- COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone: an application of Health Belief Model constructs.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, attitude, and perception on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: cross-sectional study among Eritrean refugees in Kampala.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Examining corruption risks in the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in select states in Nigeria.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Validation of the vaccination attitudes examination scale in a South African context in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine: quantifying dimensionality with bifactor indices.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- People's perceptions on COVID-19 vaccination: an analysis of twitter discourse from four countries.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Vaccine access, equity and justice: COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination.BMJ global health · 2023Review
- A review of public health, social and ethical implications of voluntary medical male circumcision programs for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.International journal of impotence research · 2023Review
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Abstract
South Africa became one of the first African countries to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As the rest of Africa prepares to receive COVID-19 vaccines, most countries in Africa have set up national-level coordination committees for developing national vaccination deployment plans. While the main focus of these committees has been on setting up strategies that facilitate the swift distribution of COVID-19 vaccines once they are available, the role of effective public health awareness should not be ignored. Countries must devise strategies on how best to enhance public understanding and curb misinformation about the vaccines. With this viewpoint, we unpack the threat of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and offer recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine communication strategies in the South African and Zimbabwean contexts.
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