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ArticleChina CDC weekly2023

Comparative Analysis of Vaccine Inequity and COVID-19 Transmission Amid the Omicron Variant Among Countries - Six Countries, Asia-Pacific Region, 2022.

Jingli Yang, Hannah McClymont, David J Warne, Liping Wang, Wenbiao Hu

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Article in China CDC weekly, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jingli YangSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Hannah McClymontSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
David J WarneSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Liping WangDivision of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Wenbiao HuSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) persists as a significant global public health crisis. The predominant strain, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), notably the Omicron variant, continues to undergo mutations. While vaccination is heralded as the paramount solution to cease the pandemic, challenges persist in providing equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. What is added by this report?: The distribution of vaccine coverage exhibited disparities between high-income and middle-income countries, with middle-income countries evidencing lower levels of vaccination. The data further suggested that countries with lesser vaccination levels tended to display a higher case fatality rate. Findings indicated that an increase in population-wide vaccination was effective in mitigating COVID-19 related mortalities. What are the implications for public health practice?: The findings of this research underscore the pressing necessity for equitable access to vaccines to effectively mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic within the Asia-Pacific region.

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COVID-19inequityOmicronvaccines

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PMCPMC10468375

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