Escalating the 2022 Hajj during the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic

The escalation of the number of pilgrims for the 2022 Hajj season comes as KSA had succeeded in reaching an excellent percentage in vaccine coverage and subsequently eased the restrictions. KSA adopted an extensive surveillance, implemented risk mitigation, and maximized COVID-19 vaccines coverage.

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Published inJournal of travel medicine Vol. 29; no. 6
Main Authors Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A, Kattan, Rana F, Memish, Ziad A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 17.09.2022
Subjects
COVID-19 vaccines
Immunization
Pandemics
Pilgrimages
Ramadan
Risk reduction
Vaccines
Umrah
COVID-19
scaleup
SARS-CoV-2
Mass gatherings religious events
restrictions
Hajj
Mass Gatherings religious events
Scaleup
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Summary:The escalation of the number of pilgrims for the 2022 Hajj season comes as KSA had succeeded in reaching an excellent percentage in vaccine coverage and subsequently eased the restrictions. KSA adopted an extensive surveillance, implemented risk mitigation, and maximized COVID-19 vaccines coverage.
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ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1093/jtm/taac059