COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign for healthcare workers in a low-resource setting: A clinician-driven initiative

COVID-19 vaccination has been globally accepted as a critical public health response measure to prevent severe disease and death, alleviate strain on healthcare systems, and prevent onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The South African Department of Health’s plan to vaccinate 1.25 million healthcare...

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Published inSouth African medical journal Vol. 111; no. 7; pp. 610 - 614
Main Authors Reddy, D L, Dangor, Z, Lala, N, Johnstone, J, Maswabi, L, Tsitsi, J M L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG) 01.07.2021
Health & Medical Publishing Group
Subjects
Care and treatment
Demographic aspects
Medical personnel
Medically underserved areas
Methods
Public health
Vaccination
South Africa
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Summary:COVID-19 vaccination has been globally accepted as a critical public health response measure to prevent severe disease and death, alleviate strain on healthcare systems, and prevent onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The South African Department of Health’s plan to vaccinate 1.25 million healthcare workers through the Sisonke Early Access Vaccine Rollout for Healthcare Workers presented both opportunities and challenges in terms of designing and implementing a mass vaccination roll-out in the resource-limited state sector. We present our experiences and challenges from the largest hospital in Africa, and hope that this will assist other institutions with planning successful COVID-19 mass vaccination campaigns.
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135
DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i7.15712