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Title: | Covid-19 vaccinations : the unknowns, challenges and hopes |
Authors: | Mohamed, Kawthar Rzymski, Piotr Islam, Md Shahidul Makuku, Rangarirai Mushtaq, Ayesha Khan, Amjad Ivanovska, Mariya Makka, Sara A. Hashem, Fareeda Marquez, Leander Cseprekal, Orsolya Salerno Filgueiras, Igor Fonseca, Dennyson Leandro M. Mickael, Essouma Ling, Irene Godana Arero, Amanuel Cuschieri, Sarah Minakova, Kseniia Rodriguez-Roman, Eduardo Abarikwu, Sunny O. Faten, Attig-Bahar Grancini, Giulia Cabral-Marques, Otavio Rezaei, Nima |
Keywords: | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination COVID-19 (Disease) -- Prevention COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination -- Complications COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination -- International cooperation COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination -- Moral and ethical aspects COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Citation: | Mohamed, K., Rzymski, P., Islam, M. S., Makuku, R., Mushtaq, A., Khan, A.,...Rezaei, N. (2021). COVID‐19 vaccinations: The unknowns, challenges, and hopes. Journal of Medical Virology, 1-14. |
Abstract: | The entire world has been suffering from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic since March 11, 2020. More than a year later, the COVID‐19 vaccination brought hope to control this viral pandemic. Here, we review the unknowns of the COVID‐19 vaccination, such as its longevity, asymptomatic spread, long‐term side effects, and its efficacy on immunocompromised patients. In addition, we discuss challenges associated with the COVID‐19 vaccination, such as the global access and distribution of vaccine doses, adherence to hygiene guidelines after vaccination, the emergence of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variants, and vaccine resistance. Despite all these challenges and the fact that the end of the COVID‐19 pandemic is still unclear, vaccines have brought great hope for the world, with several reports indicating a significant decline in the risk of COVID19‐related infection and hospitalizations. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87638 |
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