The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers
Abstract Bhutan has reported a total of 2596 COVID-19 cases and three deaths as of September 15, 2021. With support from India, the United States, Denmark, the People’s Republic of China, Croatia and other countries, Bhutan was able to conduct two rounds of nationwide vaccination campaign. While man...
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| author | Tsheten Tsheten Phurpa Tenzin Archie C. A. Clements Darren J. Gray Lhawang Ugyel Kinley Wangdi |
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| description | Abstract Bhutan has reported a total of 2596 COVID-19 cases and three deaths as of September 15, 2021. With support from India, the United States, Denmark, the People’s Republic of China, Croatia and other countries, Bhutan was able to conduct two rounds of nationwide vaccination campaign. While many countries struggle to overcome vaccine refusal or hesitancy due to complacency, a lack of trust, inconvenience and fear, escalated in some countries by anti-vaccine groups, Bhutan managed to inoculate more than 95% of its eligible populations in two rounds of vaccination campaign. Enabling factors of this successful vaccination campaign were strong national leadership, a well-coordinated national preparedness plan, and high acceptability of vaccine due to effective mass communication and social engagement led by religious figures, volunteers and local leaders. In this short report, we described the national strategic plan and enabling factors that led to the success of this historical vaccination campaign. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-018c71b0ad7a45a5b63919f19d4024b42022-12-22T04:04:03ZengBMCInfectious Diseases of Poverty2049-99572022-01-011111410.1186/s40249-021-00929-xThe COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablersTsheten Tsheten0Phurpa Tenzin1Archie C. A. Clements2Darren J. Gray3Lhawang Ugyel4Kinley Wangdi5College of Health and Medicine, Research School of Population Health, Australian National UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Ministry of HealthTelethon Kids InstituteCollege of Health and Medicine, Research School of Population Health, Australian National UniversitySchool of Business, University of New South WalesCollege of Health and Medicine, Research School of Population Health, Australian National UniversityAbstract Bhutan has reported a total of 2596 COVID-19 cases and three deaths as of September 15, 2021. With support from India, the United States, Denmark, the People’s Republic of China, Croatia and other countries, Bhutan was able to conduct two rounds of nationwide vaccination campaign. While many countries struggle to overcome vaccine refusal or hesitancy due to complacency, a lack of trust, inconvenience and fear, escalated in some countries by anti-vaccine groups, Bhutan managed to inoculate more than 95% of its eligible populations in two rounds of vaccination campaign. Enabling factors of this successful vaccination campaign were strong national leadership, a well-coordinated national preparedness plan, and high acceptability of vaccine due to effective mass communication and social engagement led by religious figures, volunteers and local leaders. In this short report, we described the national strategic plan and enabling factors that led to the success of this historical vaccination campaign.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00929-xBhutanVaccineCOVID-19StrategyCampaignEnablers |
| spellingShingle | Tsheten Tsheten Phurpa Tenzin Archie C. A. Clements Darren J. Gray Lhawang Ugyel Kinley Wangdi The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers Infectious Diseases of Poverty Bhutan Vaccine COVID-19 Strategy Campaign Enablers |
| title | The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers |
| title_full | The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers |
| title_fullStr | The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers |
| title_short | The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccination campaign in bhutan strategy and enablers |
| topic | Bhutan Vaccine COVID-19 Strategy Campaign Enablers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00929-x |
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