Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to Editor
From the earliest days of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, all countries have been trying to develop vaccines and medications to fight the virus. Finally, a year after the COVID-2019 pandemic, several companies developed vaccines that were safe against this disease. However, the lack of doses...
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Birjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
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| author | Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe Ali Fathi-Ashtiani |
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| description | From the earliest days of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, all countries have been trying to develop vaccines and medications to fight the virus. Finally, a year after the COVID-2019 pandemic, several companies developed vaccines that were safe against this disease. However, the lack of doses of these vaccines created problems for various countries. Ethically, some groups should be highly prioritized according to their need and necessity of receiving the vaccine. Based on the results of current studies, safe and effective vaccination can be effective for the elderly and patients with chronic diseases and prevent the death of such people extensively. Since the national vaccination in Iran has started on February 12, 2021, with the priority of the medical staff, it is necessary to pay more attention to the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in future planning regarding the COVID-19 vaccination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dea6186aca084933ac4072b128b618b42022-12-22T03:36:21ZfasBirjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Servicesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند1607-21972423-61522021-09-01283302306Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to EditorFarzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe0Ali Fathi-Ashtiani1 PhD Candidate in Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran From the earliest days of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, all countries have been trying to develop vaccines and medications to fight the virus. Finally, a year after the COVID-2019 pandemic, several companies developed vaccines that were safe against this disease. However, the lack of doses of these vaccines created problems for various countries. Ethically, some groups should be highly prioritized according to their need and necessity of receiving the vaccine. Based on the results of current studies, safe and effective vaccination can be effective for the elderly and patients with chronic diseases and prevent the death of such people extensively. Since the national vaccination in Iran has started on February 12, 2021, with the priority of the medical staff, it is necessary to pay more attention to the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in future planning regarding the COVID-19 vaccination.http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-3007-en.htmlchronic diseasescoronavirus 2019covid-19elderlyvaccination |
| spellingShingle | Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe Ali Fathi-Ashtiani Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to Editor مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند chronic diseases coronavirus 2019 covid-19 elderly vaccination |
| title | Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to Editor |
| title_full | Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to Editor |
| title_fullStr | Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to Editor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to Editor |
| title_short | Priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in COVID-19 vaccination: Letter to Editor |
| title_sort | priority of the elderly and patients with chronic diseases in covid 19 vaccination letter to editor |
| topic | chronic diseases coronavirus 2019 covid-19 elderly vaccination |
| url | http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-3007-en.html |
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