Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the Future
Vaccination has been the most effective way to control the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers and types of vaccines have reached considerable proportions, even if the question of vaccine procedures and frequency still needs to be resolved. We have come to learn the necessity of defining...
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| author | Giuseppe Tradigo Jayanta Kumar Das Patrizia Vizza Swarup Roy Pietro Hiram Guzzi Pierangelo Veltri |
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| description | Vaccination has been the most effective way to control the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers and types of vaccines have reached considerable proportions, even if the question of vaccine procedures and frequency still needs to be resolved. We have come to learn the necessity of defining vaccination distribution strategies with regard to COVID-19 that could be used for any future pandemics of similar gravity. In fact, vaccine monitoring implies the existence of a strategy that should be measurable in terms of input and output, based on a mathematical model, including death rates, the spread of infections, symptoms, hospitalization, and so on. This paper addresses the issue of vaccine diffusion and strategies for monitoring the pandemic. It provides a description of the importance and take up of vaccines and the links between procedures and the containment of COVID-19 variants, as well as the long-term effects. Finally, the paper focuses on the global scenario in a world undergoing profound social and political change, with particular attention on current and future health provision. This contribution would represent an example of vaccination experiences, which can be useful in other pandemic or epidemiological contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f99690010d9a438f8f853b26b3911ee62023-11-19T13:19:46ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-09-01119149610.3390/vaccines11091496Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the FutureGiuseppe Tradigo0Jayanta Kumar Das1Patrizia Vizza2Swarup Roy3Pietro Hiram Guzzi4Pierangelo Veltri5Department of Computer Science, eCampus University, 22060 Novedrate, ItalyLongitudinal Studies Section, Translation Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USADepartment of Surgical and Medical Science, Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyNetwork Reconstruction & Analysis (NetRA) Lab, Department of Computer Applications, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102, IndiaDepartment of Surgical and Medical Science, Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyDepartment of Computer Science, Modelling, Electronics and Systems, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ItalyVaccination has been the most effective way to control the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers and types of vaccines have reached considerable proportions, even if the question of vaccine procedures and frequency still needs to be resolved. We have come to learn the necessity of defining vaccination distribution strategies with regard to COVID-19 that could be used for any future pandemics of similar gravity. In fact, vaccine monitoring implies the existence of a strategy that should be measurable in terms of input and output, based on a mathematical model, including death rates, the spread of infections, symptoms, hospitalization, and so on. This paper addresses the issue of vaccine diffusion and strategies for monitoring the pandemic. It provides a description of the importance and take up of vaccines and the links between procedures and the containment of COVID-19 variants, as well as the long-term effects. Finally, the paper focuses on the global scenario in a world undergoing profound social and political change, with particular attention on current and future health provision. This contribution would represent an example of vaccination experiences, which can be useful in other pandemic or epidemiological contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/9/1496vaccination strategyCOVID-19epidemiologyvaccine distributions |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe Tradigo Jayanta Kumar Das Patrizia Vizza Swarup Roy Pietro Hiram Guzzi Pierangelo Veltri Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the Future Vaccines vaccination strategy COVID-19 epidemiology vaccine distributions |
| title | Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the Future |
| title_full | Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the Future |
| title_fullStr | Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the Future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the Future |
| title_short | Strategies and Trends in COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery: What We Learn and What We May Use for the Future |
| title_sort | strategies and trends in covid 19 vaccination delivery what we learn and what we may use for the future |
| topic | vaccination strategy COVID-19 epidemiology vaccine distributions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/9/1496 |
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