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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people in Syria: An incipient crisis

Author Affiliations
University of Aleppo, Häme University of Applied Sciences, Damascus Hospital, Syrian Private University, ...
Published InAnnals of Medicine and Surgery
Year2022
Citations7

Abstract

Covid-19 is a global health threat as it spreads widely and rapidly. This pandemic was first detected at the end of December in Wuhan city of China [1]. The first case in Syria was reported on 22 March 2020 [2]. Syria’s Healthcare Capacity to respond to a COVID-19 Outbreak was rapid but not sufficient as the Syrian war made a bad impact on Syria’s Healthcare to face another crisis. The Syrian Ministry of Health Committed the World Health Organization (WHO) Covid-19 management guidelines but a necessity to reduce prevalence and death rate suppose the need of a safe and effective vaccine [3]. Multiple available vaccines had been developed, but the big challenge was when vaccine hesitancy appeared [3]. Syria’s Healthcare…
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