Comparative Analysis of Vaccine Inequity and COVID-19 Transmission Amid the Omicron Variant Among Countries--Six Countries,Asia-Pacific Region,2022  

作　　者：Jingli Yang Hannah McClymont David JWarne Liping Wang Wenbiao Hu 

机构地区：[1]School of Public Health and Social Work,Queensland University of Technology,Brisbane,Australia [2]College of Earth and Environmental Sciences,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou City,Gansu Province,China [3]School of Mathematical Sciences,Queensland University of Technology,Brisbane,Australia [4]Centre for Data Science,Queensland University of Technology,Brisbane,Australia [5]Division of Infectious Diseases,Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention,Beijing,China.

出　　处：《China CDC weekly》2023年第33期731-736,I0001-I0006,共12页中国疾病预防控制中心周报（英文）

摘　　要：What is already known about this topic?The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)persists as a significant global public health crisis.The predominant strain,severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2),notably the Omicron variant,continues to undergo mutations.While vaccination is heralded as the paramount solution to cease the pandemic,challenges persist in providing equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.What is added by this report?The distribution of vaccine coverage exhibited disparities between high-income and middle-income countries,with middle-income countries evidencing lower levels of vaccination.The data further suggested that countries with lesser vaccination levels tended to display a higher case fatality rate.Findings indicated that an increase in population-wide vaccination was effective in mitigating COVID-19 related mortalities.What are the implications for public health practice?The findings of this research underscore the pressing necessity for equitable access to vaccines to effectively mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic within the Asia-Pacific region.

关 键 词：COV INCOME VACCINATION 

分 类 号：R563.1[医药卫生—呼吸系统]