Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward

dc.contributor.authorAssiri, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorAl-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.
dc.contributor.authorAlkhalifa, Monira
dc.contributor.authorAl Duhailan, Hessa
dc.contributor.authorAl Qahtani, Sara
dc.contributor.authorDawas, Reema Abu
dc.contributor.authorEl Seoudi, Abdul Aziz
dc.contributor.authorAlomran, Najd
dc.contributor.authorOmar, Omar Abu
dc.contributor.authorAlotaibi, Nawaf
dc.contributor.authorAlmudarra, Sami S.
dc.contributor.authorAlabdulkarim, Khalid
dc.contributor.authorAlqahtani, Saleh
dc.contributor.authorJokhdar, Hani
dc.contributor.departmentMedicine, School of Medicineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-19T18:47:04Z
dc.date.available2021-11-19T18:47:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.descriptionThis article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) emerged in Wuhan City, China. The SARS-CoV-2 crossed borders and quickly transformed into a "Public health emergency of international concern". Countries around the globe are in the race to achieve herd immunity. We describe the steps taken by Saudi Arabia to achieve this goal.en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.identifier.citationAssiri, A., Al-Tawfiq, J. A., Alkhalifa, M., Al Duhailan, H., Al Qahtani, S., Dawas, R. A., El Seoudi, A. A., Alomran, N., Omar, O. A., Alotaibi, N., Almudarra, S. S., Alabdulkarim, K., Alqahtani, S., & Jokhdar, H. (2021). Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 43, 102119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102119en_US
dc.identifier.issn1873-0442en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/27044
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102119en_US
dc.relation.journalTravel Medicine and Infectious Diseaseen_US
dc.rightsPublic Health Emergencyen_US
dc.sourcePublisheren_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 vaccinationen_US
dc.subjectSaudi Arabiaen_US
dc.subjectherd immunityen_US
dc.titleLaunching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forwarden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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