COVID 19 Vaccination strategies in India- A Public Health perspective

Priyanka; Ekta  Arora; Shibajee  Debbarma; Sanjeev Kumar  Rasania

doi:10.47203/IJCH.2021.v33i04.022

Authors

Priyanka Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Ekta Arora Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Shibajee Debbarma Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4833-7919
Sanjeev Kumar Rasania Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2021.v33i04.022

Keywords:

COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Health, Vaccination

Abstract

COVID-19 has emerged as one of the most challenging pandemics of the recent times. Although physical-distancing and other transmission-mitigation strategies have helped battling this virus in the most effective way, but this will also paradoxically leave the population without immunity to COVID-19 and thus susceptible to additional waves of infection. Thus, to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, safe and effective vaccination programme is required globally with robust vaccination strategies. This article pens down the important strategies being implemented globally for successful vaccination programme and critically reviewing them from public health perspective.

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