Title of article :
Recommendation and Roadmap of Mass Vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Bangladesh as a Lower-Middle-Income Country
Author/Authors :
Hossain, M. J Department of Pharmacy - State University of Bangladesh - Satmasjid Road Dhanmondi - Dhaka, Bangladesh , Rahman, S. M. A Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Dhaka - Dhaka, Bangladesh , Emran, T. B Department of Pharmacy - BGC Trust University- Chittagong, Bangladesh , Mitra, S Department Pharmacy - Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Dhaka - Dhaka, Bangladesh , Islam, M. R Department of Pharmacy - University of Asia Pacific - Farmgate - Dhaka, Bangladesh , Dhama, K Division of Pathology - ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute - Izatnagar - Bareilly - Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract :
Low-income countries (LICs) and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) are still deprived of the optimum
doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines for their population, equal access and distribution, as
well as mass immunization roadmaps to be implemented for achieving herd immunity and protection from the
ongoing pandemic. In this short report, we are interacting with the world public health experts, as well as
national and global leaders for warranting the mass vaccination drive to be more progressive against COVID-19
with equitable access of vaccines to LICs or LMICs to save the lives of the poorest country people and refugees.
From several scientific databases, such as Google Scholar, PubMed, as well as national and international news
websites, the data were collected data by utilizing appropriate keywords regarding the topic. Bangladesh might
be exemplified in this brief communication as the representative of LMIC. As of October 14, 2021, 48% of the
world's people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In contrast, only 2.5% of people from
LICs have come in under COVID-19 vaccination for at least a single shot. Both LICs and LMICs need far more
vision and ambition, including political, administrative, and diplomatic progress along with enhancing the
vaccination drive for their population to be immunized through simultaneous mass vaccination progress of other
countries with implementing public health safety measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords :
Successful mass vaccination , Lower-middle-income country (LMIC) , COVID-19 outbreak , Bangladesh
Journal title :
Archives of Razi Institute