{"id":76893,"date":"2021-01-15T10:49:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T05:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=76893"},"modified":"2021-01-15T20:32:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T15:02:30","slug":"strategic-guidelines-for-covid-vaccine-program-challenges-and-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/strategic-guidelines-for-covid-vaccine-program-challenges-and-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic guidelines for COVID vaccine program: Challenges and suggestions\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Government has issued strategic guidelines for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">effective rollout<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of COVID vaccine program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\"> There are challenges in the way of the Vaccine program that should be tackled as soon possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strategic guidelines<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for COVID vaccine programme<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With limitations of Vaccine\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">related to efficiency and efficacy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in mind, government has framed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">strategic guidelines<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for COVID vaccine programme<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guidelines<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were framed using the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0knowledge acquired over three decades of implementing the Universal Immunisation Programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0It aims to\u00a0aims to cover 30 crore people by July 2021.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has specified involvement of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">19 departments<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, donor organisations and NGOs at the national, state, district and block level\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the roll out of COVID vaccine programme.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The guidelines have also clearly mentioned the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">priority criteria<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Citizens eligible for the first round of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID vaccine programme<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0includes the following,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">caregivers and front-line workers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> working under the department of health, defense, municipalities, and transportation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Persons above the age of 50.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And persons below the age of 50 who suffers from <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">comorbidities\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">such as diabetes, hypertension, cancers, and lung diseases are all included.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The strategic guidelines have also clearly stated in detail,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The skills, roles, and responsibilities of the required human resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The quantum of logistics required for delivering vaccines at point of use.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The requirement of physical infrastructure, monitoring systems based on digital platforms, and feedback systems for reporting adverse events.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, it has been criticised that<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the guidelines are ideal and\u00a0ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> failed to provide solutions for real-time issues of our health system.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are the challenges involved in effective rollout of COVID vaccine programme?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are many challenges to roll out COVID vaccine programme. They are,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">u<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nequal distribution of cold storage facilities among states<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. For example, out of the 28,932 cold chain points, half are in the five southern states, Maharashtra and Gujarat.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whereas the eight states in the North and Odisha that account for over 40 per cent of the country\u2019s population have only 28 per cent of the cold chain points.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, pertaining issues in our health care sector such as\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">poor human resources<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a weak private sector<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, poor safety and hygiene standards, frequent power outages, poor infrastructure will reduce the capacity to implement the vaccine programme with speed, quality, and accuracy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">massive\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">immunization programme<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for 30 crore\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">people can<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> distort the routine health service delivery and affect other immunisation drives, and can lead to exhaustion of health care workers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fourth,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">acquiring the data for<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">under the 50s with <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">comorbidities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will be challenging though we have data for the above-50-year-olds in the electoral rolls.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fifth,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there are also challenge of tackling<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Fudging, false certification, and siphoning off vaccines to private facilities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the event of vast price differences between private hospitals and public hospitals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sixth,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the non-availability of efficacy data could result in huge wastage and gives scope for errors and duplication during the procurement and supply of vaccines.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seventh,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the trust<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the people on COVID\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vaccines<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are decreasing leading to suspicions and fears<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0due to various reasons such as\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">N<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on-transparency of data<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> either of the two vaccines proposed for use in the program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pacity with which the licenses were given etc.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0For example,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have not completed the Phase 3 trials<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that confirm the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Above all<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> India hasn\u2019t signed the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">advance purchase agreements<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for vaccines that have completed Phase 3 trials from other countries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is the way forward?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0avoid the complexity of listing the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">priority group<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0throughout our country<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. It should be replaced by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">covering the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">complete\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">area<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in one go<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, instead of sequencing them into different groups.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The areas could be ranked on the basis of a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vulnerability index<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">based on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">disease burden, caseload of COVID infections, demographic profile<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, health-seeking behavior and availability of infrastructure, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">etc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to create confidence in the community we need to establish an independent team of experts under the aegis of the WHO to ensure adherence to recruitment standards, consent conditions, adverse event record management, compensation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">standards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to build trust about vaccination programme\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">we need<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0plan\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for large<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">scale public<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0education and information<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">programme through<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> State- and local-level networks where people are informed, sensitised and their feedback was taken<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fourth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">People should be involved in decision-making<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. For\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this Local leader<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from public figures, religious\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">leaders, self<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-help groups, the media, and even educational institutions need to participate to help citizens understand its importance and build trust<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fifth<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scienc<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e, evidence, and data analytics<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> need to be extensively used for effective policymaking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, vaccination is not a complete solution to end the epidemic. We need to adopt safe behavior through a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">communication strategy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. For this, the government can use its experience of controlling the HIV\/AIDS epidemic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The need of the hour is a winning strategy against epidemic that has drained us economically, socially and psychologically<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 Government\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">needs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to understand that the effective way of improving uptake of the vaccine while reducing costs is by creating participatory frameworks of engaging experts and communities and building effective and reliable public information, and transparency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis: Government has issued strategic guidelines for the\u00a0effective rollout of COVID vaccine program. There are challenges in the way of the Vaccine program that should be tackled as soon possible.\u00a0 Strategic guidelines\u00a0for COVID vaccine programme\u00a0 With limitations of Vaccine\u00a0related to efficiency and efficacy\u00a0in mind, government has framed\u00a0strategic guidelines\u00a0for COVID vaccine programme\u00a0 Guidelines\u00a0were framed using the\u00a0knowledge&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/strategic-guidelines-for-covid-vaccine-program-challenges-and-suggestions\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Strategic guidelines for COVID vaccine program: Challenges and suggestions\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":76901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[1315,1289,1456,1472],"class_list":["post-76893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-st_1","tag-soc_0","tag-soc_01","tag-vaccine_related_issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Challenges-involved-in-the-effective-rollout-of-COVID-vaccine-programme.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700791846,"cached_date":1704710001},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}