Vaccine Rollouts Are an Uphill Battle in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Dyer, Paul; Abouzzohour, Yasmina
- Source
- World Politics Review (19446284); 8/31/2021, p1-5, 5p
- Subject
- COVID-19 vaccines
PUBLIC health
COVID-19 pandemic
VACCINE refusal
ADVERTISING campaigns
- Language
- ISSN
- 19446284
The article reports that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have faced critical challenges in ensuring the effective and equitable vaccination of their citizens against COVID-19. It mentions that countries in the region have faced difficulties in securing sufficient doses due to logistical constraints, poor planning and vaccine hesitancy; and countries have accelerated their vaccination campaigns under the pressure of recent COVID-19 surges, and their international supporters.