Leveraging HIV Program and Civil Society to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, Zambia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Dec;28(13):S244-S246. doi: 10.3201/eid2813.220743.

Abstract

To accelerate COVID-19 vaccination delivery, Zambia integrated COVID-19 vaccination into HIV treatment centers and used World AIDS Day 2021 to launch a national vaccination campaign. This campaign was associated with significantly increased vaccinations, demonstrating that HIV programs can be leveraged to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; HIV; SARS-CoV-2; Zambia; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections* / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Immunization Programs
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines