Between Ambitious Strategies and Reality: The African Union Strategy on COVID-19 Vaccine

Amr ElAteek; Shimaa A Heikal; Ludmila Rozanova; Antoine Flahault

doi:10.3390/epidemiologia2040042

Between Ambitious Strategies and Reality: The African Union Strategy on COVID-19 Vaccine

Epidemiologia (Basel). 2021 Dec 14;2(4):621-638. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia2040042.

Authors

Amr ElAteek¹, Shimaa A Heikal^{1

2}, Ludmila Rozanova¹, Antoine Flahault¹

Affiliations

¹ Global Health Institute, The University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
² Public Policy and Administration Department, The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.

Abstract

A key learning lesson from country responses to COVID-19 pandemic was the impact of the strategies that are followed on combating the pandemic. Since the development of different vaccines and their supply globally, most countries have developed their own strategies to effectively provide sufficient doses for their population and start the vaccination process with the best outcomes. In this perspective, we review the African Union vaccination strategy by exploring the implementation of the strategy and its outcomes. We report on the strategy initiatives, vaccines distribution, administration, and the impact on new COVID-19 cases in African countries.

Keywords: African Union; COVAX; COVID-19; vaccination strategy; vaccines.