Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward

Abdullah Assiri; Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq; Monira Alkhalifa; Hessa Al Duhailan; Sara Al Qahtani; Reema Abu Dawas; Abdul Aziz El Seoudi; Najd Alomran; Omar Abu Omar; Nawaf Alotaibi; Sami S. Almudarra; Khalid Alabdulkarim; Saleh Alqahtani; Hani Jokhdar

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102119

Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward

Abdullah Assiri, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Monira Alkhalifa, Hessa Al Duhailan, Sara Al Qahtani, Reema Abu Dawas, Abdul Aziz El Seoudi, Najd Alomran, Omar Abu Omar, Nawaf Alotaibi, Sami S. Almudarra, Khalid Alabdulkarim, Saleh Alqahtani, Hani Jokhdar

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The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) emerged in Wuhan City, China. The SARS-CoV-2 crossed borders and quickly transformed into a “Public health emergency of international concern”. Countries around the globe are in the race to achieve herd immunity. We describe the steps taken by Saudi Arabia to achieve this goal.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	102119
Journal	Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102119
State	Published - Sep 1 2021

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Assiri, A., Al-Tawfiq, J. A., Alkhalifa, M., Al Duhailan, H., Al Qahtani, S., Dawas, R. A., El Seoudi, A. A., Alomran, N., Omar, O. A., Alotaibi, N., Almudarra, S. S., Alabdulkarim, K., Alqahtani, S., & Jokhdar, H. (2021). Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 43, Article 102119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102119

Assiri, A, Al-Tawfiq, JA, Alkhalifa, M, Al Duhailan, H, Al Qahtani, S, Dawas, RA, El Seoudi, AA, Alomran, N, Omar, OA, Alotaibi, N, Almudarra, SS, Alabdulkarim, K, Alqahtani, S & Jokhdar, H 2021, 'Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward', Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 43, 102119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102119

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