Will people in conflict affected zones in Africa have access to COVID‐19 vaccine? A case of Nigeria

Amos Abimbola Oladunni, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Lawrence Gregory Ijafu and Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno

International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2022, vol. 37, issue 4, 1918-1925

Abstract: Vaccination is an important and cost‐effective disease prevention and control strategy. Over the years, milestone discoveries in vaccine research and development as well as vaccine delivery systems, have contributed to expanded immunisation coverage and reduction in morbidity and mortality associated with vaccine‐preventable diseases. While this outstanding development in vaccine delivery continues, there are considerable gaps in access to vaccines among populations living in fragile and conflict‐affected zones which appeared to be the fault line of limited vaccine coverage. Despite progress in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccine development, there are concerns about the feasibility of African countries affected by armed conflict and violence to effectively deliver COVID‐19 vaccines at the unprecedented level required to fight against the virus. In this article we discuss the feasibility of access to COVID‐19 vaccine among populations in conflict affected areas in Nigeria including methods that can be applied to reach and vaccinate populations in these settings.

Date: 2022
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