Immunization Strategies for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection: Regional and Global Analysis

Naresh Kumar, Shiv Narayan Nishad

Abstract: Covid-19, affected socio-economic aspects across the world and has proved destructive. Millions of people affected and died due to severity of the pandemic. Several precautionary measures to stop spread of infection has been initiated, however, the entire world is struggling to mitigate its impact and transmission of infection. Experts advocated immunization as an effective mode to control the pandemic but there are challenges of universal access of vaccines particularly among the low income countries. Therefore, in the present study an attempt is made to analyse the spread of coronavirus and impact of vaccination on transmission of infection. Also it is tried to assess challenges of universal vaccination and possible strategy for equitable access of vaccine to combat spread of infection. It is found that intensity of vaccination is helpful to reduce spread of the covid-19 disease.

Keywords: Covid-19, Vaccination, Immunization Strategies, Vaccine Equity, Vaccine Accessibility