Assignment 2: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – Article

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State or Country: U. S

State or Country: South Africa

Phase

What are the phases of the rollout in this location?

What agency has the authority to define these phases?

· three-phase approach Phase1, Phase2 and Phase 3

· The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines how vaccination delivery will most likely take place in stages.

· three-phase approach Phase1, Phase2 and Phase 3 ( Jebril,2020).

· Government continues to work with various pharmaceuticals companies

National versus Regional control

What aspects of supply and distribution are the responsibility of the national versus regional government?

Following FDA clearance, the federal government and 64 state, local, and territorial jurisdictional vaccination programs, with which the CDC collaborates and funds, begin to manage the supply of available vaccine doses to designated administration locations around the country. The amount of dosages allotted to each jurisdiction will be determined by the federal government.

· Government work with various pharmaceuticals companies

Challenges & Solutions

What challenges have there been with supply and distribution of vaccines?

How are these challenges being addressed?

· Because persons who get doses are assigned to the jurisdiction in which they live, the reporting method may vary between doses if they relocate to a new immunization area.

· The CDC has set a threshold of 95 percent for immunization coverage estimates published on COVID Data Tracker. This limit helps to resolve potential overestimations of vaccination coverage.

· Problem to identify, the most vulnerable in the community

· They register their priority groups before vaccines arrive

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State or Country:

State or Country:

Locations

Where can vaccines be administered in this location?

Does this vary from state to state, or region to region?

· public and private sectors In all 50 states of United States of America (Budzyn et al 2021).

· Vaccinations differ from state to state. Most states in the South and West have vaccinated a lesser percentage of their population than those in other parts of the country.

· public and private sectors.

· The vaccine will be sourced, distributed, and overseen by the government.

Personnel and Storage

What type of caregiver is approved to give shots?

What are the storage requirements for vaccines used in the clinics?

· Registered healthcare workers

· The cold chain

· Registered healthcare workers

· The cold chain

Challenges & Solutions

What challenges have there been with administration of vaccine clinics?

How are these challenges being addressed?

· vaccine supply and staffing challenges.

· To fulfill the demand for immunizations, health-care establishments begin to function at full capacity.

· population be vaccinated

· The large number of COVID-19 case

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State or Country:

State or Country:

Reporting on the COVID-19 Rollout

How are shots administered to date in this location being tracked?

How are mortality rates from COVID-19 in this location being tracked?

· by providing basic information such as your name, birth date, and gender.

· The number of new cases reported is helps to know real-time picture of the coronavirus's spread.

· by providing basic information such as your name, birth date, and gender.

· cases reported

Stats on Vaccines Delivered

How many doses of vaccine have been administered in this location to date?

What percentage of this location’s population have been fully vaccinated?

· 513,839,973 Administered vaccines

· 206.8 million people fully vaccinated

(Budzyn et al 2021).

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· 28.2M doses

· 48.9 percent

COVID-19 Mortality Rates

How many deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in this location since the start of the pandemic?

How has the mortality rate been trending over the past 3 months? Why?

· TOTAL DEATHS is 827,879

· COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in October. In November 2021, it was the third biggest cause of death. This was due to the spread of the Delta variant.

· TOTAL DEATHS is 222,276.

· November 22, 2021, the overall deaths due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa reached 222,276. ( Jebril,2020)