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COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Nepal, emerging UK variant and futuristic vaccination strategies to combat the ongoing pandemic

Sah R 1 , Khatiwada AP 2 , Shrestha S 3 , Bhuvan KC 3 , Tiwari R 4 , Mohapatra RK 5 Show all authors , Dhama K 6 , Rodriguez-Morales AJ 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal; National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 2 Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Service Research, Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • 3 School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, 281001, India
  • 5 Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha, India
  • 6 Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: kdhama@rediffmail.com
  • 7 Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina, Faculty of Medicine, Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de Las Americas, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia; School of Medicine, Universidad Privada Franz Tamayo (UNIFRANZ), Cochabamba, Bolivia. Electronic address: alfonso.rodriguez@uam.edu.co
Travel Med Infect Dis, 2021;41:102037.
PMID: 33781945 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102037

Abstract

With the emergence of the new variants of concern (VOC) of the SARS-CoV-2, the efficacy of certain vaccines against them requires further research and considerations for future scenarios of COVID-19 vaccination. The vaccines' lack of efficacy against VOC will pose at risk to the vaccinated population and is a public health threat. In this commentary, we discuss Nepal's recent experiences and expectations regarding the confirmation of VOC B.1.1.7 from the United Kingdom in the country.

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