IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND HESITANCY IN SAUDI ARABIA
NISREEN OMAR ASRAF
Family Medicine, National Guard Hospital, Primary Health Care (Specialized Poly Clinic), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
ABDULATIF MAJED ALBASSAM
GP, King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAISAL KHALID ALABDULWAHAB
GP, King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ABDULAZIZ MOHAMMED ALOMAYSH
ICU, King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
SAUD ABDULRAHMAN A. ALZAHRANI
GP, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
MSHARI AHMED ALASSAF
GP, King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
YOUSEF HAMOUD ALMUTAIRI
Intern, Dar Aluloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
YASSER ZAID KHALAF ALKHALAF
GP, King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
FAISAL ABDULLAH ALMUZHIR
Intern, Dar Aluloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAISAL MAJED ALBASSAM
AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ADBDULLAH ALI AL-YAHRI
Intern, Dar Aluloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ALHALAL, MOHAMMED HUSSAIN A
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
AYAT HUSSAIN ALI AL MUTAWA
King Faisal University, Alahsa, KSA.
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Abstract
One of the greatest contributions to public health is vaccination. The majority of affluent nations have high rates of childhood vaccination, indicating that vaccination is still largely regarded as a public health policy in these nations. But there might be many individuals who are under-vaccinated. The rise of VPD outbreaks, such as measles, poliomyelitis, and pertussis, and under- or non-vaccinated communities have been linked in several nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 health hazards for 2019. Recently, there have been reports of vaccine reluctance in Saudi Arabia. Currently, the need for awareness campaigns about the benefits of vaccination is needed more than ever. In this review we will be looking at immunization hesitancy in Saudi Arabia, its definition, factors, and possible solutions.
Keywords: Immunization, vaccination, public health, COVID-19, knowledge