COVID-19 vaccine uptake varied across countries, in part due to vaccine hesitancy fueled by a lack of trustworthy information. To help health workers provide evidence-based answers to common questions about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination, and thereby, assist individuals´ decisions on vaccine acceptance, COVID-19 InfoVaccines, a joint WHO-EU project, was launched in February 2021 to support COVID-19 vaccine rollout in 6 Eastern European countries. COVID-19 InfoVaccines was made available in seven languages and shared on social media networks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn December 31st, 2019, a disease, now known as COVID-19, caused by novel coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China. Since then, new cases of COVID-19 emerge all over the world each day, having a fatal outcome chiefly in those who belong to high risk groups. In order to prevent the disease spread, health regulations have been brought in by the authorities.
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