What Can Be Learned from the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout in Australia : A Case Study

Article Article scientifique Rapport de cas What Can Be Learned from the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout in Australia : A Case Study eng 2021-12-03 2021-12-03 author Choiseul Juliette Caroline 938880 author Emmerson Paris Jade 938214 author Eslanloo Pereira Turan Maria 596606 author Hosseinalipour Seyed-Moeen 0000-0003-2109-5136 940142 Services communs de GSI (GSIA) author Hasselgard-Rowe Jennifer 792941 Institut de santé globale (COSPR) 587-607 10.3390/epidemiologia2040040 36417218 2673-3986 PMC9620945 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3986/2/4/40 <p>This paper addresses the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination progress in Australia. Globally, Australia was initially praised for its national COVID-19 response, reflecting well with regard to case numbers and mortality rates. However, Australia’s progress with its vaccine rollout has come under scrutiny. When compared globally, it fares very low in terms of the number of vaccine doses administered. This paper discusses the first three months of the vaccination process, and the challenges Australia faced during that time. Through an extensive literature review, data was collected on relevant topics concerning all aspects of the Australian COVID-19 situation. The following key points are discussed: the specific COVID-19 organisation at the federal vs. the state government levels, the Australian economy, the vaccine supply strategy, and the vaccine priority roll out. In conclusion, we highlight the impact of Australia initially relying heavily on the AstraZeneca vaccine, which subsequently came under fire regarding safety issues likely linking the vaccine to thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS).</p> Aboriginal populations AstraZeneca Australia COVID-19 response Economy Federal/state government Supply strategy Vaccine strategy Dewey 320 Dewey 613 66 Institut de santé globale 22A1 24 Global Studies Institute 0DJ false Epidemiologia 2 4 7b5cee9c-6839-40d7-92a6-af60ffef78b6 Article (Published version) Public Article-scientifique-from-unpaywall.pdf 379143 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 ae12562d9cccdd448574499beadf63d5bced2055bfb669ef871b2e893c757a1c openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale Centres et instituts / Global Studies Institute

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Choiseul, Juliette Caroline