Abstract
In addition to economic, political, and societal barriers, vaccination is also hampered by a lack of public acceptability. Similar to the 2019 Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), environmental and health catastrophes have a substantial influence on immunisation efforts. Due to interruptions in routine vaccination and the growth of health care systems, Pakistan's immunisation efforts were predicted to be badly affected by the pandemic. More outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) are expected as a result of this trend. But there isn't any proof to back this up. According to a qualitative research, this article evaluates the influence of COVID-19 on Pakistan's regular immunisation programmes. Locals in Sindh region of Pakistan opposed routine polio vaccinations for some time until they were resumed in July 2020. A 'Western Conspiracy' was believed to be behind both the vaccination and COVID-19. Arguments for the existence of socioeconomic memory suggest that these attitudes and behaviours may be understood in the context of economic, sociocultural, and geopolitical factors. By arranging Supplementary Immunisation Activities (SIAs), the government may address COVID-19's detrimental influence on routine vaccination, as well as other important concerns affecting vaccination programs in the country.
Highlights
Vaccination confronts a variety of context-specific challenges across the world (Nichter, 1995; Feldman-Savelsberg et al, 2000; Ali, 2020a,c)
Personal health information was not present in the study, but an overview of how participants felt about COVID-19 was given. We discovered that these people refused regular immunizations, such as Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG), since they considered COVID-19 to be only polio vaccines and the "Western" world was connected with COVID-19 and vaccinations
To provide context for our findings, we provide an outline of COVID-19 and the immunisation campaigns in Pakistan
Summary
Vaccination confronts a variety of context-specific challenges across the world (Nichter, 1995; Feldman-Savelsberg et al, 2000; Ali, 2020a,c). Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters have a major influence on immunisation efforts (Ali, 2020c; World Health Organization, 2020). There has been a considerable reduction in vaccinators' attendance after the introduction of E-Vaccs, from 97% to 54% It was new and maybe too advanced for many vaccine providers, who were unable to grasp and utilise it properly To begin with, they believed that if they did not record their presence on it, nothing would happen. A few of them claimed to have misplaced their iPhones and used that as an excuse to get out of the meeting early
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