Ilesanmi) Myriads of experiences with infectious diseases and the weak health system on the African continent makes VH [vaccine hesitancy] worth investigating, especially in the COVID-19 context.
COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) has the potential to bridge the inequality gap in many African countries by ensuring the COVID-19 vaccine is available to all persons, including the marginalised. In spite of the potential of the vaccine to help control the COVID-19 pandemic through such efforts, anecdotal evidence has reported the reluctance of many Africans to accept the proposed COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine hesitancy (VH) threatens to hinder the success that could be achieved through the COVID-19 vaccine and the entire COVID-19 outbreak response. In that light, this essay explores reasons behind, and potential strategies for addressing, COVID-19 VH in Africa.
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Emma was on holiday with her family two days before she developed Bell s palsy
Have you heard of Bell’s palsy? I certainly hadn’t, until it paralysed one side of my face.
My eldest son and I were in the garden in our pyjamas, picking blackberries. It was a lovely summer’s morning and we’d just come home from a family holiday in France.
My husband, Will, was taking photos of us but I couldn’t smile properly. It was the strangest feeling. I ignored it, as busy mums of small children often do with things concerning themselves, but the right side of my face felt heavier and when I looked in the mirror, my eyebrow had dropped and my mouth was lopsided.