NURS 340 Need To Increase Immunization Rates In Refugee And Immigrant Population
NURS 340 Need To Increase Immunization Rates In Refugee And Immigrant Population
NURS 340 Need To Increase Immunization Rates In Refugee And Immigrant Population
Immunizations have recently become a key focus of government-funded health care.
You recognized a need to enhance vaccination rates among your community’s refugee and immigrant populations based on community-level data.
Whom may you involve as collaborators in developing and implementing community-level health programs?
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The pandemic of COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities and exacerbated already-existing inequities within and between low- and high-income countries.
These inequities have disproportionately impacted the poorest and most vulnerable members of society, which may include refugees and migrants (especially those in irregular situations).
These groups frequently face vulnerabilities, which the epidemic exacerbates (1).
Economic, social, and political isolation can result in poverty, homelessness, and exploitation, increasing the likelihood of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Refugees and migrants may be forced to live in close quarters or work in unsafe conditions (for example, in overcrowded informal settlements, workers’ dormitories, reception and detention centers, or insecure housing arrangements) (2–5), with limited ability to physically distance themselves or self-isolate (6,7).
Numerous refugees and migrants work in vital industries where they are more likely to come into contact with the virus, making them more susceptible to infection (8).
They may also be more vulnerable as a result of variables such as ethnicity, culture, language, or race separating them from the majority demographic group.
They may lack access to high-quality health care, exhibit suboptimal health seeking behaviors, harbor mistrust of governments, or be fearful of imprisonment and deportation if they seek health care.
In these situations, refugees and migrants are more likely to face a greater burden of COVID-19 infection and are overrepresented in cases, hospitalizations, and fatalities (8).
Additionally, they may have a high prevalence of underlying health problems, which increases their likelihood of developing severe COVID-19 infection (9).
Immunization against COVID-19 in refugees and migrants: fundamental principles and important concerns
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In several OECD member countries, studies indicated that these groups have an infection risk at least twice that of native-born individuals, with a disproportionately unfavorable impact on refugees and migrants (both regular and irregular) in the majority of nations where statistics are currently available (8,10).
As a result, it is critical to ensuring that all groups, especially refugees and migrants, have fair access to health care and COVID-19 immunizations.
While states bear primary responsibility for protecting and promoting the well-being and human rights of those living within their borders, the global community also bears responsibility for addressing the human rights claim to vaccines for all those living in countries that cannot meet their basic needs without assistance.
Among these initiatives include lowering the barriers to vaccine access that nations with fewer resources and geopolitical influence face.
COVID-19 transmission is borderless, and as long as active transmission occurs anyplace, there is a chance of transmission occurring elsewhere.
The COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, as well as the Global Humanitarian Response Plan, underline the importance of protecting the vulnerable, particularly those living in low-resource, difficult-to-reach, and humanitarian contexts (11,12).
UN resolution 2565 (2021) urges for increased international collaboration to ensure fair and affordable access to COVID-19 vaccinations during armed conflict and post-conflict circumstances, as well as during complex humanitarian catastrophes (13).
This document supplements existing COVID-19 immunization guidance documents endorsed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) (14,15); WHO guidance on developing a national deployment vaccination plan (NDVP) (16); WHO plans to promote the health of refugees and migrants (17,18); and the Global Immunization Agenda 2030. (19).
Additionally, it draws on data and lessons learned from COVID-19 immunization programs in refugee and migrant communities from January to June 2021.
The document is directed at national authorities, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, health cluster teams, WHO country offices, and United Nations country teams responsible for managing and assisting in the deployment, implementation, and monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines in refugees and migrants, as well as partners who provide assistance.
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