Open AccessWHF Position Statement on COVID Vaccination
Author(s) -
Friedrich Thienemann,
Graham Chakafana,
Daniel Piñeiro,
Fausto J. Pinto,
Pablo Perel,
Kavita Singh,
Jean-Luc Eiselé,
Dorairaj Prabhakaran,
Karen Sliwa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global heart
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2211-8179
pISSN - 2211-8160
DOI - 10.5334/gh.1027
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , prioritization , pandemic , position statement , covid-19 , position paper , disease , population , position (finance) , order (exchange) , environmental health , economic growth , family medicine , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , management science , pathology , business , finance , economics
The current COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems and communities globally. As such, several countries have embarked on national COVID-19 vaccination programmes in order to curb spread of the disease. However, at present, there isn’t yet enough dosages to enable vaccination of the general population. Different vaccine prioritization strategies are thus being implemented in different communities in order to permit for a systematic vaccination of individuals. Here, on behalf of the World Heart Federation, we emphasize the need for individuals with Cardiovascular disease to be prioritized in national vaccine prioritization programmes as these are high risk individuals.