Proposing a Novel Criterion for Achieving Herd Immunity in Global Epidemics (Pandemics): The Importance of Vaccination Velocity
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Alireza Mirahmadizadeh
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Fatemeh Baberi
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Fatemeh Jafari
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Nadia Mohammadi Dashtaki
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Aboubakr Jafarnezhad
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5. Meng Z, Shan S, Zhang R (2021). China’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy and its impact on the global pandemic. Risk Manag Healthc Policy, 14:4649–4655.
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7. Piraveenan M, Sawleshwarkar S, Walsh M, et al (2021). Optimal governance and implementation of vaccination programmes to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. R Soc Open Sci, 8(6):210429.
8. Ota MO, Badur S, Romano-Mazzotti L, Friedland LR (2021). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization. Ann Med, 53(1):2286-2297.
9. Patel K, Nayak B, Rana S, et al (2022). Enablers and barriers towards ensuring routine immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a qualitative study across five different states in India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 116(9):814-821.
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Mirahmadizadeh A, Baberi F, Jafari F, Mohammadi Dashtaki N, Jafarnezhad A. Proposing a Novel Criterion for Achieving Herd Immunity in Global Epidemics (Pandemics): The Importance of Vaccination Velocity. Iran J Public Health. 2024;53(11):2610-2612.
