Addressing the challenges of vaccination

Countries are now openly engaged in competition to approve the Covid-19 vaccine. This may compromise the effectiveness of the vaccine. Tackling misinformation and disinformation and ensuring security related to vaccine development has not been addressed much. Safety precautions and maintaining hygiene while injecting vaccines also need to be discussed.

Public support for vaccines in general is already an issue. Trust in other lifesaving vaccines will be eroded further if a Covid-19 vaccine does not work well.

Yes, we are all increasingly longing for an end to the outbreak. But a safe vaccine, effective for all those at risk, is worth the wait.