Global, regional, and national estimates of target population sizes for covid-19 vaccination: descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide global, regional, and national estimates of target population sizes for coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) vaccination to inform country specific immunisation strategies on a global scale.

Design

Descriptive study.

Setting

194 member states of the World Health Organization.

Population

Target populations for covid-19 vaccination based on country specific characteristics and vaccine objectives (maintaining essential core societal services; reducing severe covid-19; reducing symptomatic infections and stopping virus transmission).

Main outcome measure

Size of target populations for covid-19 vaccination. Estimates use country specific data on population sizes stratified by occupation, age, risk factors for covid-19 severity, vaccine acc

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7736995 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature