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Resilience learning from the COVID-19 pandemic and its relevance for routine immunization programs.
Oluyemisi Falope1, Mawuli K Nyaku1, Ciara O'Rourke1
1Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Expert Review of Vaccines
|September 5, 2022
Summary
Health system resilience tools helped maintain routine immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. These strategies can guide future vaccination programs facing disruptions or threats.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Immunization Programs
- Health Systems Resilience
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted global public health responses and immunization programs.
- Routine immunization services and mass vaccination campaigns faced unprecedented challenges, risking setbacks in disease prevention.
Approach:
- A systematic literature review was conducted to identify global studies on health system resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The review focused on indicators of resilience, defined by the Resilient Health System Framework, and their application to routine immunizations.
- Searches were performed across multiple databases and gray literature from January 2020 to November 2021.
Key Points:
- The study identified tools and strategies that enhanced health system resilience for immunization programs.
- Resilience elements (awareness, diversity, self-regulation, integration, adaptation) were analyzed in the context of maintaining vaccinations.
- Findings were applicable across diverse geographic regions and economic contexts.
Conclusions:
- Health system resilience is crucial for sustaining immunization programs during global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The identified resilience tools can inform strategies for post-pandemic immunization recovery.
- These findings offer valuable insights for mitigating the impact of future health threats on vaccination initiatives.
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