ISSN: 2578-5044
Authors: Rabiu I*, Shehu A, Gimba U and Prajapati R
Of all the Covid-19 intervention programs, the use of vaccines has proven effective in the control as well as prevention of the disease. However, higher cases of vaccine hesitancy have been identified as one of the main challenges affecting the successful implementation of vaccination programs, especially in Africa and Asia. Despite the global acceptance of Covid-19 vaccines, African countries, including Nigeria remain the least vaccinated countries even with the proven data with regards to vaccine safety and efficacy. In both Nepal and Nigeria, Nepal has a higher number of approved Covid-19 vaccines with Nigeria having seven and Nepal having eleven. Among these countries, vaccine hesitancy has been identified as a serious concern affecting the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination Programme. There are still worries about vaccine efficacy and safety as part of the COVID-19 vaccine challenges both in Nepal and Nigeria. This study conducted in-depth research on the various Covid-19 vaccines that have been approved in both Nigeria and Nepal, and highlights the success and challenges of the successful implementation of Covid-19 vaccination in these two countries as well proffers some solutions to these challenges. The work further focus on the comparison of the pattern of vaccination and the challenges affecting it. This paper will serve as resource material as literature searches in major databases (Scopus, web of science, ProQuest, and google scholar) revealed that similar work on the comparison between these two countries on vaccine hesitancy has not been done.
Keywords: Africa; Covid-19 vaccination; Nepal; Nigeria; Vaccine hesitancy; Vaccine safety
