Mobile teams bring COVID-19 vaccines to rural villages in Sierra Leone

Published on May 7, 2024

COVID-19 vaccination rates remain low in many African countries, often because providing access to vaccines is difficult in remote areas. A new international research project showed that intervention with mobile vaccination teams in Sierra Leone is an effective way of reaching rural populations to increase vaccination uptake.

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