Government response to Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria

Identifying Key Issues Over Rollout From a Public Perspective

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7559508
AutoresIfunanya Amara Onwuka (Department of Public Administration and Local Government, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria), Jennifer Ifeyinwa Eze (University of Nigeria), Stephen Tochukwu Nwachukwu (Department of Public Administration and Local Government, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria), Doris Ujunwa Melugbo (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Development Research, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria, autor de correspondencia), Ngozi Idemili-Aronu (0000-0001-9719-8153, University of Nigeria), John Oluwaseyi Jemisenia (University of Nigeria)
Año2024
Volumen22
Número4
Páginas1238-1253
Fecha de publicación2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAfrican Identities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14725843.2023.2207770
OpenAlexW4368372372
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas35

There are concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine’s safety, reliability, and efficacy. Previous studies on vaccine hesitancy focused on public perception and factors influencing behavior but little is known about how government response affects acceptance and distribution efforts. Consequently, the present study is focused on providing answers to the question regarding the challenges induced by the Nigerian governments’ response to the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and acceptance process. Utilizing an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), Findings showed that even though there are strategies designed to ensure effective rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines to the target populations, the plans are not well laid out. Corruption risks and facility deficiency are the likely problems that might affect efficient COVID-19 vaccine equitable distribution to the target groups. The findings’ practical implications indicate that the Nigerian government and other stakeholders ought to make improvements in a number of areas to enable a successful and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. This entails enhancing the online registration process, enhancing communication techniques, tackling corruption threats, assuring a steady supply of electricity, and providing employees with the necessary tools and training

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Language change · Perception · Political science · Public economics · Public policy · Public relations · Computer Science · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy