High immunity and low mortality after Omicron and mass event in Cameroon despite low vaccination
This study challenges the assumption that high immunisation coverage is the sole determinant of epidemic control in the African context and encourages policymakers to increasingly rely on local research when designing response strategies for more effective outbreak management.
Authors
- Justin Eyong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7772-5307)
- Mark Ndifon
- Francis Jaudel YUYA SEPTOH (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-4490)
- Bongkiyung Donald Buri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1853-8330)
- Lisa M. Bebell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-6522)
- Linda Esso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-3567)
- Cyrille Yonta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-3375)
- Robert Nsaibirni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8550-9185)
- Nadia Mandeng
- Karl Njuwa Fai
- Yap Boum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6823-8539)
- Richard Njouom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3112-6370)
- Herwin Nanda
- Rachel Essaka
- Rodrigue Ntonè
- Dominique Ken Guimsop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-7197)
- Lucrèce Eteki
- Éric Youm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0441-1934)
- René Ghislain Essomba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-6680)
- Lucrèce Matchim
- Marie Claire Assoumou Okomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-5651)
- Sara Eyangoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0557-3815)
- Modeste Tamakloé Koku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2614-0610)
- Dora Tchiasso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2688-4209)
- Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kani Bisseck
- A Ngosso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8072-1241)
- Emilienne Epée (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-6337)
- Claudric Roosevelt Tchame (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0245-6997)
- Georges-Alain Etoundi Mballa
- Bruno Yannick Eyenga Messi
- Hamadou Moustapha
- Moustafa Hamdja
- Daniel B. Danirla
Institutions
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- Harvard University (US)
- Africa Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Epicentre (South Africa) (ZA)
- Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CM)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (GB)
- National Public Health Laboratory (NP)
- Epicentre Uganda (UG)
- Ministry of Public Health (CM)
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health in Africa
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v15i1.649
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention