Hajj vaccination strategies: Preparedness for risk mitigation

• Main Authors: Majid Alshamrani (Author), Fayssal Farahat (Author), Mohammed Alzunitan (Author), Musallam Abu Hasan (Author), Nisreen Alsherbini (Author), Ali Albarrak (Author), Sameera M Al Johani (Author), Atef shibl (Author), Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq (Author), Alimuddin Zumla (Author), Ziad A. Memish (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Millions of pilgrims travel annually to Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj, posing unique challenges for public health management and disease control. The large influx of pilgrims from diverse backgrounds traveling to a confined geographic area, coupled with the close proximity and inter...