Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific

The highly contagious Delta variant is fueling new outbreaks in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP). It is becoming evident that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is not leaving any time soon and may be here to stay. Countries with high vaccination coverage show,...

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Main Authors:	Arur, Aneesa, Islamaj, Ergys, Kim, Young Eun, Le, Duong Trung, Mattoo, Aaditya, Somanathan, Aparnaa
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Malaysia 2021
Subjects:	CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 COVID-19 VACCINATION LOCKDOWN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/179981633527816046/Managing-Long-COVID-in-East-Asia-and-the-Pacific http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36396

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spelling	okr-10986-363962021-10-15T05:10:39Z Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific Arur, Aneesa Islamaj, Ergys Kim, Young Eun Le, Duong Trung Mattoo, Aaditya Somanathan, Aparnaa CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 COVID-19 VACCINATION LOCKDOWN The highly contagious Delta variant is fueling new outbreaks in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP). It is becoming evident that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is not leaving any time soon and may be here to stay. Countries with high vaccination coverage show, however, that transition to a relativelybenign phase of "managed endemicity" may be possible. At current trends, and given vaccine availability, many EAP countries are expected to vaccinate more than 60 percent of their populations by the first half of next year. Achieving and sustaining high coverage will require improving distribution capacity, overcoming vaccine hesitancy, and expanding regional production of vaccines to ensure reliable supplies for persistent COVID-19. Countries will also need to sustain the process of testing, tracing, and isolation, as well as precautions such as social distancing and wearing masks. Finally, countries need to strengthen their health systems to cope with long COVID. 2021-10-14T19:22:39Z 2021-10-14T19:22:39Z 2021-10-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/179981633527816046/Managing-Long-COVID-in-East-Asia-and-the-Pacific http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36396 English Research and Policy Brief;No. 51 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Malaysia Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific East Asia Oceania
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spellingShingle	CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 COVID-19 VACCINATION LOCKDOWN Arur, Aneesa Islamaj, Ergys Kim, Young Eun Le, Duong Trung Mattoo, Aaditya Somanathan, Aparnaa Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific
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description	The highly contagious Delta variant is fueling new outbreaks in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP). It is becoming evident that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is not leaving any time soon and may be here to stay. Countries with high vaccination coverage show, however, that transition to a relativelybenign phase of "managed endemicity" may be possible. At current trends, and given vaccine availability, many EAP countries are expected to vaccinate more than 60 percent of their populations by the first half of next year. Achieving and sustaining high coverage will require improving distribution capacity, overcoming vaccine hesitancy, and expanding regional production of vaccines to ensure reliable supplies for persistent COVID-19. Countries will also need to sustain the process of testing, tracing, and isolation, as well as precautions such as social distancing and wearing masks. Finally, countries need to strengthen their health systems to cope with long COVID.
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author	Arur, Aneesa Islamaj, Ergys Kim, Young Eun Le, Duong Trung Mattoo, Aaditya Somanathan, Aparnaa
author_facet	Arur, Aneesa Islamaj, Ergys Kim, Young Eun Le, Duong Trung Mattoo, Aaditya Somanathan, Aparnaa
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title	Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific
title_short	Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific
title_full	Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific
title_fullStr	Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific
title_full_unstemmed	Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific
title_sort	managing long covid in east asia and the pacific
publisher	World Bank, Malaysia
publishDate	2021
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Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific

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