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Article Critique in Health Sciences: Acceptability of a COVID19 Vaccine among the Saudi Population

                 Acceptability of a COVID19 Vaccine among the Saudi Population       Populations all over the world had been waiting for a way out of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit every part of the world. This pandemic has affected global health and the economy causing people to lose their jobs and business regardless of their size and strength. Advanced countries started a race to discover a treatment for this disease to either prevent humans from getting it or at least reduce the death rate and getting critically ill. Like any treatment, there are people who would accept taking it after knowing that it had been approved by drug authorities while others would not because of false beliefs or because of bad experiences. Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries which started a national campaign to vaccinate all its population regardless of their nationality and legal status for free to get herd immunity as well as to reopen ...

Modern ways of collecting public health data

          Modern ways of collecting Public Health Data                 As we know that collecting data for public health is essential and serve ten services; to evaluate, investigate, mobilize, monitor, educate and empower, for policy development, and finally to enforce and link. There are traditional means and new means for data collection such as HL7(Health Level 7), mHealth app, EHR, and web-based interfaces. These new means are now replacing the traditional ones once implemented and used properly. HL7, the set of standers that made it easier to collecting and sharing data between various healthcare providers in an effective and efficient way compared to old means and is used for both administrative and clinical data. Moreover, mHealth apps are more for end-user to permit data collection plus they allow access for public health information Sehaty app for example such technology is efficient in reducing cost and inf...