Introduction . The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide, causing devastating consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The culprit behind this global crisis is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic over three years ago, there have been 772,011,164 confirmed cases and 6,940,593 deaths globally as of November 20231. Vaccines have been crucial in the fight against COVID-19, but t...