This is the 2nd session of the Life Course and integration webinar series. The Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) aims to ensure that all people benefit from recommended immunizations throughout the life course, integrated with essential health...

Globally, an estimated 23 million children missed vaccination in 2020 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This article analyzes vaccination coverage trends and catch-up strategies/recommendations implemented in Latin America...

Introduction: The reduction in the number of visits to health care centers since the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic may affect mandatory vaccination. Objective: To assess the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the administration of the...

technical guidelines for vaccinators

The synchronized introduction of the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and the switch from trivalent oral polio vaccine (tOPV) to bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) has constituted an effort without precedents, and with astonishing results. Within the...

The role of pharmacists in immunisation and vaccination varies across the world; in some countries pharmacists are primarily involved in ensuring the safe supply and dispensing of vaccines, as well as advocating for...

Background: Single-dose Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) vaccination was implemented in all Argentinean children aged 12 months in 2005. Previous studies demonstrated high prevalence of protective antibody response 4 years following single dose vaccination....

BACKGROUND: A recently developed 10-valent pneumococcal non-typeable H influenzae protein D-conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV) is expected to afford protection against more than two thirds of isolates causing IPD in children in Latin America, and also...

Based on an analysis of existing manuals this document provides manufacturers with some insights on how to best structure their training material and manuals for users, by describing how to structure key content elements that should be featured such...