Dear EYE colleagues, To support attainment of the 2021 goals, the EYE Secretariat has published 3 consultancies on the WHO Careers portal with application deadline on 8 March 2021. All consultancies are to be completed remotely, with specifics and application links below. Do share widely with suitable candidates. With thanks for your partnership an...

Hello,As part of our ongoing commitment to share important decisions and recommendations with you, below is a summary of today’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting and subsequent vote. The ACIP met today, February 28, to discuss and vote on recommendations for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. The ACIP members received a...

Hello,The Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act was introduced by US Representatives Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) on January 28. The legislation provides a national framework for IIS operations. We know you may be getting asked about the bill and may need information on it in order to answer questions and/or pass ...

View this email in your browser or download PDFFebruary 2021POLIO NEWSDear Moderator,As the world marks a year since the emergence of COVID-19, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is reflecting upon its support of the pandemic response. A new report from WHO detailing the GPEI’s COVID-19 response efforts has underscor...

26 February 2021, Vol. 96, No. 08, pp. 57–64Now online IN THIS ISSUE 57 Meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards (STAG-IH), December 2020: conclusions and advice62 Monthly report on dracunculiasis cases, January-November 2020Download 26 février 2021, Vol. 96, No. 08, pp. 57-64Maint...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,552: February 24, 2021 Top StoriesRegister now! CDC's Dr. Shimabukuro and Janine Cory to present overviews of CDC's safety monitoring and communications for the COVID-19 vaccines during IAC webinar on March 4Pre-order IAC's laminated versions of CDC’s 2021 immunization schedule...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,551: February 23, 2021 Ask the Experts: IAC Answers Questions about mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines As an additional service to IAC Express readers, we periodically publish special editions such as this one, providing you with new and updated Ask the Experts questions and answers from I...

New white paper spotlights the role of digital tools and adaptive management for navigating complex health challenges By Celina Kareiva, Engagement Officer, PATH Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), Monitoring & Evaluation, Packaging, Policies & Practices, Practices Photo: PATH/Chimwasu Njapawu. Mothers and their babies arrive early to rec...

Hello, As part of our ongoing commitment to provide AIRA members with easy (and free!) tips to help you de-stress, we’re doing something a little different for today's AIRA Discovery Session at 4 p.m. ET. This one-hour session will introduce AIRA members to the “what, why, and how” of mindfulness as a tool for self-care that can help us manage stre...

19 February 2021, Vol. 96, No. 07, pp. 45–56 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 45 COVID-19 as a driver to revolutionize education for public healthDownload 19 février 2021, Vol. 96, No. 07, pp. 45-56 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 45 La COVID-19, un moteur pour révolutionner l’éducation dans le domaine de la santé publique &nb...

Hello, As a reminder, AIRA needs your help to prioritize strategies and activities most likely to improve the capture of adult vaccination records in IIS. We know your time is precious right now and we appreciate any valuable input you can provide. If you have time, please complete our quick 10-minute prioritization activity by no later t...

IAC Express Special Edition #1,550 - Pre-order your 2021 laminated immunization schedules today! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,550: February 18, 2021 LAMINATED SCHEDULES, RECORD CARDS, AND MORE FROM IAC!Pre-order today! Laminated versions of CDC’s 2021 immunization schedules will ship in mid-March!Order IAC’s chil...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,549: February 17, 2021 Top Stories2021 U.S. recommended immunization schedule for children and teens released along with MMWR article detailing changes2021 U.S. recommended immunization schedule for adults released along with MMWR article detailing changesCDC’s Dr. Shimabukuro ...

Hello, This email contains a Discovery Session reminder and a link to several new opportunities for AIRA independent contractor positions. AIRA Discovery Session Reminder As part of our ongoing commitment to provide AIRA members with easy (and free!) tips to help you de-stress, we’re doing something a little different for the next AIRA Discovery Se...

Hello, This email contains an update on priority group guidance and a job opportunities update. Updated Version of Priority Group Guidance Now Available! This guidance document has been updated to include a proposed priority group code set based on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) priority groups and tiers. Communicating prio...

Hello,As a reminder, we are seeking feedback from our members and partners on our draft Landscape Analysis of Adult Immunization Capture in Immunization Information Systems report. This project started prior to the pandemic, but COVID-19 has highlighted the need to focus attention and resources on the considerations highlighted in the report...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,548: February 10, 2021 Top Stories2021 U.S. recommended immunization schedules for children, adolescents, and adults to be posted by Friday, February 12“Demographic Characteristics of Persons Vaccinated during the First Month of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program—United States, D...

Transforming Global Health in 2019 At CHAI, we follow a core set of values that guide our work. With each new program we take on, our approach remains the same: we work on large, ambitious projects; to make healthcare delivery more efficient; and with governments so change can be sustained without our support. The results have been transformational...

Hello, AIRA needs your help to prioritize strategies and activities most likely to improve the capture of adult vaccination records in IIS. We know your time is precious right now and we appreciate any valuable input you can provide. If you have time, please complete our quick 10-minute prioritization activity by no later than Tuesday, Fe...

Getting Shots into Arms A New York Times story shares VillageReach President Emily Bancroft's perspective on how the United States could learn from previous mass vaccination campaigns in low-income countries.Arming Community Health Workers (CHWs) with PPEMalawi Country Director Alinafe Kasiya discusses the impact of the...