Hello, The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today, December 20, to discuss and vote on recommendations for allocation of initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccine in Phases 1b and 1c. The committee had an extensive discussion about the scientific, implementation, and ethical considerations related to allocation of COVID-19 vaccine...

Closing the gap. As we looked through our blog posts from the past 12 months in preparation for our usual end-of-year roundup, the term surfaced again and again. It is a favorite in the global health community. There, closing the gap often means reducing or eliminating inequities in health systems and the communities they serve in low- and middle-i...

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, December 19, to discuss and vote on recommendations for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The ACIP members received a...

Hello, We’ve updated the Supporting Providers in Documenting COVID-19 Vaccine Administration tip sheet. Updates to the tip sheet include information about extra doses per vial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and contacts for technical assistance. We will continue to update the tips as we get more information. Access the tips on our website to e...

18 December 2020, Vol. 95, No. 51/52, pp. 641–652 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 641 Index of countries/areas 641 Index, Volume 95, 2020, Nos. 1–52 644 Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards: 10th Ebola outbreak in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo – A technical review &...

Hello, Today is the last night of Hanukkah and almost the end of the first week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Just as Hanukkah celebrates bringing light into the world, we hope this initial wave of vaccine will be the first glimmers of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. In Hebrew, the word Hanukkah means dedication, and AIRA staff know ho...

IAC Express #1,539 - Your weekly immunization news service: First COVID-19 vaccine EUA issued, ACIP recommends vaccine, resource round-up, and more Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,539: December 16, 2020 Top Stories FDA issues EUA for Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine after its advisory committee vote; fact sheets pu...

By Rachel Simon on December 15th, 2020 IAPHL Executive Director, Walter Proper, participates in the High Impact Practices for Family Planning (HIPs) Partnership’s Webinar, Investing in the Supply Chain is Critical to Achieving Family Planning Goals, on November 19, 2020.  For a recap of the webinar, click here. Webinar Recap and Recording: Investin...

96 Protect Africa’s frontline health workers ! View this email in your browserWe are committed to protecting Community Health Workers (CHWs), who keep communities safe and healthy.Give Now to Help Us Support CHWsSince the start of COVID-19, VillageReach and the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) have helped supply over 4.5 mi...

Donate Issue: IAC Express #1,538 - Your weekly immunization news service: please support the Immunization Action Coalition! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,538: December 15, 2020 Please Support the Immunization Action Coalition! Please donate to IAC—our year-end appealGreat gift idea! IAC's elegantly designed "...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,537: December 14, 2020 FDA issues EUA for Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine; ACIP votes to recommend the vaccine for persons 16 years of age and olderFDA issues EUA for Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine after its advisory committee vote; fact sheets publishedACIP recommends first CO...

Hello,As we embark on the biggest mass vaccination campaign of our time, we at AIRA are committed to sharing important decisions and recommendations with you as soon possible. As you know, yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the country’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices...

Plans for covid vaccine effectiveness/impact studies Dear colleagues, After COVID-19 vaccines are introduced into countries, it will be vital to generate real-world data on vaccine effectiveness and impact, as many questions will remain unanswered by the clinical trials.  Studies will likely be done in a variety of countries, in a variety of popula...

11 December 2020, Vol. 95, No. 50, pp. 629–640 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 629 Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases: numbers of people treated in 2019Download 11 décembre 2020 , Vol. 95, No. 50, pp. 629-640 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 629 Schistosomiase et géohelminthiases: nombre de personnes traitées e...

Hello, This email contains an information request and a job opportunity from the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO).Information Request Please see the following information request from the New York State Department of Health. If you are willing to share information, please reply to this emailand in...

We recently worked with Health Awareness on the 2020 Value of Vaccines campaign. A printed publication was enclosed within every copy of the Guardian newspaper and the content is available online at healthawareness.co.uk. The campaign featured exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices about the importance of vaccination through...

Dear Partners and Colleagues, Thank you to those of you who have already taken the time to fill out the communications' survey, and to those of you that have attended 1 to 1 sessions with me to provide additional feedback. We are still a way off the target number of responses needed to ensure we have meaningful data. For this reason, we are as...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,536: December 9, 2020 Top Stories FDA’s advisory committee will discuss and vote on Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine on December 10 and Moderna’s mRNA vaccine on December 17Watch the virtual ACIP meetings on December 11 and 13; no registration...

Hello,Kick off the new year with a few webinar opportunities! You can find more information, including the links to register, below.Discovery Session Join us for the AIRA Discovery Session on Monday, January 11 at 4 p.m. ET. This session's topic is an IIS Community Gathering on the COVID-19 Vaccination Response. This session will be a...

By Catherine Muyawala, Community Coordinator, BID Learning Network Posted in Uncategorized Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. BID Learning Network members participate in a learning exchange in 2015. For the past six years, the BID Learning Network (BLN) has been a conduit of learning, information exchange, and peer support in Sub-Saharan Africa aimed at imp...