NEW!  WHO resources on Catch-up Vaccination 1.       Leave No One Behind: Guidance for planning and implementing catch-up vaccination – this is a foundational document that covers catch-up vaccination as an essential component of a strong immunization programme, o...

Dear colleagues, We are all concerned about the impact of Covid on immunization as the pandemic evolves. The need for up-to-date data is high. Going forward our goal is to harmonize the ongoing efforts of data collection on the impact from all regions, but to have a quick idea of how immunization s...

You are invited! Online Workshop: Building Sustainable and Resilient National Immunization Supply Chains during COVID-19 and BeyondDate: August 13th, 2020 (English session) Time: 14:00 CET (13:00 GMT, 8:00 ET)Duration: 1 hr. 30 mins Register here:https://forms.gle/svLcx55DAb7tHXKv9 We will sh...

EPIEPI Atelier en ligne: Vers une chaine nationale d’approvisionnement des vaccins résiliente et pérenne durant la pandémie du COVID-19 et au-delà Date : 06 aout 2020 (version française) Heure 15:00 CET (14:00 WAT, 9:00 ET)Durée: 1 heure et 30 minutesEnregistrez-vous: https://forms.gle/svLcx55...

Dear all  Greetings from KVG team and wish to share the following with the viewers for needful. Write-up As per World Health Organization (WHO) there is "no evidence" that the BCG vaccine protects against COVID-19. Initially, WHO also stated that there were no enough evidences of airborne tr...

Jeudi 16 juillet 2020 14h00 SAST (08h00 EDT) INSCRIVEZ-VOUS La pandémie actuelle du Covid-19 ébranle les systèmes de santé des pays à revenu faible et moyen (PRFM) et met leur personnel à risque. Le travail des personnels de santé clinique, qui traitent quotidiennement les patients dans les hôpit...

In collaboration with the WHO, Immunization Academy's IA Watch has created new training videos on how to safely deliver immunizations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The first new video in the series is "IPC Standard Precautions During the COVID-19 Outbreak." French and Spanish versions are coming soo...

A business continuity plan (BCP) outlines how a programme or project will continue operating during an unplanned disruption in service. It contains contingencies for processes, assets, human resources and partners – every aspect of the programme that might be affected. The BCP for immunization suppl...

Commentary paper authored by me, Kelly Lynn Moore and John Lloyd "Logistical challenges for potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and a call to research institutions, developers and manufacturers" is now available online in VACCINE journal. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/p...

The challenge before us is an enormous one – many lives hang in the balance. But never in the history of the world have we had as many resources available to craft solutions as we do today. When a Covid-19 vaccination is developed, we have the benefit of innovative homegrown tech that already exists...

Dear colleagues, As we start the process of planning for re-start of campaigns, I wanted to highlight a new app developed by the WHO academy to providehealth workers with mobile access to a wealth of COVID-19 knowledge resources, that include up-to-the-minute guidance, tools, training, and vir...

Dear Partners and Coleagues,   As Haier Biomedical is a manufacturer of medical cold chain for more than 20 years, recently we are always asked what cold chain solution is recommended for the Covid-19, especially for the RT-PCR Kit, virus sample and vaccine transportation and storage. T...

Chers collègues, Nous sommes tous préoccupés par l'impact de la Covid-19 sur la vaccination au fur et à mesure de l'évolution de la pandémie. Le besoin de données actualisées est important. Notre objectif est d'harmoniser les efforts actuels de collecte de données sur l'impact dans toutes les régio...

An Immunization Pulse Poll in the context of COVID-19 conducted between 14 and 24 April, with 801 responses from 107 countries, showed that disruption to the routine immunization program are widespread and affect all WHO regions. 64% of countries represented in the poll indicated that routine immuni...

PROMOTING EQUITY THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN June 3, 2020, 4:00-5:00pm CEST REGISTER HERE: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EoDaBqqkRaSFRLgKo9Fk6Q  Join VillageReach and JSI for a discussion on how supply chains can be adapted to be more responsive to the needs of under-served populat...

Dear Technet community, Hope you’re well. I’d like to share a short article I wrote (published on May 15) making the case to immediately start planning for COVID-19 immunization delivery and suggesting activities to focus on now. The article focuses on India, but the core points and suggestions fo...

Dear TechNet-21 Community,   Presenting you with the WHO and UNICEF joint statement encouraging greater health commodity supply chain integration for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals updated to provide interim guidance for COVID-19 response.   Happy reading! Michelle Seidel UNIC...

The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) hosted a series of webinars to celebrate World Immunization Week 2020. This webinar series featured IVAC experts speaking on the current and future state of vaccines around the world, and included:  Measuring the economic impact of vaccines VoI...

TechNet has recently released a page that gathers major technical guidance documents from WHO on maintaining immunization services during the Covid-19 pandemic: https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/covid-19  Currently, you'll find global guidance as well as guidance from WHO regions. In a...

  If pregrant women is COVID-19 positive and deliver baby, how it is important to give Hep.B, BCG and birth dose of OPV, or we can differ the vaccination till mother is fully recovered. Please suggest....