Guidance
Introducing Rubella Vaccine into National Immunization Programmes. A step by step guide
This document is intended for use by national immunization programme
managers and immunization partners involved in operational support.
General guidance about planning the introduction of a vaccine into a national
immunization programme is provided in the document “Principles and
considerations for adding a vaccine to a national immunization programme: from
decision to implementation and monitoring” published by WHO in 2014.
The specific objectives of this document are:
• To guide the policy discussions and operational aspects of the introduction of
rubella containing vaccine (RCV) into the national immunization programme.
• To provide technical guidance, up-to-date references on global policy,
technical justification, strategic issues and laboratory guidelines related to the
introduction and provision of rubella containing vaccine (RCV) in the national
immunization programme.
Authors
Languages
- English
- French
Publication year
2015
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Programme management
Diseases
- Rubella
Organisations
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
Tags
- New vaccine introduction
- Policy and legislation
Topic references
EPI-CORE-MEASLES