Guidance
Considerations for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and primary health care for 2022 and beyond
This document lays out key programmatic considerations essential for moving from mass campaigns for COVID-19 vaccination to integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes, PHC and other relevant health services for 2022 and beyond.
The ultimate aim is to fully explore potential areas for integrating different components of immunization programmes, PHC and health systems. Given the evolving epidemiological nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a living document and will be updated to reflect the changing context, including as policies for COVID-19 vaccinations over the longer term are formulated. Finally, the document is not intended to outline a prescriptive approach but rather to present considerations and options for countries to consider and apply based on their needs and the country context.
Languages
- English
- French: Éléments à prendre en considération pour intégrer la vaccination contre la COVID-19 dans les programmes de vaccination et les soins de santé primaires pour 2022 et au-delà
- Portuguese: Considerações para integrar a vacinação contra a COVID-19 em programas de imunização e atenção primária à saúde - para 2022 e adiante
- Spanish: Consideraciones para integrar la vacunación contra la COVID-19 en los programas de inmunización y en la atención primaria de salud para 2022 y más adelante
Publication year
2023
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Programme management
Diseases
- COVID-19
Organisations
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
- Integration
- Primary health care (PHC)
By EVM criterion
- ST Strategic planning
COVID-VAX-INTEGRATION
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slides on Considerations for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and PHC | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2023 | Presentation | English |
| FAQs on Integrating COVID-19 vaccination | World Health Organization (WHO), MM Global Health Consulting (MMGH), UNICEF | 2023 | User guide | English, French |
| Considerations for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and primary health care for 2022 and beyond | World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF | 2023 | Guidance | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Country experiences integrating COVID-19 vaccination into broader health systems (version February 2025) | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2025 | Presentation | English |
EPI-CORE-INTEGRATION
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAPPD: ending preventable child deaths from pneumonia and diarrhoea by 2025 | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2013 | Guidance | English |
| Options for linking health interventions for adolescents with HPV vaccination | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2014 | Guidance | English, Russian, Spanish, French |
| Working together: An integration resource guide for planning and strengthening immunization services throughout the life course | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Case study | English, French |
| Lier les interventions sanitaires à l’intention des adolescents avec la vaccination anti-PVH : différentes options | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2014 | Guidance | French, Russian, Spanish, English |
| Considerations for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and primary health care for 2022 and beyond | World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF | 2023 | Guidance | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish |
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