Webinar
WHO's Updated PCV Position Paper: 1p+1 Schedules for National Programs
This webinar, held on 22 April 2026, examined recent developments in pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) policy. The programme included:
- An overview of the updated WHO Position Paper on PCV (World Health Organization)
- A presentation on the Systematic review of evidence supporting PCV 1+1 schedules (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
- An analysis of pneumococcal disease trends following a switch to a 1+1 schedule, drawing on the UK experience (UK Health Security Agency)
- A discussion of PCV decision‑making within the Vaccine Prioritization and Optimization Process (VPOP) (UNICEF and World Health Organization)
The presentation slides of this webinar session are available here.
Authors
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Alejandro Ramirez Gonzalez
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- Shamez Ladhani
- Maya Vandenent
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Johanna Fihman
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Languages
Date
2026-04-22
Type
Webinar
Categories
- Programme management
Diseases
- Pneumococcal disease
Organisations
- TechNet
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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