View this email in your browser WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2024CELEBRATE WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEKWITH IVAC: REGISTER NOW!When: Thursday, April 25, from 11am–12pm ET Description: As part of World Immunization Week 2024, the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public He...

IVAC at ISPPD 2024Several IVAC projects will be represented at ISPPD 2024 through a number of posters and oral presentations. We look forward to connecting with colleagues over the next several days. Plenary Session 01: Equity in Pneumonia Prevention and Treatment Monday, 18 March, 09:05–10:35, Ballroom East Co-chaired by Dr. L...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | FEBRUARY 2024NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS[Podcast] Extended Interview: Behind the Scenes with a Documentary Crew Following the Malaria Vaccine from Trial to ApprovalIn an interview with the Johns Hopkins Malaria Minute, Dr. William Moss, IVAC's Executive Director and Deputy Director at th...

View this email in your browser VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | JANUARY 2024NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSOne Dose at a Time: Mobilizing to Eliminate Cervical Cancer In Nigeria This past October, Nigeria introduced single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination into its routine immunization schedule for adolescent girls. Dr. Chizoba...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | DECEMBER 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSThe Hill: Measles Once Devastated the World Like COVID. It Still Threatens Us Today. Millions of unvaccinated children are susceptible to measles, a highly contagious disease that kills one to two hundred thousand young children each year, with COVID-...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | NOVEMBER 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSIVAC Leads Workshop at the Asian Vaccine Conference IVAC led and participated in a number of activities at the Asian Vaccine Conference held earlier this month in Cebu, Philippines. Lois Privor-Dumm, IVAC's Director of Adult Vaccines, and IV...

IVAC Webinar | November 2023EXPLORING THE FOREFRONT OFDIGITAL VISUALIZATION PLATFORMSWomen, Children, and HealthJoin us for an interactive session on newly available digital health platforms designed to help disseminate population health data for increased stakeholder accountability and global health sustai...

World Pneumonia Day | November 2023IVAC Commemorates World Pneumonia Day Since 2009, IVAC has joined the immunization community in observing World Pneumonia Day on November 12th – a chance to bring global awareness to pneumonia as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5.For over 10 years...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | OCTOBER 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSIVAC’s Dr. Shaun Truelove to Co-Lead Infectious Disease Modeling and Analytics CenterThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics recently established the Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling ...

96 Upcoming Webinar: World Pneumonia Day 2023 - October 7thIVAC Webinar | October 2023!--->UPCOMING WEBINAR World Pneumonia Day 2023: The Latest Life-Saving Approaches !---> When: November 7th from 9:00am - 10:30am ET Description: Despite global efforts to increase access to life-saving pneumococcal conjugate va...

IVAC Webinar | October 2023COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery in Asia: Lessons Learned from 6 Low- and Middle-income CountriesWhen: October 25 from 6:00am - 7:15am EDT / 6:00pm - 7:15pm (GMT +8 hours)CLICK TO REGISTER Description: IVAC will present findings from a recent study funded by the Asian Development Bank ...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | SEPTEMBER 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSAs Respiratory Illnesses Rise, Vaccine Access is More Important Than Ever With flu season around the corner and expected upticks in cases of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), we can anticipate a perfect storm of respiratory viruses — of...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | AUGUST 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Left: Prachi Singh; Right: Prachi Singh, Dr. Ruth Karron, Berhaun Fesshaye, Dr. Rupali Limaye. IVAC Team Presents Maternal Immunization Findings in Kenya IVAC’s Maternal Immunization Readiness Initiative (MIRI) team recently traveled to Nakuru, Keny...

View this email in your browser IVAC Webinar | August 2023!---->ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER! WHY MEASLES RATES ARE ON THE RISEMeasles is a highly contagious and vaccine-preventable disease that has been on the rise, both in the United States and globally. Missed routine immunizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and growing mi...

2023 WUENIC UpdatesAs Immunization Coverage Begins to Recover, Inequities RemainAlthough we are beginning to recover from the immunization backslide caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the recently released WHO and UNICEF national estimates of immunization coverage (WUENIC) shows that continued efforts are needed to e...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | July 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSAsk the Experts: Why Measles Rates are on the Rise Measles is a highly contagious and vaccine-preventable disease that has been on the rise, both in the United States and globally. Missed routine immunizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and growing mistrust ...

IVAC Webinar | July 2023Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic:Emerging Priorities in Vaccine Safety and Pharmacovigilance in Asia and the PacificWhen: July 27 from 7:00am - 8:00am EDT | CLICK TO REGISTER Description: Vaccine safety and pharmacovigilance have been identified as a key area of importance in Asia a...

IVAC Webinar | July 2023COVID-19 Vaccine Policy in a Changing World: Contributions of Vaccine Effectiveness StudiesWhen: July 11 from 9:00pm - 10:30pm EDT Description: Vaccine policy has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in response to research and data collected about how vaccines perform in the real world –...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | JUNE 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS (left to right) Emily Miller, Alex Michel, Marley Jurgensmeyer, Prachi Singh, and Rupali Limaye IVAC @ VARN2023 Several IVAC faculty members recently participated in the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s annual Vaccination Acceptance Research Network (VARN) 2...

View this email in your browser VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | MAY 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS IVAC and Partners Launch Statement to Raise Awareness About Single-Dose HPV Vaccination In December 2022, the World Health Organization endorsed a single-dose schedule for HPV vaccination for the primary target age group (9–14 years...