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 ...

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...

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 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...

New Updates to VIEW-hub Vaccine Data Visualization ToolIVAC is pleased to announce exciting new updates to VIEW-hub, an interactive platform that provides data visualization on vaccine use and impact around the world.VIEW-hub users can now access global vaccine data either by vaccine or by country, making it ...

WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2023World Immunization Week: The Big Catch-UpWorld Immunization Week: The Urgent Need to Restore and Strengthen Routine Immunization IVAC joins the immunization community during World Immunization Week in calling for renewed focus and urgency toward restoring routine immunization. The ba...

World Immunization Week 2023Game Changers: Vaccine Innovations on the HorizonWhen: April 26 from 10:00am -11:30am EDT Description: As part of this year’s World Immunization Week (2023), the International Vaccine Access Center is hosting a webinar to highlight exciting new vaccines and immunization technology that is...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | MARCH 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSBreaking the Barriers: How Gender Equity Advances Immunization Gender roles and norms can profoundly impact immunization uptake and health outcomes for women, children, families, and communities. To increase immunization coverage and reach zero-dose chil...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | MARCH 2023IVAC’s VIRA Chatbot Receives Silver Anthem Award for Innovative Approach to Vaccine Communication COVID-19 vaccine uptake has plateaued globally, largely in part due to rampant misinformation about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. To combat this phenomenon, IVAC launched VIRA, the CO...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | FEBRUARY 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSIVAC Economics & Finance Team Highlights Immunization Financing GapIVAC health economists, led by Bryan Patenaude, ScD, have recently published several papers focused on the cost of procuring and delivering life-saving vaccines to increase cover...

VACCINE ACCESS DIGEST | JANUARY 2023NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSIVAC Collaborates with Global Partners to Tackle Cervical Cancer Worldwide, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women, with an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 cervical cancer-related deaths reported in 2020. To help address this ...

Vaccine Access Digest December 2022 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthVaccine News and ResourcesVIRA Chatbot Competition Awarded to Three U.S. Health Departments The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has announced the first three winners of the VIRA X NACCHO com...

World Pneumonia Day November 2022 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthWorld Pneumonia Day2022 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report Finds Continued Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Stalled Progress For over 10 years, IVAC’s annual Pneumonia & Diarrhea Progress Report has tracked the progress agai...