TechNet Conference: Reaching Covid-19 vaccine target groups

This session will investigate the ways in which national immunization programs can reach particular Covid-19 vaccine target groups, such as healthcare workers and the elderly. While most of the countries have conducted multiple mass vaccination campaign for infants and adolescents, many other may not have yet developed adequate experience vaccinating the elderly. We have conveyed a panel of global and regional supply chain experts from WHO and UNICEF to discuss strategies for adapting existing practices to ensure that the future requirements of immunizing target groups with a new Covid-19 vaccine can be met. We will be presenting perspectives from two regions: Europe and Africa.

Adama Sawadogo (UNICEF PD) will present the strategies under consideration at the global level to reach and vaccinate healthcare workers and the elderly.

Oleg Benes (WHO EURO), will present the existing immunization delivery platforms in Europe for healthcare workers and elderly and how these platforms can be leveraged for the covid-19 vaccination.

Serge Ganivet (UNICEF WCARO) and Claude Mangobo (WHO AFRO) will present the potential strategies and the challenges for reaching and vaccinating these targets groups in the context of the African region.

Presenters: 

Souleymane Kone (WHO) 
Adama Sawadogo (UNICEF PD) 
Serge Ganivet (UNICEF WCARO)
Oleg Benes (WHO EURO)
Claude Mangobo (WHO AFRO)