Joint Policy Statement: promoting the exclusive use of injection safety devices for all immunization activities

Overview

WHO and UNICEF are issuing this revised 2019 Joint Statement to re-iterate the recommendation to immunisation programmes to systematically and exclusively use AD syringes and reuse prevention syringes for all delivery and reconstitution of vaccines, in routine immunization services and mass vaccination campaigns.

This policy decision is based on sufficient evidence that the said technology is fit for purpose for all national immunization programmes.