Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy.

Global launch of the Immunization Agenda 2030

Publications

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Vaccines against influenza: 
WHO position paper – 
May 2022

In accordance with its mandate to provide guidance to Member States on health policy matters, WHO issues a series of regularly updated position papers...

How to 
temperature 
map cold chain 
equipment and 
storage areas

The central-level cold room of any country may hold millions of dollars’ worth of vaccines.In highly populated countries this may also be the case...

Interim recommendations for use of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, developed by Sinovac

These WHO interim recommendations for use of the Sinovac-CoronaVac were developed on the basis of advice issued by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts...

Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022 cover page

This statement is outdated. For latest recommendations on booster use please check Revised RoadmapThis strategy brief outlines the urgent actions required...

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Multimedia

Data

13% estimated

global coverage

of 15 years old girls with final dose of HPV in 2020

17 million children

miss out on

lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2020

83% of infants

vaccinated with 3

doses of DTP containing vaccine in 2020