Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals

Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals

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

About

Commentary

Vaccines work at all ages, everywhere

Technical information

Vaccines and diseases

National programmes and systems

Monitoring and surveillance

Research and development

Policy and guidelines

Quality, safety and standards

106 countries

now use the

HPV vaccine worldwide

14 million infants

did not receive

any vaccinations in 2019

116 million children

received three doses

of DTP containing vaccines in 2019

Publications

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Immunization as an essential health service: guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and other times of severe disruption

This document, endorsed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, provides guiding principles to support countries in their decision-making...

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Informing vaccination programs: a guide to the design and conduct of dengue serosurveys

In this document, considerations are provided on designing and implementing a cross-sectional serosurvey using school-based sampling to estimate age-specific...

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National Immunization Coverage Scorecards Estimates for 2019

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Position papers

Highlights

3 December 2020

GIN November 2020

Progress and Challenges with Achieving Universal Immunization Coverage

Interim recommendations for Ebola vaccines

News

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2 December 2020

Departmental news

Profile: Dr Collins Tabu, Head of Immunization Programme, Ministry of Health, Kenya

15 November 2020

Departmental news

MVIP update – 1 million doses administered, Kenya 1st anniversary, cooperation for vaccine access

More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

Feature stories

8 December 2020

Manufacturing, safety and quality control of vaccines

8 December 2020

How are vaccines developed?

8 December 2020

How do vaccines work?

Campaign

Groups

Key initiatives

Events

5 January 2021 10:00 – 17:00 CET

Extraordinary meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) - 5 January 2021

22 – 25 February 2021

Fourth Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF)

23 – 25 March 2021

Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) - March 2021

Calls for consultants / proposals

22 December 2020

Call for submissions

Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Impact Studies: Request for Information

8 December 2020

Call for proposals

Call for proposals : to publish a series of Market Information for Access (MI4A) reports in peer reviewed journals

6 December 2020

Call for consultant

Call for Consultant on Tuberculosis Vaccine Development and Policy

30 November 2020

Call for consultation

Call for consultant: WIISE Project

Call for consultation

Call for consultant to provide technical and project management support for Vaccine Impact Estimates for IA2030 analysis

Country profile database

Related health topics

Vaccines and immunization

Biologicals

Meningitis

Typhoid

Pneumonia

Tetanus

Pertussis

Tuberculosis

Hepatitis

Cervical cancer

Tick-borne encephalitis

Measles

Influenza seasonal

Malaria

Yellow fever

Cholera

Dengue and severe dengue

Poliomyelitis (polio)

Rabies