Rotavirus Disease and Immunization: Series of Briefs (2019)

Six rotavirus-focused briefs cover epidemiology and disease burden, available vaccine products, the impact of vaccination, economic costs of rotavirus disease and the value of vaccines, safety, and introduction and coverage status. The ROTA Council’s series also includes a supplemental brief on the broad impact of early childhood diarrhea.

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COVID-19 Questions Answered: IVAC-Affiliated Experts Give Their Take on the Challenges with Infection Control

March 2020

As coronavirus-related facts change by the day or hour, International Vaccine Access Center experts in epidemiology, vaccine development, economics, policy, and behavioral science are called upon to analyze current events and predict what’s ahead. Here is a round robin on the latest with the pandemic and what our people are doing to support a rapid […]

Report card on preventing global pneumonia and diarrhea deaths in children finds stalled progress

November 2019

The 10th annual Pneumonia & Diarrhea Progress Report Card from the International Vaccine Access Center highlights increases in immunization coverage but universal failure to meet targets in countries with the greatest burden of disease.

Event: 10 Years of Progress in Global Immunization Programs

November 2019

Join us to celebrate progress made over the past decade as tens of millions of children around the world gained access to life-saving vaccines against Hib, pneumococcal, and rotavirus disease. Speakers will also highlight the need to do more in the next ten years to sustain momentum—realize optimal access to currently available vaccines for people […]

Digital Tools

IVAC’s digital platforms contain downloadable vaccine introduction maps, messaging compendiums, advocacy guides, and more.

Where We Work

IVAC works with governments and major research institutions in 38 countries

What We Do: Project highlights

The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study

The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study is a case-control study led by IVAC that enrolled 4,232 cases and 5,325 controls between 2011-2014 at 9 sites in 7 countries (The Gambia, Mali, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa, Bangladesh and Thailand). Read More >

Rotavirus Accelerated Vaccine Introduction Network (RAVIN)

The Rotavirus Accelerated Vaccine Introduction Network (RAVIN) is a partnership led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), in collaboration with JSI and CDC, and is designed to provide policy, advocacy, and technical support to focus countries throughout the entire continuum of introducing rotavirus vaccine (RVV) – from the consideration and decision-making process to implementation and post-launch activities. Read More >

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