Pneumonia claims the lives of more young children than any other disease – over 800,000 children under 5 each year worldwide are lost to this largely preventable infectious disease. The COVID-19 pandemic now threatens global progress on preventing and treating childhood pneumonia, potentially reversing decades of health gains for the world’s most vulnerable children. A […]
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WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunizations met October 5-7, 2020 to discuss topics including the use of pneumococcal vaccines in older adults, expanded recommendations on rotavirus vaccines, the impact of the pandemic on immunization, and the Immunization Agenda 2030. IVAC regularly participates in semiannual SAGE meetings, providing research summaries and other assistance to […]
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The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) hosted a webinar on October 21st, “Engaging civil society to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.” Description: Vaccines will be an important way to mitigate the pandemic, but they will not likely be available to everyone in all countries for several years. COVAX, co-led by Gavi, CEPI and WHO, […]
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