| No images? Click here  December 2022 | Issue 04 A responsibility of our lifetimeVaccine Equity for COVID-19 vaccination is not just the final mile. It is the way to help make things right towards health equity. There are bottlenecks to resolve, supply chains to link up, and health workers to adequately resource. It is a responsibility of a lifetime.  COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership Situation ReportThis report covers the month of November 2022.
 COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery News and StoriesIn Niger, community leaders fight rumours about COVID-19 vaccines In his palace facing one of the main public squares of the city, Sani Touraki, representative of the Sultanate of Katsina, receives visitors in his courtyard. Like other community leaders in the Maradi region, he is approached by the health authorities before each COVID-19 vaccination campaign to help alleviate reluctance among the population. Resources, Reports and Technical Guidance NEW: COVAX: Structure and PrinciplesThis document outlines the working structure and guiding principles for collaboration of COVAX, the Vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A). The working structure of COVAX continues to adapt to emerging needs and the changing trajectory of the pandemic. NEW: ACT-Accelerator Outcomes Report, 2020-22This report provides information on cumulative achievements of the ACT-Accelerator partnership since the start of the pandemic to end September 2022, an account of the outcomes of the four Pillars’ work towards the milestones set out in the 2021-22 Strategic Plan, and incorporates the regular Q3 Update. NEW: Update on the rollout of COVID-19 tools: a report from the ACT-A Tracking & Monitoring Task ForceThis report is an outcome of the first meeting of the ACT-Accelerator Tracking and Monitoring Taskforce, held on 9th December 2022. This new taskforce – co-chaired by India and the United States – continues key elements of the work of the Facilitation Council and its working groups. NEW: Country experiences with COVID-19 vaccination: Mainstreaming & integration with immunization programme services and PHCPresentation with country examples of good practices and innovation to mainstream/integrate COVID-19 vaccination in the main critical areas of vaccination. Considerations to inform country COVID-19 vaccine decision-making This slide set summarizes WHO latest recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines and considerations for current and future COVID-19 vaccination. The objective is to help orient the Ministry of Health (MoH) and National Immunization Advisory Committee Group (NITAG) in their COVID-19 vaccine strategic decisions All COVID-19 vaccine delivery resourcesConferences and trainingsNEW: "Empowering Health Workers to Build Public Trust in Vaccination: Experience from the International Pediatric Association’s Online Vaccine Trust Course, 2020–2021" has been published in the Vaccine Journal. Call for abstracts Vaccine Acceptance Research Network ConferenceUNICEF is partnering with Sabin to announce the second annual Vaccination Acceptance Research Network conference, VARN2023, will be held from June 13-15, 2023, in Bangkok, Thailand. This meeting will be an open, in-person event with facilitation of virtual presentations, as needed. Conference sessions will provide a space for exploration and facilitate the wide dissemination of a growing body of knowledge, practice, and evidence-informed strategies for driving action across the vaccination acceptance and demand ecosystem. Learning Collective Initiative in Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery PartnershipThis initiative series aims to collect and share key learnings, best practices and challenges in planning and implementing COVID-19 vaccination uptake. The sessions cover a range of topics with the November session focusing on best practices to integrate Covid-19 vaccination into Primary Health Care and Essential Immunization. Two countries presented their experiences: Cambodia (integrating Covid-19 vaccination with hypertension and diabetes screening for adults) and Colombia (joint planning of Covid-19 vaccine as one more vaccine of the National Immunization Program for 2023). Slides and recordings from past sessions as well as registration links for future sessions are available here. For more information on the topic of integration, see: Country experiences to date on integrating C-19 vaccination Consultancy: Manager, Country CommunicationsAn opportunity to work with the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery, Coordination and Integration team at Gavi. The team facilitates a country-driven approach to COVID-19 stakeholder engagement. Please apply if you are a strong project manager, relationship builder and communicator. More   You are receiving this because you have subscribed to receive updates from WHO, UNICEF or GAVI on COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine equity or vaccine delivery. You can unsubscribe via the link below. You will be unsubscribed from this update only. Other subscriptions you may have with WHO, UNICEF or GAVI will not be changed.     |
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The COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership | Update (December 2022)
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December 19, 2022 This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available. |
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 | Protect Yourself and Others During TravelIf you’re traveling for the holidays, take actions to help prevent spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections:
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 | What to Do If You Were Exposed to COVID-19If you were exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, there are steps that you should take, regardless of your vaccination status or if you have had a previous infection:
Order your free test kits: https://www.covid.gov/tests CDC Isolation and Exposure Calculator is a tool to help you determine if you need to isolate or take other steps to prevent spreading COVID-19.
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 | Isolate and Take Precautions if You Have or Suspect You Have COVID-19If you have COVID-19, you can spread the virus to others. There are precautions you can take to prevent spreading it to others: isolation, masking, and avoiding contact with people who are at high risk of getting very sick.
Isolation is used to separate people with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 from those without COVID-19. These recommendations do not change based on COVID-19 Community Levels. If you have COVID-19, see additional information on treatments that may be available to you.
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 | COVID Data Tracker Weekly ReviewU.S. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have increased in recent weeks. Learn more about how to stay safe this holiday season in the COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review.
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