Vaccine

The National Health Education Information and Communication Center (NHEICC) has published a new manual on risk communication and community engagement for COVID-19 vaccine promotion. This manual aims to provide technical …

Press release 1763 Kathmandu, 8 September 2021 – The World Health Organization today urged countries in South-East Asia Region to enhance routine immunization along with the ongoing efforts to rapidly …

7 May 2021 News release (WHO) WHO today listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally. The Sinopharm vaccine is …

HIGHLIGHTS The COVAX Facility has notified participating economies that deliveries of doses from the Serum Institute of India (SII) will be delayed in March and April. Delays in securing supplies …

Assessments by World Bank and partners provide insights into more than 120 countries’ readiness to safely distribute vaccines WASHINGTON, March 18, 2021 – As countries undertake the largest vaccination campaign in …

As of 17 March 2021, more than 120 million cases of COVID-19 infections, with more than 2 million deaths, had been reported globally.  Vaccination remains a critical tool to help …

12 March 2021 News release Geneva The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for emergency use in all countries and for COVAX roll-out. The …

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB), through ESIS Inc., a Chubb company, signed an agreement on behalf of the COVAX Facility on 17 February 2021 for …

Declaration We must accelerate vaccine equity for all health workers – now Health and care workers have been at the forefront of the pandemic response: often under protected and over …

AstraZeneca/Oxford-developed vaccines to reach countries in the coming weeks 15 February 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the …