Supplement to: Guidance on vaccination and prevention of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks for countries hosting refugees from Ukraine, April 2022 update
This document provides: • information on how to obtain vaccination documentation remotely (intended for refugees from Ukraine and intern...ally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine who lack documentation of vaccination status for themselves or their children); • information on the types of vaccination documentation issued in Ukraine, and English translations of standard documents (intended for health care providers in refugee-host countries to facilitate assessment of vaccination status of refugees).
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In our Data Explorer you can see our COVID-19 vaccination data — you can also visualize the latest data on confirmed cases, deaths, and testing.
Die Johanniter haben im Rahmen ihrer Aktivitäten im Bereich Flüchtlingshilfe und Integration allgemeine, niedrigschwellige Informationen zum Thema Corona-Impfung in verschiedenen Sprachen bereitgestellt. Diese dienen als Ergänzung zu den offiziellen Informationsmaterialien der Bundeszentrale für... gesundheitliche Aufklärung u.a. Die Informationsblätter wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Ethno-medizinischen Zentrum e.V. Hannover übersetzt und werden bei Bedarf aktualisiert.
Die Informationsblätter sind in zahlreichen Sprachen verfügbar
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Issue Brief no. 16. 20 Sept 2021.
Many studies have shown the effectiveness of vaccination against COVID-19 and that it protects against severe
illness. A high vaccination rate is needed to combat the pandemic worldwide. Due to misinformation and myths,
there is still a great hesitancy to vaccina...te . With this Issue Brief, we would like to present various myths and provide
you with educational materials on the respective topics for communication in the MEDBOX
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The introduction of vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) added another measure to the existing set of
recommended preventive measures (wearing a mask in public, keeping a distance from other people and regular handwashing). The roll-out of the vaccines, however, raised concerns that vac...cination may lead to lower adherence to the existing
preventive measures. The advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) was to continue these public health and
social measures after being vaccinated.1 However, evidence from other epidemics suggests that there is lower adherence to
preventive measures when some level of protection exists (for example, individuals who use human immunodeficiency virus
pre-exposure prophylaxis
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This document provides guidance on interventions to prevent vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in the context of mass population movement resulting from the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Trials (2017) 18:152, DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-1881-z
13 April 2021 Policy Brief
The guide explains how vaccines work and answers your common questions as well as providing up-to-date information on the current approved COVID-19 vaccinations in the UK.
This guide was written in January 2021 and updated in March 2021 and is accurate at the time of publishing. Information will b...e updated as it becomes available.
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Int J Vaccines Vaccin 2016, 2(1): 00018, January 29, 2016
Pan African Medical Journal. 2016; 25:213 doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.25.213.88
Rabies is a public health problem in Asia and vaccine affordability is an issue.
There is no reduction in the number of persons seeking post-exposure prophylaxis.
The high cost of cell culture vaccines for intramuscular use is a limiting factor.
Intradermal rabies vaccination offers cost-effectiv...e alternative to intramuscular.
WHO recommended one week intradermal schedule will ensure good patient compliance.
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