December 2021

 

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Flu and COVID-19 jab at the same time?

WHO guidance advises that both vaccines can be given during the same visit.

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Seasonal influenza vaccination priorities

At global and regional levels, WHO is developing guidance, tools and training to help countries get ready for the next flu season.

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Collective RCCE

A global partnership, the Collective Service, is improving risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) activities in response to COVID-19 and other emergencies.

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Evidence for action

Countries across the Americas are generating critical evidence on the need and proven benefit of immunization to inform decision-makers and strengthen seasonal vaccination programmes.

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Networks of support

An informal network of laboratories originally developed for pandemic influenza has proven critical in enabling the response to COVID-19 in South-East Asia.

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Ten steps to RCCE

The WHO Regional Office for Europe is getting ready to launch a new ten-step platform for building capacities in RCCE.

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Virus sharing rebooted

Following intense disruption, countries in the South-East Asia Region are bolstering virus sharing and contributing to WHO’s influenza vaccine composition meetings.

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Publications

Biweekly global influenza updates

Influenza at the human-animal interface summary and assessment, 1 October 2021

Assessment of risk associated with influenza A(H5N6) virus

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework: 18-month progress report, 1 January 2020–30 June 2021

Coadministration of seasonal inactivated influenza and COVID-19 vaccines

Leveraging Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System for the COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Beyond

 

Key WHO influenza websites

Global Influenza Strategy 2019-2030

Global Influenza Programme

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System

Influenza surveillance outputs

Influenza-COVID-19 interface

Respiratory syncytial virus surveillance

 
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Seasonal Influenza

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Avian and other zoonotic Influenza

 

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