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Supporting countries to prepare for and implement COVID-19 vaccination

WHO has been working with partners and countries to support them in preparing for COVID-19 vaccine deployment and vaccination implementation.

Detailed guidance and technical support is provided related to:

  • management structure, advocacy and resources;
  • evidence-informed, ethical, values-based national vaccination strategy;
  • legal and regulatory frameworks facilitating vaccine deployment;
  • immunization service delivery modalities;
  • vaccine and supply chain management;
  • human resources and security;
  • vaccination data and information management;
  • vaccine safety monitoring;
  • safe injections and waste management; and
  • demand management, community engagement and communication.

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Fact sheets

Operational guidance

Guidance on developing national COVID-19 vaccination policy and integrating COVID-19 vaccination into national immunization programmes and broader health care delivery mechanisms in the WHO European Region: August 2023

The epidemiological situation of COVID-19 has evolved considerably over the past three years, with the emergence of new variants and the development...

Operational guidance: COVID-19 immunization service delivery modalities

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: legal and regulatory framework facilitating vaccine deployment

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and implementing...

Operational guidance: COVID-19 vaccination data and information management, including monitoring of vaccine effectiveness, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: evidence-based decision-making process for developing national COVID-19 vaccination strategies, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: management structure, advocacy and resources for COVID-19 vaccine deployment and vaccination, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Job aids

Interim recommendations

Publications

21st Meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (‎ETAGE)‎: virtual meeting, hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark 16–18 November 2021

The 21st meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (‎ETAGE)‎ took place virtually on 16–18 November 2021...

Communicating with health workers about COVID-19 vaccination

Health Workers (HWs) are a priority group for the COVID19 vaccine. This training module is designed to equip HWs with knowledge and communication skills...

Facilitator’s guide: communicating with health workers about COVID-19 vaccination

This guide is designed to accompany the training module, Communicating with health workers about COVID-19 vaccination. It provides detailed explanations,...

WHO European Region Member State meeting on Smart Vaccination Certificates

Smart Vaccination Certificates (‎SVCs)‎, a personal, digitally signed attestation of vaccine administration, have recently emerged as a public ...

European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (ETAGE) interim recommendations, June 2021

On 27 May 2021, SAGE reviewed data from Pfizer-BioNTech Phase 2/3 randomized controlled trial in adolescents 12–15 years of age and concluded that...

Why people living and working in detention facilities should be included in national COVID-19 vaccination plans

Developed by WHO Health in Prisons Programme (HIPP), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Penal Reform International (PRI), the advocacy...

Estimating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations associated with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2. An evaluation using the test-negative design

This guidance document outlines an approach to leverage existing surveillance systems for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) to estimate COVID-19...

Ad-hoc meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (ETAGE)

Objectives: the objectives of the meeting were to request advice and guidance from ETAGE members on the following topics: guidance on the use of ChAdOx1-S...

Cohort study to measure COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among health workers in WHO European Region

This guidance document outlines the methods of a prospective one-year cohort study of hospital-based healthcare workers (HWs) to evaluate the effectiveness...

20th meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (‎ETAGE)‎: virtual meeting, hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-12 November 2020

The 20th meeting of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (ETAGE) took place virtually on 11 and 12 November 2020 to review...

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on control of vaccine-preventable diseases: a health risk management approach focused on catch-up vaccination

This document is a supplement to the “Guidance on routine immunization services during COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region” by the...

Guidance on routine immunization services during COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region, 20 March 2020

As a public health emergency of international concern, the COVID-19 pandemic (‎caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus)‎ has drawn global attention...

Documents

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Supporting the deployment of COVID 19 vaccines and routine vaccination systems in ukraine

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europein six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia,...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Azerbaijan

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Belarus

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Armenia

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Georgia

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia,...

A quick guide - vaccination against COVID-19

This quick guide offers basic information about COVID-19, the ChAdOx1-S [recombinant] COVID-19 vaccine and what to expect following vaccination.What is...