Health Workers Resource Hub on Vaccines and Immunization

Sabin Resources

Explore resources from Sabin on vaccine acceptance and demand, research and development, and safety and effectiveness.

Vaccines and Immunization: The Fundamentals

This two-part online course, available in English and Russian, is designed to assist health workers in reviewing the fundamental aspects of vaccines and immunization, including manufacturing and quality assurance practices, clinical immunization practices and barriers to achieving optimal vaccine coverage.

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HELP COUNTER VACCINE MISINFORMATION

Download Vaccines and Immunization, our educational slide kit with lecture notes for use in presentations to health professionals.

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Health workers and other immunization professionals play a vital role in delivering one of the world’s most powerful health interventions: vaccines. Boost is building a world where immunization professionals are empowered to grow and lead in their careers and accelerate change in their communities.

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VACCINE IQ

This informational series of videos and infographics from Sabin dives into how vaccines work, why they are important for community immunity to diseases, how they are developed, how they are tested, and how they are regulated.

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WHY VACCINE RUMOURS STICK - AND GETTING THEM UNSTUCK

In this commentary for The Lancet, Sabin President of Global Immunization Bruce Gellin explores how understanding deeper issues behind vaccine rumors is key to building trust. “Without understanding and addressing trust, efforts to improve vaccine confidence will be a steep climb.”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Development Information

Explore the articles and opinion pieces below to deepen understanding of COVID-19 vaccine development and discussions on future COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and demand.

Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker

This resource from The New York Times outlines the process to make, test, and distribute a vaccine for COVID-19, and includes information on the different vaccine candidates in development.

What You Need To Know About the AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines

November 23, 2020, Washington Post

Why Staying Cold Is So Important To A Covid-19 Vaccine

November 16, 2020, Vox

Will Low-Income Countries Be Left Behind When COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive?

November 9, 2020, Duke Global Health Institute

Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

October 1, 2020 - New England Journal of Medicine

Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die

August 5, 2020 - The Atlantic

A Vaccine Reality Check

July 24, 2020 - The Atlantic

Global & Regional Vaccines and Immunization Authorities

Explore guidance, policies and resources of global and regional authoritative bodies for vaccines and immunization.

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO Europe (regional resources for Europe and Central Asia)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

UNICEF

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Immunization Videos

Learn more in the videos below on the immunization system and the economic return on investment of vaccines.

IMMUNIZATION ACADEMY'S IA WATCH

IA Watch provides video training for global immunization professionals.

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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IMMUNISATION

This video from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, examines a Johns Hopkins University study that explores the cost-effectiveness of investing in immunization.