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A Perspective on Vaccination with Dr Kate O’Brien
A Perspective on Vaccination with Dr Kate O’Brien
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 21, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
By 2026, the EYE Strategy aims to have ended yellow fever epidemics, and to have protected up to a billion people in Africa and the Americas with preventative yellow fever vaccinations. This is allied with a broader vaccination framework: Immunization Agenda 2030. In this episode, WHO Director of the Department of Immunisations, Vaccines and Biologicals, Dr Kate O’Brien sets out the priorities of two strategies, and how they jointly make a global impact. The EYE Strategy: https://www.who.int/initiatives/eye-strategy Immunisation Agenda 2030: https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/strategies/ia2030 Documentary film (in French with subtitles) on EYE’s recent preventative vaccination campaign in DRC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvEAUjXPyhA&t=1s
Released:
Oct 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (21)
Welcome to EYE on Yellow Fever: Yellow fever is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. If you think it’s a disease that can only be found in tropical climates, think again. Even with a highly effective, single shot vaccine, the risk of outbreaks of yellow fever is significant... by EYE on Yellow Fever