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The Boost Community is collaborating with colleagues at Ariadne
Labs, a joint center for health systems innovation at Brigham
and Women's Hospital and the Harvard
T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to develop resources in our Global Mass Vaccination Site Collaborative (GMVSC). This collaborative aims to assist immunization professionals with easily accessible tools, resources and experts for vaccination site
operations.We ask that you please complete this short survey (7-10 minutes) by November 10, 2021 to help us understand the current and potential state of mass vaccination sites in your country.
Take
the Survey!
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HLN
Consulting is thrilled to announce that the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE)
project has been chosen by the Digital
Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as innovative open technology and listed in their Digital
Public Goods registry. Technologies included in the list are considered to be digital public goods in alignment with the Digital
Public Goods Standard. ICE now appears in the Digital Public Goods registry where it is discoverable as a digital public good and reflected on a growing network of catalogs and aggregated lists of digital public goods. The DPGA believes that sharing
digital innovation is crucial to building a more equitable world.
The
DPGA is a new international initiative that aims to accelerate the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in low- and middle-income countries by investing and sharing open technologies. This includes open source software, data, AI models,
standards, and content that adhere to privacy and other applicable best practices. The Digital Public Goods Standard is a set of specifications and guidelines designed to maximize consensus about whether something conforms to the definition of digital public
goods laid out by the UN Secretary-General in the 2020
Roadmap to Digital Cooperation.
ICE is a free, open-source immunization forecasting evaluation and software system whose default immunization schedule supports all routine childhood, adolescent, and adult immunizations
in the United States. It is based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). As an open source platform ICE can be adapted to meet the guidelines used in other countries. ICE utilizes its immunization rules and patient
data to evaluate and return the validity of each immunization in the patient’s history along with one or more evaluation reasons. It also returns a recommendation for each vaccine group along with one or more recommendation reasons.
Noam Arzt, President of HLN Consulting stated “For us, being recognized as a digital public good means expanding the exposure to the ICE open source software and minimizing the
barriers to installing and using ICE anywhere in the world. With the COVID pandemic still present in many countries worldwide, ICE is a major open source tool available to ensure that the proper vaccinations are administered at the right time.”
Arzt added that “While ICE rules are currently based on US ACIP recommendations, it can be adapted to include rules based on WHO clinical guidelines or country-specific requirements.” Arzt
emphasized that that flexibility is one of the key reasons why HLN Consulting chose open source as their development model nearly ten years ago when HLN began the development of ICE. HLN developed ICE in collaboration with several state and local public health
agencies who collaborated on the project.For any inquiries on the ICE project please reach out to Noam Arzt. For more information on the Digital Public Goods Alliance please
reach out tohe...@digitalpublicgoods.net. Click
here for the press release.
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Dear colleagues,
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common cause of childhood acute lower
respiratory infection that leads to hospitalizations and deaths, particularly in children younger than 6 months. Product development efforts are underway to make available a monoclonal antibody (mAb) that protects infants from RSV. PATH is currently collecting
feedback on the most appropriate container/device to administer one such RSV mAb to infants. The goal of the project is to inform infant RSV mAb product development.
We would like to invite TechNet members with expertise in childhood immunizations to complete an
online survey to contribute feedback in selecting the most appropriate container/device to administer the RSV mAb product to infants. The survey should take 10-20 minutes to complete and
can be accessed until November 15, 2021 by clicking on the link here:
RSV mAb stakeholder survey.
If the link above does not work, try copying the link below into your web browser:
https://redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=K7DJMCRWK4LLLFRL
Your contributions are invaluable to this effort, and we look forward to learning from your insights! Thank you very much, in advance, for your time.
Best,
Collrane Frivold
Technical Officer, Packaging and Delivery Technologies
Medical Devices and Health Technologies Program
PATH
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The recording and presentation of last week’s session: Introducing DHIS2's Last Mile eLMIS Module, are
now available:
You can find all presentation slides and recordings from the previous sessions of this webinar series on our dedicated page:
https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/elmis
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On
October 25, 2021, HLN released a new version (v1.31.1)
of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of updates to the COVID-19 vaccine. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic
Health Record (EHR), and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
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Added additional support and logic in ICE to handle the following:
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COVID-19 Booster Dose for Pfizer Vaccine
Note about Upcoming ICE Release (Tentatively Scheduled for November 2021)
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As always, HLN is actively monitoring all news and updates in regards to new and existing COVID-19 vaccines. For the next ICE release, we will be working on adding additional support and logic (based
on the latest published guidance) in ICE and may include some or all of the following changes:
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COVID-19 Booster Dose for Moderna and Janssen Vaccines
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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Patients Age 5 - 11 years old
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Mixing and Matching COVID Vaccines
The full software release is available for download at
https://cdsframework.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ICE/pages/18972704/Downloads
Plans for COVID-19 Support in ICE
Once a vaccine has been approved for use by the FDA (either Expanded Access, EUA, or full licensure), the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will hold an emergency meeting and publish recommendations in a very quick time frame (i.e., days). HLN intends to release a version of ICE that includes updated COVID-19
forecasting as early as possible. The initial release will contain COVID-19 logic that is known at the time of the release. As additional, relevant information on COVID-19 becomes available from official sources, HLN will continue to release additional versions
of ICE, at appropriate times.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please e-mail us at
i...@hln.com.
See the feature article about ICE in
Open Health News.
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On behalf of Sabin Vaccine Institute's Boost Community, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and the Alliance for Advancing Health Online, we invite you to join us for the official
launch of our Insights Dialogue platform, which is focused on sharing the evidence and how-tos to vaccine program implementers, public health communicators, behavior change scientists and other stakeholders.During this live engagement, you will learn about
the new Insights platform and hear from a panel of experts who will discuss two of the case studies featured on the Insights Dialogue platform. These case studies highlight Facebook and UNICEF's collaborative work in Brazil and Indonesia to support behavior
change at a community level.
Speakers:
- Amanda Dwiarsianti, UNICEF Communications Officer
- Sarah Francis, Upswell Founding Partner, Campaigns & Impact
- Nelson Leoni, Decode Chief Strategy Officer UNICEF Manager (Former)
- Nqobizitha Ndlovu, Adaptive Change Advisors, Regional Director Moderator
The Insights Dialogue platform will officially go live on November 2, following the launch event.
Register
Today!
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EVM training module 11: Building and implementing a cIP roadmap
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Author: UNICEF, World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Annexes to the interim recommendations for use of the Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN® vaccine against COVID-19
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Interim recommendations for use of the Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN® vaccine against COVID-19
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Background document on the Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN® (COVID-19) vaccine
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Group B Streptococcus vaccine: full value of vaccine assessment. Financial analysis
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Full Value of Vaccine Assessment: Group B Streptococcus Vaccine - Policy and Implementation Issues
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2020
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Link:
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Full Value of Vaccine Assessment: Group B Streptococcus Vaccine Executive Summary
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Author: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Group B Streptococcus Vaccine: full value vaccine assessment
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Author: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Giám Sát Hỗ Trợ Trực Tuyến - Sáng Kiến Tăng Cường Triển Khai Hệ Thống Quản Lý Thông Tin Tiêm Chủng Quốc Gia tại Việt Nam trong Thời Kỳ Khủng Hoảng bởi Đại Dịch
COVID-19
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Author: Vietnamese: PATH, Chương trình Tiêm chủng mở rộng Quốc gia
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Published: 2020
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Link:
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Virtual Supportive Supervision - An Innovative Approach for Strengthening Electronic Immunization Registry System Implementation in Vietnam during the COVID-19
Crisis
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Author: PATH, Vietnam National Expanded Program on Immunization (NEPI)
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Published: 2020
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Link:
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Préparation et stockage du vaccin Janssen contre la COVID-19
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Author: Immunization Academy
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Preparing and Storing the COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (Updated 21 October 2021)
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Author: Immunization Academy
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Costing, Budgeting, Financing and Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines - Q&A for Session 12: Operational Microplanning for COVID-19 Vaccination and experience with
multiple products
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Author: TechNet-21
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Background document on the inactivated vaccine Sinovac-CoronaVac against COVID-19
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Annexes to the recommendations for use of the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine against COVID-19: Grading of evidence, Evidence to recommendation tables
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Interim recommendations for use of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, developed by Sinovac
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Coadministration of seasonal inactivated influenza and COVID-19 vaccines
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Author: World Health Organization
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Published: 2021
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Link:
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Introducing DHIS2's Last Mile eLMIS Module
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Author: DHIS2
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Published: 2021
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WHO COSTING, BUDGETING, FINANCING AND DELIVERY OF COVID-19 VACCINES - COVID-19 Vaccination financing in the South-East Asia Region
10th Nov 2021 8:00AM - 10th Nov 2021 8:00AM
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Where are we with temperature monitoring of cold chain? - Temperature Monitoring: Keeping a Cold Chain Cold webinar series
11th Nov 2021 2:00PM - 11th Nov 2021 3:00PM
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The Future of Pneumonia Prevention: Building on the Success of Vaccines
11th Nov 2021 3:00PM - 11th Nov 2021 4:00PM
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Data Tools, Dashboards and Digital Technology for Immunization Supply Chains
23rd Nov 2021 1:00PM - 23rd Nov 2021 2:00PM
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National COVID-19 Immunization Coordination consultant - UNICEF, Fiji
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Organization: UNICEF
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Location: Fiji
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Deadline: 14 December 2021
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Website:
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Individual Communication & social behavior change consultant to support COVID-19 vaccine demand Generation and hesitancy (Nationals only) - UNICEF, Suriname
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Organization: UNICEF
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Location: Suriname
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Deadline: 13 November 2021
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Stakeholder Partnerships Manager, Vaccine Acceptance and Demand - Sabin Vaccine Institute, United States
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Organization: Sabin Vaccine Institute
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Location: United States
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Deadline: 30 November 2021
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Website:
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Technical Officer - JSI, United States
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Organization: JSI
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Location: United States
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Deadline: 30 November 2021
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Website:
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M&E Officer - Immunization - JSI, United States
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Organization: JSI
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Location: United States
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Deadline: 30 November 2021
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Website:
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION_WER No. 44, 2021 / ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE_REH No. 44, 2021
5 November 2021, Vol. 96, No. 44, pp. 537–548
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Weekly epidemiological record
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FAAL et Bee Skilled: « Certificat d’apprentissage collectif n° 1 : chaîne d’approvisionnement pour la santé »
By Rachel Simon on November 2nd, 2021
Le Fédération Africaine Des Associations De Logisticiens (FAAL) et Bee Skilled lançent un cours d’apprentissage en ligne sur la chaîne d’approvisionnement pour les jeunes professionnels
des pays francophones. Le « Certificat d’apprentissage collectif n° 1 : chaîne...
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IAPHL News Archive
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IAPHL Partnership with the Fédération Africaine Des Associations De Logisticiens (FAAL)
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IAPHL News Archive
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