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A global review of national influenza immunization policies: Analysis of the 2014 WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on immunization

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The 59% of countries reporting that they had policies are wealthier, use more new or under-utilized vaccines, and have stronger immunization systems, according to the 2014 revision of the JRF, which permitted a global assessment of national influenza immunization policies.
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This article is published in Vaccine.The article was published on 2016-10-26 and is currently open access. It has received 135 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Influenza vaccine & Live attenuated influenza vaccine.

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WHO and UNICEF Estimates of National Infant Immunization Coverage: Methods and processes/Estimations Par l'OMS et l'UNICEF Des Couvertures Vaccinales Des Nourrissons Par Pays : Methodes et procedures/Estimaciones De la OMS Y El UNICEF Sobre la Cobertura Nacional De Vacunacion De Los Lactantes: Metodos Y Procedimientos

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used trends in immunization coverage levels and trends are used to monitor the performance of immunization services locally, nationally and internationally to guide strategies for the eradication, elimination and control of vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study.

Xin Wang, +51 more
TL;DR: The findings provide new and important evidence for maternal and paediatric influenza immunisation, and should inform future immunisation policy particularly in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
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Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions targeted at COVID-19 pandemic on influenza burden - a systematic review.

TL;DR: Evidence synthesis suggests that NPIs targeted at SARS-CoV-2-transmission reduce influenza burden as well, and low threshold NPIs need to be more strongly emphasized in influenza prevention strategies.
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Maternal immunization: where are we now and how to move forward?

TL;DR: Years of experience suggest that maternal immunization against influenza, tetanus or pertussis has an acceptable safety profile, is well tolerated, effective and confers significant benefits to pregnant women and their infants.
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WHO and UNICEF estimates of national infant immunization coverage: methods and processes

TL;DR: WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund annually review data on immunization coverage to estimate national coverage with routine service delivery of the following vaccines, providing an independent technical assessment of the performance of national immunization systems.
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WHO and UNICEF Estimates of National Infant Immunization Coverage: Methods and processes/Estimations Par l'OMS et l'UNICEF Des Couvertures Vaccinales Des Nourrissons Par Pays : Methodes et procedures/Estimaciones De la OMS Y El UNICEF Sobre la Cobertura Nacional De Vacunacion De Los Lactantes: Metodos Y Procedimientos

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used trends in immunization coverage levels and trends are used to monitor the performance of immunization services locally, nationally and internationally to guide strategies for the eradication, elimination and control of vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Hepatitis B vaccines: WHO position paper--recommendations

TL;DR: This article presents the WHO recommendations on the use of hepatitis B vaccines excerpted from the recently published Hepatitis B vaccines: WHO position paper, which reflects the recent recommendations of WHO's strategic Advisory Group of experts on immunization.
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Pneumococcal vaccines WHO position paper - 2012 - recommendations.

TL;DR: Recommendations on the use of pneumococcal vaccines were discussed by SAGE at its meetings in November 2006 (conjugate vaccine) and April 2008 (polysaccharide vaccine), and most recently in November 2011.
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Vaccine production capacity for seasonal and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza.

TL;DR: A survey was carried out in May 2009 among influenza vaccine manufacturers on their planned seasonal and pandemic production with a view to developing recommendations on the distribution and use of pandemic influenza vaccine.
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