06:50 PM
Monday 11 April 2022
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The World Health Organization stated that its strategic advisory group of experts on immunization held a meeting from 4 to 7 April, in which it discussed vaccine policy, including the impact of the Corona epidemic and vaccination on other immunization services, including the use of the hepatitis C vaccine. (a) Typhoid, conjugated vaccines and changes in the HPV vaccination schedule and polio eradication programme.
And the International Organization indicated – in a statement issued this evening, Monday, that the team reached, in the most prominent points of Corona vaccines, that the speed of launching the Corona vaccine was unprecedented, and each country provided the vaccine in less than 12 months approximately, and confirmed that the impact of the pandemic and vaccination against Corona affected Negatively on other routine vaccinations, which faced disturbances during the last period.
The WHO’s Advisory Group of Experts said that the available data on the effectiveness of the Corona vaccine against the Omicron variant show weak immunity against infection, but it shows a high and more sustainable efficacy against severe disease and death, especially after boosted doses, and at a time the expert group noted that the data remains limited. For some of the WHO’s emergency use list vaccines, he noted that 21 countries so far are still less than 10% of the population’s vaccination coverage against Corona, which exposes the most vulnerable populations to high risks.
They added that of the countries eligible for support through the Kovacs Facility, 43 countries had set targets for vaccination of 70% of the population or higher while only a few had targets of less than 40% of the population, and stated that the available data nonetheless indicated that Coverage among high-priority groups is insufficient to provide the necessary protection against severe illness and death.
The team of experts explained that the vaccination coverage for health workers is about 65% in total, with coverage of less than 50% in some areas, and the vaccination coverage for the elderly reaches 69% and drops to 24% in some areas.
They added that disruptions to routine vaccination programs persisted, including the continuous delay of at least one vaccination campaign in 37 countries until January 10, putting millions of children at risk of disease outbreaks. 12) past months.