During our vaccine hesitancy workshop, which took place in Geneva in November 2019, we sat down with a couple participants to hear about their experiences addressing vaccine hesitancy challenges in their country. This interview is with Svetlana Grigoryan, Head of Immunization and Epidemiology, Vaccine Preventable Diseases Department, Armenia.
This story originally appeared on the International Journalists Network. Below is an excerpt. Sitting on the sofa watching TV one night at home in Indonesia, Pak Yana gets a video call from his daughter. She tells him that he needs to get his COVID-19 booster shot so that he can visit her when her child … Read More
This article originally appeared in Vaccines Today. Below is an excerpt. Scientists and video game developers have teamed up to create a variety of ways to communicate health information. The idea is simple: make it fun and people will be happy to play ‒ effortlessly learning key scientific concepts along the way. Getting the balance … Read More
This article originally appeared on Gavi’s VaccinesWork website. Below is an excerpt. The HPV vaccine first rolled out as part of the Uzbek immunisation schedule in 2019. In an effort to stave off misinformation, the government and its partners undertook a major proactive communication campaign. TV, radio and print journalists were trained up on the … Read More
