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Supporting countries to prepare for and implement COVID-19 vaccination

WHO has been working with partners and countries to support them in preparing for COVID-19 vaccine deployment and vaccination implementation.

Detailed guidance and technical support is provided related to:

  • management structure, advocacy and resources;
  • evidence-informed, ethical, values-based national vaccination strategy;
  • legal and regulatory frameworks facilitating vaccine deployment;
  • immunization service delivery modalities;
  • vaccine and supply chain management;
  • human resources and security;
  • vaccination data and information management;
  • vaccine safety monitoring;
  • safe injections and waste management; and
  • demand management, community engagement and communication.

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Fact sheets

Operational guidance

Guidance on developing national COVID-19 vaccination policy and integrating COVID-19 vaccination into national immunization programmes and broader health care delivery mechanisms in the WHO European Region: August 2023

The epidemiological situation of COVID-19 has evolved considerably over the past three years, with the emergence of new variants and the development...

Operational guidance: COVID-19 immunization service delivery modalities

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: legal and regulatory framework facilitating vaccine deployment

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and implementing...

Operational guidance: COVID-19 vaccination data and information management, including monitoring of vaccine effectiveness, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: evidence-based decision-making process for developing national COVID-19 vaccination strategies, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Operational guidance: management structure, advocacy and resources for COVID-19 vaccine deployment and vaccination, January 2021

This document is part of a series of operational guidance modules developed to support WHO Member States in the European Region in preparing for and...

Job aids

Interim recommendations

Publications

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Supporting the deployment of COVID 19 vaccines and routine vaccination systems in ukraine

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europein six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia,...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Azerbaijan

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Belarus

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Armenia

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

Vaccination Saves Lives - Georgia

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia, ...

A 3-year, €40 million project of the European Union and WHO Regional Office for Europe in six countries of the Eastern Partnership – Armenia,...

A quick guide - vaccination against COVID-19

This quick guide offers basic information about COVID-19, the ChAdOx1-S [recombinant] COVID-19 vaccine and what to expect following vaccination.What is...