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When an outbreak hits, how do we immediately get a Ministry of Health representative, an animal health specialist, a communications expert and a laboratory sample transporter on the same [...]

The objective of this study was to determine whether any association exists between exposure to 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza vaccination during pregnancy and negative health outcomes in [...]

Drs. Joe Bresee and Marie-Paule Kieny discuss the importance of expanding seasonal influenza programs as a means of pandemic readiness.

Indonesia, Iraq and South Africa now rank among the ten countries with the highest number of under-immunized children worldwide, even though these countries are richer than many of their [...]

National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) are multidisciplinary national experts who provide independent, evidence-informed vaccine policy recommendations to national health [...]

Alan Hinman, MD, MPH, Consulting Advisor at The Task Force’s Center for Vaccine Equity and part of the PIVI Strategic Advisory Group recently received the prestigious Dr. Charles Mérieux Award [...]

“Despite global recommendations for influenza vaccination of high-risk, target populations, few low and middle-income countries have national influenza vaccination programs. Between 2012 [...]

2018 was a year of growth for PIVI, as new countries joined the partnership and existing partner countries moved toward achieving stable influenza vaccine programs. Learn more about our impact [...]

WHO lists a Global Influenza Pandemic as one of ten important health issues that will demand attention from WHO and health partners in 2019.

“Influenza vaccination is a key public health intervention for pandemic influenza as it can limit the burden of disease, especially in high-risk groups, minimize social disruption and [...]