Publication Date December 22, 2020 Communication about COVID-19 vaccine safety will play a key role in maintaining the public s confidence in vaccination.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the goal of vaccine safety communication should be to empower people to make evidence-informed choices about COVID-19 vaccination, to encourage trust in health authorities and those delivering vaccines, and to facilitate access to timely, accurate, and credible information about vaccination safety. This module, which is part of a WHO safety surveillance manual, provides recommendations for risk communication for COVID-19 vaccines from a programme perspective. It includes:
A description of factors that influence people s perceptions of vaccine safety (e.g., individual knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, social networks, messages about vaccine safety, communication environment, cultural and religious influences, organisation of health services, and ex
In a statement, the ICRC said after months of fighting in the state, the humanitarian situation in rural areas remains challenging despite improving conditions in urban areas of the region, Xinhua news agency reported.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Two Australian states hit, border alerts issued
14 Mar, 2021 05:16 PM
4 minutes to read
Auckland moves to alert level one today after 14 days since the last community case of Covid 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
Auckland moves to alert level one today after 14 days since the last community case of Covid 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
news.com.au
Authorities in New South Wales and Queensland are urgently contact tracing after separate instances of potential Covid-19 spread from managed isolation facilities.
In Queensland, hundreds of people have been contacted as a quarantine hotel went into lockdown after two residents tested positive with investigations under way to see if there was any transmission.
[ANALYSIS] Why is Pyongyang unresponsive to Biden administration?
Posted : 2021-03-14 16:09
Updated : 2021-03-15 14:27
North Korea s leader Kim Jong-un delivers his closing remarks during the first short course for chief secretaries of city and county party committees of the country s ruling Workers Party of Korea, held March 6, in this photo released by the country s state-run Korean Central News Agency the following day. KCNA-Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
North Korea watchers said it is not yet the right time for North Korea to accept Washington s calls for talks, while U.S. President Joe Biden s administration has yet to draw up its North Korea policy.