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UNICEF Ethiopia / Flickr cc Following a recent World Health Organization (WHO) survey that found that 37% of countries' programs for routine immunizations were still experiencing pandemic-related disruptions by the end of 2020, last week the WHO and its partners announced their Immunization Agenda 2030, with the goal of bolstering vaccinations worldwide and reaching 90% coverage in children. While the need for this comprehensive strategy existed before the pandemic, COVID-19 has worsened the situation, and immunization is just one of the healthcare services that countries are struggling with....

“It’s a race against the clock,” said Sharon Daley, medical director of the Maine Seacoast Mission, which is providing shots on seven islands off the Maine coast. And though coronavirus vaccinations can present unique challenges, including adequate refrigeration, health care providers are fortunate to have an infrastructure in place through the systems they use to conduct childhood vaccinations for measles and other diseases, Nandy said. In the rough and roadless terrain of southwestern Alaska, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. chartered planes and used snowmobiles this winter to deliver...

April 7, 2021 Share After enduring 40-knot winds and freezing sea spray, jostled health care providers arrived wet and cold on two Maine islands in the North Atlantic late last month to conduct coronavirus vaccinations. As they came ashore on Little Cranberry Island, population 65, residents danced with excitement. “It’s a historic day for the island,” said Kaitlyn Miller, who joined a friend in belting out “I’m not giving away my shot!” from the Broadway show Hamilton when the crew arrived. Around the world, it is taking extra effort and ingenuity to ensure the vaccine ge...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Global Pulse newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 04/08/2021 10:00 AM EDT This week we're looking at how governments are already preparing for the next big health crisis. THE BIG IDEA The mobile health team of the Italian Army prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for a woman over 80-y...

Boat, snowmobile, camel: Vaccine reaches world's far corners DAVID SHARP, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 23 1of23Luis Alves Nogueira, 74, left, receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from a healthcare worker, in the Pupuri community along the Purus River, in the Labrea municipality, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Getting the vaccine to the world's farthest corners means delivering it by boat to Maine's islands, traveling by snowmobile to villages in Alaska and navigating complex waterways in Brazil's Amazon.Edmar Barros/APShow MoreShow L...