🌎 Countries of the region must redouble efforts to meet 70% vaccination target for COVID-19. Now that the region has “enough vaccines to protect everyone, including the most vulnerable,” it is time to turn “vaccines into immunity”. – @DirOPSPAHO
You should know 💬 mRNA vaccines are safe and:
👍 They instruct the body to produce a small part of the virus
👍 This causes a reaction of the immune system so the body is protected
Read ➕ info: who.int/news-room/feat…
@DirOPSPAHO 🌎 During the pandemic, many positions in national immunization programs were overstretched as new needs arose, as resources and people were redirected towards the emergency response.
Today, our Region faces a shortfall of 600,000 public health workers 👨🏻⚕️👩🏾⚕️. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
🌎 Our health systems are only as strong as the workers that power them. Building more resilient health systems 🏥 must include investing in the people that keep them up and running. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 twitter.com/pahowho/status…
🌎 We must integrate COVID vaccination efforts into our national immunization programs so that we have robust services in place to deliver routine vaccines, expand COVID coverage, and better prepare for future emergencies 🚨. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
🌎 Fighting COVID is now part of our routine. We are at a moment of the pandemic where we need to take the long view. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 twitter.com/pahowho/status…
🌎 We must start thinking differently about new ways to promote vaccines 🩹, develop tailored strategies that address specific concerns in areas where coverage is poor, and deliver these messages in a context of openness and cultural sensitivity. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 twitter.com/pahowho/status…
🌎 Overwhelmingly, data 📊 show that countries now administer booster doses far more frequently than they deliver primary series doses. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
🌎 This means that more people who completed their primary series are getting their boosters, but those that haven’t yet received any doses remained unvaccinated. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
🌎 I call on country leaders in our Region to focus their resources and capacity to reach the unvaccinated.
For this, we will need to tailor efforts to address the concerns that still surround vaccines 🩹.
