Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy.

Global launch of the Immunization Agenda 2030

Publications

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Investing to defeat meningitis and beyond

Meningitis is deadly and debilitating; it strikes quickly, has serious health, economic and social consequences, and affects people of all ages in all...

Mumps virus vaccines: WHO Position Paper, March 2024

Mumps position paper is concerned with vaccines and vaccination against mumps. Since the publication of the 2007 WHO position paper on mumps vaccines,...

Laboratory manual for yellow fever

This WHO laboratory manual provides the most up to date methods and procedures for the laboratory identification of yellow fever virus infection in humans....

Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022 cover page

This statement is outdated. For latest recommendations on booster use please check Revised RoadmapThis strategy brief outlines the urgent actions required...

Data

84%

of infants

vaccinated with 3 doses of DTP containing vaccine in 2022

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17% estimated

global coverage

of 15 years old girls with final dose of HPV in 2022

21 million

children

miss out on lifesaving diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccines in 2022

Fact sheet

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Key initiatives