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Vaccines, Pregnancy, Menstruation, Lactation and Fertility

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This 5 minute video is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) “Science in 5” series of short videos to educate the public and professional world about important issues related to COVID-19.

In this episode, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan discusses the guidance for vaccination of women with breastfeeding infants, women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant and women who are menstruating. She also talks about vaccines and fertility.

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    COVID-19 Resources for India: Be a Part of the Solution

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    Through this toolkit, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – India Research Center and Project SANCHAR aim to provide partners, affiliates, and citizens with shareable easy-to-understand facts, myth-busters, and guidelines on COVID-19 prevention and mitigation and on maintaining physical and emotional wellbeing.

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      Behavioral Change Can Reduce Transmission

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      This article outlines seven steps on how to encourage behavioral change that would reduce transmission of COVID-19. Some of the steps include: creating a positive social norm around mask wearing, communicating the benefits of mask wearing, needing responsible media, compassionate leadership, etc.

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        Real-Time Tracking of COVID-19 Rumors Using Community-Based Methods in Côte d’Ivoire

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        Breakthrough ACTION developed a process and technology for systematically collecting, analyzing, and addressing COVID-19 rumors in real-time in Côte d’Ivoire. Rumors were submitted through community-based contributors and collected from callers to the national hotlines and then processed on a cloud-hosted database.

        Source: Real-Time Tracking of COVID-19 Rumors Using Community-Based Methods in Côte d’Ivoire

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          Nudges, vaccination psychology and messaging

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          The Washington Post conducted research which showed that using various text messages increased vaccine uptake. The same strategy could be used by state health departments to encourage teenagers and adults to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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            What Does it Mean to Engage the Public in the Response to COVID-19?

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            The authors of this article examine the different types of demands found in calls for public engagement in pandemic decision making and explain how to meet them. They focus on the responsibilities of governments because their decisions have far reaching social consequences, but institutions such as hospital systems, schools, corporations, and universities also make decisions that profoundly affect the communities they serve and should engage affected communities in their decision making.

            Source: What Does it Mean to Engage the Public in the Response to COVID-19?

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              The COVID-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation

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              The authors of this article believe that, “the intertwining spreads of the [COVID-19] virus and of misinformation and disinformation require an approach to counteracting deceptions and misconceptions that parallels epidemiologic models by focusing on three elements: real-time surveillance, accurate diagnosis, and rapid response.”

              Source: The COVID-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation

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                Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccines: A Technical Brief

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                As nations around the globe are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, countries and localities are developing risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies and planning campaigns to promote vaccine uptake and acceptance. To assist those efforts, this technical brief provides an overview of the following:

                • Steps in developing an RCCE strategy
                • Additional considerations for vaccine communication
                • Ways to manage misinformation and rumors

                Source: Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccines: A Technical Brief

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                  COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions: A 15 Country Study

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                  The aim of this study is to investigate public knowledge and perceptions of both the COVID-19 pandemic itself and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among adults (aged 18 years and above) in 15 African countries.

                  This study will help identify knowledge gaps, beliefs and attitudes that can help inform Africa CDC as well as other immunization stakeholders in their strategies for supporting the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in the continent.

                  The survey of public opinion was conducted in 15 countries across Africa between August and December 2020.

                  Source: COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions: A 15 Country Study

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                    Child Friendly version on understanding COVID-19

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                    UNICEF partnered with Inklink Charitable Trust to work with children to develop a child friendly version on understanding COVID-19, ways to prevent it from spreading, assuring children not to be stressed and scared.

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