Spreading good vibes and vaccine confidence up to the last mile

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Get Vaxxed for Good Vibes is a USAID-supported campaign to help the Department of Health in the Philippines advance COVID prevention and vaccine confidence for at-risk populations in rural and semi-urban communities. Two years into the global pandemic, promoting minimum public health standards together with vaccine uptake helps communities recover and bounce back.

Check out our Get Vaxxed for Good Vibes resources here

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    Menstruation and COVID-19 vaccination

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    The aim of this study is to measure whether or not the COVID-19 vaccines causes changes in women’s menstrual cycle or unexpected vaginal bleeding.

    Source: Menstruation and COVID-19 vaccination

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      Real-Time Rumor Tracking for COVID-19: System Design and Implementation Guide

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      This document is written for humanitarian or public health organizations as well as national governments seeking to document rumors in a systematic and dynamic fashion.

      First, the document provides an overview of the role of rumors in a public health or humanitarian emergency, followed by a summary of the community-based approach taken by Breakthrough ACTION during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Finally, the guide lays out an application of this approach using the District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) open source software platform, including an overview of a pre-configured metadata package that can be installed on a new DHIS2 system or imported to an existing system.

      While this guide and the associated DHIS2 package were developed for COVID-19, rumors play a role in a variety of public health issues. Real-time monitoring of rumors thus provides a unique opportunity for dynamic two-way communication with communities.

      Source: Real-Time Rumor Tracking for COVID-19: System Design and Implementation Guide

      Pre-Configured Metadata Package [ZIP]

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        COVID-19 Risk Communication Package

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        This package provide health care facility management and healthcare workers with an overview of the key actions required to keep safe & healthy in the workplace.

        Source: COVID-19 Risk Communication Package

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          Pharmacists and COVID-19 Vaccination – Considering Mobile Phone Caller Tunes as a Novel Approach to Promote Vaccine Uptake in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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          As several low- and middle-income countries roll out their COVID-19 vaccination programmes, COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy could threaten the success of such programmes. But pharmacists can play a leading role in addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy by using a critical mobile phone-based technology. This technology, known as caller tunes or ringback tones, is flourishing in low- and middle-income countries such as those in Africa and Asia where it is used to promote popular songs and religious messages. With this technology, callers to mobile phones hear a message or a song instead of the typical ringing sound. There is a need for pharmacists associations to collaborate with the creative arts industry and telecommunication companies to have caller tunes on COVID-19 vaccines. As pharmacists and others download COVID-19 vaccine caller tunes onto their mobile phones, their callers will hear COVID-19 vaccines messages or songs. This could help combat disinformation and hesitancy, and promote widespread vaccination as availability increases.

          Source: Pharmacists and COVID-19 Vaccination – Considering Mobile Phone Caller Tunes as a Novel Approach to Promote Vaccine Uptake in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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            Establishing and Managing a Hotline: A Technical Brief

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            Hotlines are particularly valuable during emergencies, so design teams must consider a variety of issues to establish them successfully. This technical brief addresses key questions and challenges to consider when setting up a hotline, especially within the context of COVID-19 or other pandemics.

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              Sub-national Risk Communication & Community Engagement Implementation Field Guide to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

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              This field guide was developed to provide guidance to Community Health Workers, Health Promoters and Social Mobilisers on the implementation of COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) activities at the sub national level.

              Source: Sub-national Risk Communication & Community Engagement Implementation Field Guide to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

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                Synthesized Guidance for COVID-19 Messaging Tool / Guía para la Prevención y Control del COVID-19 en Servicios de Salud del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social de Guatemala

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                This is a guide for creating COVID-19 prevention messaging in health services in Guatemala. It covers many topics, including: general info about COVID-19, infection control and prevention via social distancing/mask wearing/hand washing, Personal Protective Equipment, etc.

                Source: Synthesized Guidance for COVID-19 Messaging Tool / Guía para la Prevención y Control del COVID-19 en Servicios de Salud del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social de Guatemala

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