Guidance

A Guide to Introducing a 2nd Dose of Measles Vaccine into Routine Immunization Schedules

This document is for national immunization programme managers and immunization partners involved in operational support.

Its objectives are:

- To guide the policy discussions and operational aspects of the introduction of a second dose of measles vaccine into the routine immunization schedule.

- To provide up-to-date references on the global policy, the technical justification, and the strategic issues relating to the introduction and provision of a second dose of measles vaccine in the routine immunization programme.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2013

Publisher

WHO

Type

Guidance

Categories

  • Programme management

Diseases

  • Measles

Organisations

  • World Health Organisation (WHO)

Topic references

EPI-CORE-MEASLES

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
A Guide to Introducing a 2nd Dose of Measles Vaccine into Routine Immunization SchedulesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2013GuidanceEnglish
Criteria to determine if a vaccine is routine or supplementalUNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)2011GuidanceEnglish
Framework for verifying elimination of measles and rubellaWorld Health Organization (WHO)2013Journal articleFrench
Global Measles and Rubella Strategic Plan 2012-2020World Health Organization (WHO)2012GuidanceEnglish
Guide for clinical case management and infection prevention and control during a measles outbreakWorld Health Organization (WHO)2020GuidanceEnglish
Guidelines on the Use of Serosurveys in support of Measles and Rubella EliminationWorld Health Organization (WHO)2019GuidanceEnglish
Introducing Rubella Vaccine into National Immunization Programmes. A step by step guideWorld Health Organization (WHO)2015GuidanceEnglish, French
Manual for the Laboratory-based Surveillance of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella SyndromeWorld Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish
Measles Programmatic Risk Assessment ToolWorld Health Organization (WHO)RepositoryEnglish
Planning and implementing high-quality supplementary immunization activities for injectable vaccines using an example of measles and rubella vaccinesAlya Dabbagh2016GuidanceEnglish
SIA readiness assessment tool: dashboard and excel sheetsWorld Health Organization (WHO)RepositoryFrench

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