Saturday 24 April 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY

Date and Time: Monday 26 April 2021 at 17h CET (Geneva time)

Subject: COVID-19 updates, with a special focus on the impact of COVID-19 on immunization. 

The press conference, which will mark World Immunization Week, will include: 

• The release of new data showing that many critical immunization campaigns continue to be postponed due to COVID-19, leaving millions of children vulnerable to deadly diseases  
• The launch of the Immunization Agenda 2030, an ambitious global strategy to support recovery from COVID-19 disruptions and maximize the impact of vaccines over the next decade 
• New modelling of lives saved through key routine childhood vaccinations

Special guests will include: 

• Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director 
• Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance 

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