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Live from #VaccinationSummit19 in Brussels 🇧🇪: Closing remarks with @DrTedros. #VaccinesWork pscp.tv/w/cEpNizI2MTAy…

@DrTedros "We must concentrate our efforts in the countries with the largest unimmunized populations. Reaching the un-vaccinated & under-vaccinated children, concentrated in a limited number of countries affected by conflict, poverty & fragility, will require new ways of working"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis "Global vaccination rates have flatlined at around 86% for the past decade. On one hand, that’s good news because it shows that despite everything we read about vaccine hesitancy, vaccination rates are holding firm"-@DrTedros at #VaccinationSummit19

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe "As a result, #polio has been cut from over 350,000 cases in 1988 to just 33 cases in 2018, and #measles deaths have fallen from more than 550,000 in the year 2000 to 110,000 in 2017"-@DrTedros at #VaccinationSummit19

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO "But we cannot tolerate stagnation. To prevent future outbreaks of #polio and #measles, we need to achieve vaccination rates of at least 95% in every single country, and every single community"-@DrTedros at #VaccinationSummit19

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO "We need strong support for the @gavi replenishment. Gavi has set an ambitious goal to immunize 300 million more children with 18 vaccines by 2025. Reaching that goal will require investments of $7.4 billion USD"-@DrTedros at #VaccinationSummit19 #VaccinesWork

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @gavi "We recognize that WHO has a key role to play in providing technical leadership & support. That’s why, together with countries & partners, we are shaping the Immunization Agenda 2030, our new shared vision & strategy for 2021- 2030"-@DrTedros at #VaccinationSummit19 #VaccinesWork

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @gavi "We must defend the gains we have made against vaccine hesitancy & misinformation. We are pleased to see that leaders in government, social media, academia & community organizations have heeded this call. But more is needed"-@DrTedros at #VaccinationSummit19 #VaccinesWork

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @gavi "Those who willfully spread misinformation about #vaccines must be countered. But many people are simply not sure what to believe. We must work with patience and humility to provide reliable and accurate information that can be easily understood"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @gavi "It’s important that immunization services are integrated into health systems that are designed to put people and communities at the centre. When people become active participants in their own care, instead of passive recipients, trust builds and outcomes improve"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @EU_Commission @EU_Health @JunckerEU @V_Andriukaitis @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @gavi @UN_News_Centre "One of the messages we use in vaccination campaigns is that with #vaccines, we are “protected together”. Today my message to you is that we must be committed together. The challenges are significant. None of us can meet them on our own. We can only succeed together"-@DrTedros