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As the 🌍🌏🌎 starts the largest vaccine roll-out against #COVID19, WHO, @UNICEF & partners are helping countries develop simulation exercises to prepare for vaccine arrival and deployment.

Follow this thread for some highlights 👇

In #LaoPDR🇱🇦, Ministry of Health, WHO & partners participated in a table-top exercise to

✅ discuss #COVID19 vaccination strategies
✅ identify main challenges

to enhance the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan. More info 👉bit.ly/3bX2Lgo

In #India🇮🇳, two simulation exercises were conducted in Uttar Pradesh to

✅ identify bottlenecks
✅ address possible challenges
✅ ensure a smooth #COVID19 vaccine roll-out in the largest state of the country

More info 👉bit.ly/38fAilb

Despite being #COVID19-safe, #Mauritius🇲🇺 launched a COVID-19 vaccination training for health workers 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ to ensure safe and efficient COVID-19 vaccine administration.

More info 👉bit.ly/30ehWMK

With support from WHO, #Moldova🇲🇩 conducted the first simulation exercise to prepare for the arrival of #COVID19 vaccines through the COVAX facility.

More info 👉bit.ly/3rkJn3n

The #COVID19 vaccine introduction toolbox provides

1⃣ guidance 2⃣ tools 3⃣ training

to equip and prepare ministries of health, health workers, partner organizations & other stakeholders for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.

More info 👉bit.ly/3rkPLaR

🆕 WHO commentary on Simulation Exercises for #COVID19 vaccination campaigns & distribution in the @LancetGH Journal.

Read how simulation exercises (SimEx) can help countries prepare roll-out strategies for COVID-19 vaccines 👇bit.ly/30q2gGt

On 24 February, #Ghana🇬🇭 became the first country to receive #COVID19 vaccines through the COVAX facility. Vaccination campaigns began the following week.

Despite the odds, we have proved that a multilateral, global solution 🌐 to a pandemic is possible.