Delivery of COVID-19 Booster and Paediatric Vaccines: Lessons from Malaysia, the Philippines and the United Kingdom

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Delivery of COVID-19 Booster and Paediatric Vaccines: Lessons from Malaysia, the Philippines and the United Kingdom

18 February 2022

As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be deployed around the world, countries are now planning for and actively administering booster doses and vaccines for their paediatric populations. What has the experience been in different countries? What have been the successes and challenges?

Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the British Medical Journal, the UK Government’s Better Health Programme, and UK National Health Service (NHS), hosted a webinar with an expert panel of speakers from Malaysia, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom.

Watch the webinar recording here.

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
18 Feb 2022 Opening Introduction Dr. Patrick L. Osewe, Chief of Health Sector Group, ADB
18 Feb 2022 Panel Discussion Watch the Webinar Recording here. Moderator:
Dr. Ashley McKimm, Director of Partnership Development, BMJ, UK
18 Feb 2022 Presentation Malaysia Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director General Health
18 Feb 2022 Presentation Philippines Myrna C. Cabotaje, Undersecretary of Health & Chief, National Vaccination Operations Center
18 Feb 2022 Presentation The United Kingdom Andrew Earnshaw, Head of the JCVI (Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation) Scientific Secretariat, UK Health Security Agency
18 Feb 2022 Presentation The United Kingdom Dr. Jonathan Leach OBE, Medical Director for COVID-19 Immunisation, NHS England, Associate Medical Director for Armed Forces and Veterans Health and General Practitioner Davenal House Surgery Bromsgrove
18 Feb 2022 Presentation The United Kingdom Dr. Harpreet Sood, Clinical Advisor for the COVID-19 Vaccine Programme; Non-Executive Director, Health Education England; General Practitioner

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