NOT RELEVANT FOR CURRENT DECISIONS - PLEASE CONSULT THE RELEVANT WHO POSITION PAPERS. Go to footnote 1, Go to footnote 2, Go to footnote 3, Go to footnote 4, Go to footnote 5, Go to footnote 6, Go to footnote 7, Go to footnote 8 For disease burden for relevant diseases (at least D,T,P) countries can consult the WHO JRF data for their country, or subregion per WHO JRF. Go to footnote 9
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Diphtheria vaccine: WHO position paper, August 2017. Weekly Epidemiological Record. 2017; 92(31): 417–435.
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Tetanus vaccine: WHO position paper, February 2017. Weekly Epidemiological Record. 2017; 92(6): 53–76.
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Pertussis vaccine: WHO position paper, August 2015. Weekly Epidemiological Record. 2015; 90(35): 433–460.
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Hepatitis B vaccines: WHO position paper, July 2017. Weekly Epidemiological Record. 2017; 92(27): 369–392.
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Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine: WHO position paper, July 2013. Weekly Epidemiological Record. 2013; 88(39): 413–426.
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Polio vaccines: WHO position paper, June 2022. Weekly Epidemiological Record. 2022; 97(25): 277–296.7.
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Wild poliovirus count. In: Global Polio Eradication Initiative [website]. Geneva: Global Polio Eradication Initiative; 2025 (https://polioeradication.org/wild-poliovirus-count/, accessed 24 June 2025).
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Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus count. In: Global Polio Eradication Initiative [website]. Geneva: Global Polio Eradication Initiative; 2025 (https://polioeradication.org/circulating-vaccine-derived-poliovirus-count/, accessed 24 June 2025).
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Global immunization data. In: World Health Organization [website]. Geneva: World Health Organization; n.d. (https://immunizationdata.who.int/global?topic=Reported-cases-and-incidence&location=, accessed 11 July 2025).