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ASVAC 2023 Event Highlights

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for ASVAC 2023!

The Asian Vaccine Conference, also referred to as ASVAC, is an event organized by the Immunization Partners in Asia Pacific (IPAP), in partnership with several key organizations and agencies. ASVAC serves as a platform for sharing the latest research, developments, and collaborative efforts in immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD).

With the theme "Closing in, Renewing the Vaxx-P.A.C.T.," ASVAC 2023 aims to further reinforce discussions on critical issues and areas of concern in immunization to another step towards achieving the IPAP's vision of "a world where no person shall suffer from vaccine preventable diseases."

We look forward to seeing you in the event!

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Programme Highlights

LEARNING DISCUSSION

Dengue Comes of Age – The Evolving Epidemiology of Dengue

The global rise in dengue incidence and its expanding geographic spread have been driven by factors such as population growth, virus evolution, urbanization and climate change. While dengue was traditionally seen as a pediatric disease, shifts in population demographics and the implementation of effective vector and disease control measures have reshaped the age distribution of cases to more adult dengue.
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Impact of Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate

Many countries mandated COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, either requiring people to be vaccinated to work in certain occupations, or through vaccine passports for access to public spaces. This presentation reflects on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination experiences in various jurisdictions. Its key focus is the COVID-19 vaccination program in Western Australia.
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The Global Health and Immunization Agenda 2030

Since the Child Survival Revolution of the 1980s which was built on GOBI (Growth monitoring, Oral rehydration, Breast feeding and Immunization) and led by UNICEF and WHO, the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) has been a major component of global efforts to improve child survival. 
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Scenario-based Interactive Discussion on What Appropriate Vaccines to Administer for the Traveler Plus Other Travel Med Updates

In the present world, characterized by global travel for work, leisure, business, and migration, the imperative of safeguarding travelers against endemic diseases cannot be overstated. This underscores the significance of common travel vaccines.
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Concept of Cross-Protection and Herd Immunity

Herd protection is usually defined as Immunization of large portions of the population to protect the unvaccinated, immunocompromised, and immunologically naive by reducing the number of susceptible hosts to a level less than the threshold needed for transmission”.
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The Value of Infectious Disease Surveillance for Vaccination Programs: A Critical Component for Effective Public Health Interventions

This will be a discussion of the important role played by Infectious disease surveillance in supporting vaccination programs. Firstly, exploring how monitoring of prevalence, distribution, and trends of vaccine-preventable diseases can help identify geographic areas and populations with high disease burden allowing vaccination strategies to be appropriately targeted.
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Vaccination Through the Ages – Vaccines in each Stage of Life 

The highest burden of morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases occur in children less than 5 years of age. The World Health Assembly in 1974 thru WHO aimed to provide routine vaccines to all children by 1990. Immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, polio, and tuberculosis were introduced in many country EPI by 1977.
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Confused State of Mind: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy

Two opposing views create confusion. Once a person is confused, he does not understand what he should do? This is exactly what happens with vaccine hesitancy. Most hesitant parents just don’t know what to do? They either postpone or refuse vaccination.
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Handling Mixed Signals: How to convey clear pro-vaccination messages

“Life or death for a young child too often depends on whether he is born in a country where vaccines are available or not” Nelson Mandela. (1993)

Ever since, even when vaccines are available but not utilized, due to “Vaccine Hesitancy”, additional big & ever-growing number of children go unprotected and thus unnecessary deaths are occurring.
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Influenza Epidemiology Updates and New Vaccine Developments

Influenza, a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by a viral pathogen, triggers global pandemics with millions of fatalities and significant economic and societal consequences. Changes in travel patterns and global trade have made influenza epidemiology unpredictable.
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Vaccination in the Elderly with Comorbidities

Influenza, Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Shingles are among a growing list of vaccine preventable illnesses in older adults. Older adults present with illness atypically, with common geriatric symptoms including non-specific decline, immobility, incontinence, falls and acute confusional states.
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How and Why Vaccines Work: Basics of Immune Responses and Mechanisms of Vaccines

Vaccination is intended to prepare the immune system for the battle against the potential future attack by the real “invaders”. The immune system is a complex defense mechanism which protects us from the attacks of a “foreign threat” and in which many “soldiers” interact with each other to eliminate the invaders.
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