Communication for Investigation of Serious AEFIs

This is a UNICEF and WHO joint guide for Communication for Investigation of Serious AEFIs.

Contents:

• Why focus on communication?    
• OBJECTIVES    
• Communicating during the investigation of Serious AEFIs    
• PRIOR TO REPORTS OF SERIOUS AEFIS    
• AFTER REPORTS AND BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION OF SERIOUS AEFIS    
• DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF SERIOUS AEFIS    
• AFTER THE INVESTIGATION OF SERIOUS AEFIS    
• Finding 1. The event is definitively not related to immunization (coincidental with only temporal association)    
• Finding 2. The event is related to the operational aspects of immunization    
• Finding 3. The event is related to inherent qualities of the vaccine and has occurred within the expected frequency range.    
• Finding 4. The event is related to defects in the vaccine quality.    
• Finding 5. The cause of the event is unknown or the results are inconclusive    
• COMMUNICATION EVALUATION    
• Communicating with the media     
• GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN DEALING WITH THE MEDIA
• KEY MESSAGES    
• NEWS RELEASE    
• NEWS CONFERENCE    
• NEWS INTERVIEW    
• Resources