Deadline: 24-May-22
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals to support Member States and other relevant actors to implement relevant results of innovative public health research in relation to vaccination against COVID-19.
The novelty of the vaccines to be administered and the pandemic context made the task even more demanding. Hence, there is a need to gain efficiency and develop strategies in terms of large-scale vaccination for other diseases as well. Large-scale vaccination could contribute to enhanced catch-up vaccination in the context of routine vaccination programmes rolled out in the Member States that may have been interrupted or delayed during the COVID-19 health crisis.
The action should cover:
- mapping public health evidence and research results on COVID-19 large-scale vaccination that could be relevant for uptake, including findings, from Member States and outside of the Union;
- identifying challenges and assess the feasibility to implement solutions in Member States, based on the mapping and taking country-specific factors into account;
- developing implementation plans and pilot activities to respond to the current pandemic context or future health crises, or to optimise current routine vaccination practices, including catch-up vaccination;
- implementing the pilot activities in volunteering Member States including the activities identified as potentially most effective (e.g. training programmes for health professionals, awareness-raising campaigns to tackle vaccine hesitancy, health preparedness training programmes, infrastructure initiatives, dedicated events for the exchange of good practices, risk communication and community engagement etc.);
- identifying successful pilot activities and, based on these, develop a robust sustainability plan for continued implementation and toolkits and recommendations for upscaling in other Member States.
Funding Information
- Available budget for this topic: EUR 30 000 000
- Proposals to be awarded under this topic: Up to 10 project proposals will be selected.
- The duration of proposals should range between 12 and 36 months. Given the complexity of the activities to be funded under this topic, the recommended length of a project is 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Academia and education establishments, research institutes, hospitals, expert networks, private entities, Member States’ authorities, and civil society organisations (associations, foundations, NGOs and similar entities)
- Profound experience in the implementation of large-scale vaccination programmes.
- Proposals by a single applicant or by a consortium are eligible.
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