Vaccine Impact on Cognition and Schooling (VICS), a pilot study, has been launched recently in India by BUDS & Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. The VICS project is supported by the Value of Vaccination Research Network (based at Harvard Chan School & Public Health) funded by a grant from BMGF. The Health Ministry Screening Committee (HMSC) at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has given approval for this project.
Community Health Worker-Led Intervention: Vaccine Information and Confidence (CIVIC) study will be launched by BUDS &Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA to involve communityhealth workers, as well as members of the community, in the design of an intervention to motivate vaccine uptake and acceptance in the community. The CIVIC project fund is granted by Sabin Vaccine Institute (SABIN). The Health Ministry Screening Committee (HMSC) at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has given approval for this project.
