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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Vaccination Week in the Americas 2027 Begins

  Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, United StatesPan American Health Organization

  

  04/24/2027 - 05/01/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 206 daysEstimated: PAHO^[1][2][3] has not announced 2027 dates, but the week is held in the last week of April and the 2026 edition ran "From 25 April to 2 May, 2026" (24th annual), so the pin repeats that Saturday-to-Saturday slot from 24 April 2027.

  PAHO and every country and territory in the Americas mark their 25th Vaccination Week at the end of April 2027, the yearly push to catch up children and adults on vaccines as measles spreads across the region.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  South-East Asia's Measles and Rubella Elimination Deadline Falls

  WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, IndiaWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 12/31/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins6 years late68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 92 daysAt the Seventy-seventh Regional Committee on 10 October 2024 members "agreed to extend the target for elimination of measles and rubella by the Region, aspiring to achieve by 2026"; a year alone is taken as its last day.^[1]

  WHO South-East Asia's target to eliminate measles and rubella by 2026 reaches its deadline on 31 December, after being moved from 2020 to 2023 to 2026. The Regional Verification Commission warned in June that the target "may not be achieved" as outbreaks rise in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Thailand and Maldives.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Victoria's H5 Bird Flu Poultry Housing Requirement Runs to 16 October

  Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAgriculture Victoria

  

  Starts 10/16/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 16 daysThe requirement was extended "for another 28 days from September 19, 2026" (Latrobe Valley Express^[2], 22 Sep) and stays in place "until at least 16 October 2026", subject to review of disease activity.

  Agriculture Victoria extended for 28 days from 19 September the requirement that owners of 50 or more poultry in southern Victoria, including metropolitan Melbourne, confine birds away from wild birds, in place until at least 16 October 2026 and under review. H5 bird flu, first found in Australia in June, has not been detected in poultry.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  WHO SAGE Immunization Experts Meet in Geneva (October 2026)

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  10/05/2026 - 10/08/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 5 daysWHO's^[1][2][3][4] event page says the meeting "will be held from 5 - 8 October 2026" at WHO HQ and that "materials ... such as a draft agenda ... will be made available nearer the time".

  WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization holds its autumn meeting on 5-8 October 2026 at WHO headquarters in hybrid format, by invitation only; the agenda is to be published nearer the time.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Gavi Board Meets December 9-10, 2026 on Vaccine Programmes

  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Chemin du Pommier 40, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, SwitzerlandGavi, the Vaccine Alliance

  

  12/09/2026 - 12/10/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 70 daysGavi's^[1][2][3][4] governance calendar lists 2026 board meetings as "25-26 March", "1-2 July" and "9-10 December"; the meeting location is not stated on the page.

  The board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, holds its December 2026 meeting on 9-10 December, the governing body that oversees vaccine programmes for measles, malaria, cholera and other diseases in lower-income countries.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  FDA Vaccine Advisers Meet on 2027 Southern Hemisphere Flu Strains

  FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United StatesU.S. Food and Drug Administration

  

  Starts 10/01/2026 1:00PMSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 1 dayFDA's^[1][2] meeting notice lists October 1, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET and says the Committee "will convene in open session to discuss strain selection for influenza virus vaccines for the 2027 Southern Hemisphere influenza season".

  FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meets virtually, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET, to recommend influenza strains for the 2027 Southern Hemisphere vaccines, with a public FDA webcast.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Cambodia Confirms Sixth Human H5N1 Case of 2026

  Oddar Meanchey Province, CambodiaMinistry of Health (Cambodia)

  

  Starts 09/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2 days agoCambodianess^[1]: "The Health Ministry on Sept. 28 reported that the patient was tested on Sept. 27"; the case is "the sixth human case reported in Cambodia in 2026".

  Cambodia's Health Ministry reported on 28 September that a 49-year-old man in Oddar Meanchey province tested positive for H5N1, the country's sixth human case this year. He had direct contact with sick and dead chickens that the National Animal Health and Production Research Institute confirmed positive on 23 September, and he is isolated in hospital.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  CPHIA 2026 Public Health in Africa Conference Opens in Addis Ababa

  Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAfrica CDC

  

  11/23/2026 - 11/27/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 54 daysAfrica CDC's^[1][2][3] event page gives "23-27 November 2026" in Addis Ababa, co-hosted with the Government of Ethiopia.

  Africa CDC and Ethiopia host the 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa, 23-27 November 2026, under the theme of health security and sovereignty as the Bundibugyo Ebola emergency continues.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Hong Kong Reports First Local Chikungunya Case of 2026

  Li Tak Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong KongCentre for Health Protection (Hong Kong)

  

  Starts 09/17/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13 days agoThe CHP press release of 17 September 2026 announces it is "investigating a locally acquired case of chikungunya fever" and that "Hong Kong has recorded three confirmed CF cases this year to date, including one local case".^[1]

  Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection reported on 17 September a locally acquired chikungunya case in a 55-year-old woman from Tai Kok Tsui who had no travel history. The city has recorded three cases in 2026 (one local, two imported) against 82 in 2025.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Uganda Starts Five-Day National Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign

  Kampala, UgandaUganda Ministry of Health

  

  10/01/2026 - 10/05/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 1 dayThe government's campaign notice and The Observer^[2] both give October 1-5, 2026 ("a five-day national measles-rubella vaccination campaign set for October").

  Uganda's Ministry of Health runs a nationwide measles-rubella booster campaign from 1 to 5 October 2026 for children under five regardless of past vaccination, aiming for about 7.47 million children after measles outbreaks in 18 districts this year.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  80th World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva; PABS Annex Due

  Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  05/23/2027 - 05/30/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 235 daysWHO's^[1][2][3][4] constitutional meetings calendar lists "23-30 May" Geneva for the "Eightieth World Health Assembly", and the 18 September 2026 news item names "May 2027" (WHA80) for the PABS annex.

  The World Health Assembly opens in Geneva on 23 May 2027 with the Pandemic Agreement's pathogen access and benefit-sharing (PABS) annex due for consideration after member states extended the negotiations in 2026.

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• Health09/21/2026@HealthDesk

  WHO Ends the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 05/05/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.4 years agoThe WHO's^[1] own statement on the fifteenth emergency committee meeting is dated 5 May 2023 and announces the end of the emergency.

  Three years and three months after declaring it, the WHO ended COVID-19's status as a public health emergency of international concern. The Director-General was careful to say the virus was not gone - only that it no longer needed emergency governance.

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