Vaccine Preventable Encephalitis Campaign

Our vaccine-preventable encephalitis campaign ran during World Immunization Week 2024: 24th - 30th April.

We focussed on five forms of vaccine-preventable encephalitis: Japanese encephalitis (JE), Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), Influenza virus encephalitis, Varicella-zoster virus encephalitis (VZV) and encephalitis caused by measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).

We developed a range of resources including a vaccine-based animation, case study videos, vaccine infographic and disease-specific factsheets. These were shared during our media

and PR campaign with 58 pieces of coverage across media outlets with a combined viewership of over 700 million.

The campaign also shared the UK's premiere of the film A Shot in the Arm, exploring vaccine hesitancy post-pandemic, welcoming policy makers and key opinion leaders. Finally, we launched a vaccine-preventable encephalitis webinar focussed on these five types of vaccine-preventable encephalitis welcoming 114 attendees from 40 countries.

Dr Ava Easton & Calum Goodwin
Chief Executive & Head of Partnerships

Encephalitis International’s vaccine-prevention campaign aimed to raise both public and healthcare professional’s understanding of five key vaccine-preventable encephalitides and the vaccines protecting against them: Japanese encephalitis (JE), Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), Influenza virus encephalitis, Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis and encephalitis caused by measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)