This course will be available from 25 September to 29 October 2023 on the EuFMD vLearning platform.

Live sessions will be as follows:

• Live session one: Thursday, 5 October from 09:30h to 11:00h (CEST) 
• Live session two: Thursday, 12 October from 09:30h to 13:00h (CEST) 
• Live session three: Thursday, 19 October from 09:30h to 13:00h (CEST) 
• Live session four: Thursday, 27 October from 09:30h to 11:00h (CEST) 

The learning objective of this course are:

• Explain the characteristics of FMD vaccines that affect the operational organization and influence the impact of vaccination;  
• Describe the legal background to the use of FMD emergency vaccination and post-vaccination recovery procedures;   
• Describe the range of emergency vaccination objectives and strategies;
• Outline the essential elements of a good emergency vaccination plan within the emergency preparedness planning context;  
• Plan for implementation of emergency vaccination in different outbreak scenarios, including the targeted use of vaccination, the prioritization of herds/flocks in relation to risk and managing resources (e.g., standard operational procedures (SOPs), workforce, cold chain, logistics, biosecurity, records, traceability, control, etc.);   
• Develop communication messages related to vaccinate-to-live and vaccinate-to-kill approaches aimed for livestock keepers and the public;  
• Explain the exit strategy, to comply with World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and European Union rules on management of vaccinated animals and their products and requirements for surveillance, including evidence of vaccine and vaccination effectiveness and post-vaccination monitoring.