Economic evaluation of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination programs in Qinghai and Hainan provinces, China

This research conducted by Prof. Xiaolin Xu and team from Zhejiang University, was published in the International Journal for Equity in Health. Based on a 2022 survey in Zhejiang and Henan provinces, the study analyzed the independent and joint associations of sex and birth order with non-National Immunization Program (non-NIP) vaccine coverage among Chinese children aged 1–6. The results showed that birth order was an important factor influencing vaccination, with the lowest coverage observed among later-born girls, particularly third or later-born daughters.

This research, conducted by Prof. Hong Jiang and her team from Fudan University in collaboration with Prof. Yanran Yang from Duke Kunshan University, and published in BMC Public Health, aimed to develop the Maternal Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy Scale based on the 5Cs vaccination hesitancy scale, containing the subscales of confidence, complacency, constraints, calculative, and collective responsibility. The study also provides a preliminary overview of the current hesitancy on maternal influenza vaccination in China.

This research conducted by Prof. Jing Li and team from Sichuan University, was published in Cancer Prevention Research. It presents a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a pay-it-forward strategy to boost HPV vaccination among 15–18-year-old girls in China. Conducted in a community health center in western China, the study found a significantly higher uptake in the intervention group (98% vs. 82%), with strong participant support for the approach. The findings offer practical evidence for innovative strategies to improve vaccine uptake among adolescents.