Professor Xiaohua Ying’s team from Fudan University published a research paper entitled “Evaluation Dimensions and Index Analysis of New Vaccines into National Immunization Program” in Modern Preventive Medicine (Vol. 49, No. 22, 2022). The article analyzed the operability and breadth of the evaluation framework for vaccine inclusion in immunization planning in China by searching the evaluation dimensions and core indicators of immunization decision-making at home and abroad.
Pay-it-forward as a strategy to increase vaccine uptake
This research, conducted by Prof. Dan Wu from Nanjing Medical University and collaborators, was published in BMC Global and Public Health and focuses on the feasibility of the pay-it-forward strategy in increasing vaccine uptake.The commentary highlights that the pay-it-forward approach demonstrates scalability and cross-cultural adaptability, with the potential to be integrated with digital tools and government immunisation programs to promote equitable vaccine access and advance the goal of universal health coverage.