The research was conducted by Hai Fang and team from Peking University and published in Journal of global health. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the strong relationship between combination vaccine receipt and vaccination completion outcomes. Facing the suboptimal Hib vaccination rate in China, the use of combination vaccines could help increase vaccination compliance, and appropriate government actions to reduce out-of-pocket burden of immunization are encouraged to address inequities in vaccine choices.
Administration of non-national immunization program vaccines for children under six in a rural county, Henan Province: Did costs matter?
This research was conducted by Prof. Qian Long, Yu Wang and team from Duke Kunshan University and published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics., It examines the administration of non-National Immunization Program (non-NIP) vaccines among children under six in rural Henan, based on a survey of 1,051 participants. The findings reveal that over a quarter of children had not received any non-NIP vaccines, with high costs and inadequate physician-caregiver communication being the main barriers.