This editorial, co-authored by four guest editors, summarized the thematic series “Advancing China’s National Immunization Program: Improving its Effectiveness and Sustainability” published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty, led by the innovation Laboratory for Vaccine Delivery Research (VaxLab). The editorial discussed the implementation of China’s national immunization program and the coverage of key non-immunization vaccines, with an emphasis on strategies to improve vaccine coverage. In addition, the editorial mentioned the VaxLab’s future focus areas, including vaccine financing, diversity, equity and inclusiveness of immunization coverage, and maternal vaccination. VaxLab’s research work will be expanded beyond China to Southeast Asian and the WHO Western Pacific region, particularly to address challenges that middle-income countries faced in vaccine financing and delivery.
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.
