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.
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.