This commentary was published by Hai Fang from Peking University, Bryan Patenaude from John Hopkins University, and Chao Ma from China CDC in BMJ Global Health. The article introduced that China employs distinct pricing strategies for National Immunization Programme (NIP) and non-NIP vaccines, with low prices for NIP vaccines potentially posing challenges for integrating more expensive non-NIP vaccines. Applying volume-based procurement strategies might reduce the prices and address citizens’ need.
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.