This study was conducted by Hai Fang and his team from Peking University and published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. The study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of using non-immunization program vaccines as an alternative to current vaccination strategies and simulated the economic and health consequences of meningococcal disease using four vaccination strategies based on the 2019 birth cohort. The result showed that using quadrivalent polysaccharide vaccine (MPV-4), bivalent conjugate vaccine (MCV-AC), and quadrivalent conjugate vaccine (MCV-4) could have increased health benefits but at a higher cost. The new strategies would be cost-effective provided lowering vaccine price.
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.
