This research, conducted by Hai Fang and team from Peking University, was published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty. The paper discussed the factors that influence the recommendation behaviors of Chinese public health workers for four non-National Immunization Program vaccines. The study also explored the incentives for public health workers from different regions and suggests that non-financial incentives such as health information provision might shape the recommendation behavior of public health workers.
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.
