This study was conducted by Fang Hai and team from Peking University and published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, assessing the potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of introducing Rotateq, Rotarix, and Lanzhou lamb rotavirus vaccine (LLR) into China’s national immunization program. A decision-tree Markov model was adopted to follow the 2019 birth cohort. The study concluded introducing the RV vaccine in China’s NIP is expected to be cost-effective compared to the GDP per capita. Reducing vaccine prices and adopting vaccines with better efficacy would be the future focus.
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.