This commentary, authored by Jiuling Li from Duke Kunshan University, and Fuqiang Cui from Peking University and the team, was published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty. By reviewing and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data, the team analyzed gaps in combination vaccine development and four challenges to expand the use of combination vaccines. Recommendations were given to promote high-valent pediatric combination vaccines in China.
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.
