Meeting report: Global vaccine and immunization research forum, 2018

•Global research in vaccines and immunization is advancing in many priority areas.•More innovation is urgently needed to improve vaccine access and coverage.•Implementation research should be an integral component of vaccine R&D. Every two years, the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Foru...

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Published in:Vaccine 2019-12, Vol.37 (52), p.7519-7526
Main Authors: Dull, Peter, Friede, Martin, Hwang, Angela, Hall, B. Fenton
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Research
Conference Report
Congresses as Topic
Decision making
Disease
Endorsements
Global Health
GVAP
GVIRF
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs
Immunology
Infections
Influenza
Innovations
Malaria
Pandemics
Product development
Proteins
R&D
Research & development
Streptococcus infections
Sustainability
Thailand
Tuberculosis
Vaccines
Vaccines - administration & dosage
World Health Organization
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Summary:•Global research in vaccines and immunization is advancing in many priority areas.•More innovation is urgently needed to improve vaccine access and coverage.•Implementation research should be an integral component of vaccine R&D. Every two years, the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum takes stock of global research in vaccines and immunization. As in prior years, the 2018 meeting addressed vaccine discovery, development, decision-making, and deployment. This time, however, it also featured two overarching themes: “Innovating for Equity” and “End-to-End Integration.” Significant advances have been made in the last two years, but participants noted that some important goals of the Global Vaccine Action Plan are not being met and called urgently for innovation in improving access to vaccines. Two factors were highlighted as crucial to improving coverage: a focus on equity and sustainability throughout the immunization ecosystem, and an enabling political environment that prioritizes health and immunization.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.011