Vaccine Delivery
Each year, more than 19 million children do not receive the vaccines they need to live healthy lives. We need better systems for vaccine delivery that can reach and protect all children—no matter where they live.
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Immunization improves lives and benefits communities—but not everyone can access it.
1.5 million
Universal immunization would save an additional 1.5 million lives around the world each year2
44x
Every dollar invested in immunization in low and lower-middle income countries yields $44 in benefits by preventing illness and increasing productivity
86%
Worldwide, coverage rates for the essential diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine—a global standard for measuring the effectiveness of an immunization system—have plateaued since 2010. In 2018, about 86% of infants received all three doses of the vaccine that they need before their first birthday
Vaccine Delivery 101
Figure 5: Exemplars in Global Health Vaccine Delivery Framework
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The co-investigator team is drawn from the Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Goizueta School of Business, the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences; Georgia Institute of Technology School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; University of Delaware School of Public Policy & Administration; and Yale University School of Medicine.
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