Immunizations

Immunizations are one of the most valuable and cost-effective health promotion tools

A well-vaccinated global population is among the strongest safeguards of global health security, lowering the risk of epidemic-prone diseases and improving child well-being. Vaccination is often the first contact individuals have with their health system, making it a critical entry point for primary health care and a foundational platform for all public health services. Yet despite focused efforts to improve global vaccine delivery, persistent challenges reaching marginalized populations and insecurity in disordered settings often prevent health workers from reaching every child, while low levels of trust in vaccines and the health system can dissuade those with access from benefitting from immunization services. Sustained financial, technical, and political commitments are needed to support proven international partnerships such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to ensure immunization programs reach all target populations.

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center produces actionable, pragmatic policy recommendations on U.S.-supported vaccine delivery programs. Through projects examining the challenge of sustaining routine immunizations while preparing for the equitable dissemination of a Covid-19 vaccine and analyzing the complex relationships among vaccine confidence, misinformation, and national security, GHPC’s work explores how securing and sustaining global vaccine delivery systems advances U.S. health security and is foundational to U.S. leadership in global health.

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CSIS-LSHTM High-Level Panel

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s Vaccine Confidence Project™ have launched a high-level panel of experts to address the urgent issues of vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and national security in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.

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Immunizing the World in a Novel Pandemic

The novel coronavirus pandemic disrupted years of progress against vaccine-preventable diseases and created several new obstacles to sustaining access to global immunization.

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Equity in Immunization Services to Ensure “A Long Life for All”

Please join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center for a conversation about what it takes to reach those who are un- or under-immunized in remote or hard-to-reach populations.

Event by Katherine E. Bliss , Rebecca Fields , Cathy Ndiaye , and Mireille Lembwadio — April 28, 2022

Overcoming Gender-Related Barriers to Immunization Services

Please join the Global Health Policy Center and Katherine Bliss for a rich discussion on gender-related barriers to immunization services featuring Wendy Abbey, Roopa Dhatt, Ellyn Ogden, and Aboubacar Kampo.

Event by Katherine E. Bliss , Wendy Abbey , Roopa Dhatt , Ellyn Ogden , and Aboubacar Kampo — March 8, 2022

Covid-19 Vaccine Confidence at One Year

Please join the CSIS-LSHTM High-Level Panel on Vaccine Confidence and Misinformation to reflect on what has been learned over the first year of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, and what more can be done to strengthen vaccine confidence in the United States and globally.

Event by Katherine E. Bliss , James Andrew Lewis , J. Stephen Morrison , Heidi J. Larson , and Mollyann Brodie — February 4, 2022

Time to Escalate U.S. Leadership on Covid-19 and Beyond

In this new white paper, the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security urges the U.S. government to dramatically scale up its leadership in the global Covid-19 response.

Report by The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security — July 21, 2021

Co-Chair Statement on the June 2021 Meeting of Commissioners

In this new commentary, the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security urges the U.S. government to dramatically scale up its leadership in the global Covid-19 response.

Commentary by Julie Gerberding and Susan Brooks — July 21, 2021

Minding the Gap in Global Immunization Coverage

New data from the WHO and UNICEF show notable declines in immunization coverage worldwide in 2020, underscoring the importance of sustaining routine immunization services to prevent further gaps while supporting country preparedness to introduce Covid-19 vaccines.

Critical Questions by Katherine E. Bliss — July 16, 2021

The Reality of Rolling Out Covid-19 Vaccines

Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security on Monday, June 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT for an online event focused on lower- and lower-middle income country experiences preparing for and delivering Covid-19 vaccines.

Event by Katherine E. Bliss , John J. Hamre , Henrietta Fore , Charles Akataobi , Martha Ngoe , and Shyam Raj Upreti — June 21, 2021