James D. Heffelfinger

TL;DR: The 59% of countries reporting that they had policies are wealthier, use more new or under-utilized vaccines, and have stronger immunization systems, according to the 2014 revision of the JRF, which permitted a global assessment of national influenza immunization policies.

TL;DR: A significant and sustained reduction in the proportion of hospital admissions for acute gastroenteritis due to rotavirus was seen among children younger than 5 years in GRSN sites followingRotavirus vaccine introduction, highlighting the need to incorporate rotav virus vaccines into immunisation programmes in countries that have not yet introduced them and underline the importance of high-quality surveillance.

TL;DR: Following PCV13 introduction into the Cambodian immunization schedule, there have been declines in VT pneumococcal colonization and disease in children aged <5 years.

TL;DR: A project to improve linkages between village health volunteers and health workers and educate pregnant women on hepatitis B vaccination was carried out in 16 communities with low birth dose Coverage in Kiribati and demonstrates a successful model for improving hepatitis B vaccine birth dose coverage that could be adopted in other areas in Kiribia as well as other similar settings.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a multier, global surveillance network has supported countries in detecting and serotyping the three principal invasive bacterial pathogens that cause pediatric meningitis.