Vaccines to Achieve Affordable Universal Coverage
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Vaccines and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 2044
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Adopted by all United Nations members, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to ensure universal access to health and promote well-being, but they face challenges such as disparities in access, vaccine literacy, and misinformation, which impact other SDGs. We invite contributions to a Special Issue dedicated to vaccines’ pivotal role in achieving the SDGs. This Special Issue aims to foster diverse discussions across various disciplines, highlighting vaccines’ multidimensional impact on global health and development. We welcome research contributions based on the role of vaccines in achieving the SDGs, challenges related to vaccines and the SDGs, international stakeholders’ involvement in vaccination, the socioeconomic impact of vaccines, and vaccine literacy.
We invite research contributions that address, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Role of vaccines for SDGs;
- Existing and emerging challenges associated with vaccines for SDGs;
- Evaluation of international stakeholders of vaccination for SDGs;
- Socioeconomic impact of vaccines for SDGs;
- Vaccination literacy for SDGs;
- Innovations in vaccine developments for SDGs.
Prof. Pui Hong Chung
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- global health
- vaccines
- vaccine equity
- vaccine disparities
- vaccine accessibility
- vaccination literacy
- vaccine innovation
- disease prevention
- vaccine policy and implementation
- public health policy
- health economics
- healthcare disparities
- universal health coverage
- international health partnerships
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