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Equity and Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Response: The PIP Framework as a Model for an Efficient Pandemic Influenza Response Through Equitable Vaccine Access

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Equity is fundamental to an effective pandemic vaccination response, yet the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how inequitable access, driven by purchasing power and delayed supply for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), prolonged transmission and enabled viral evolution. The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework offers a model for providing timely and equitable access to pandemic influenza vaccines. Through legally binding advance supply agreements, the PIP Framework secures real-time access by the WHO to a proportion of global vaccine production and mandates allocation based on public health risk and need. In doing so, it addresses the two axes of inequity observed in previous pandemics-distribution and timeliness-by ensuring that affected populations that do not have access, irrespective of income status, are not at the back of the queue.

Source: Vaccines

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines14080653

Authors: Kate S. Rawlings, Olga Kim, Anne Huvos

Institution: World Health Organization

Language: English

Topic: Influenza Virus Research Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,258