Hotez, P. J. (2019, September 5). Immunizations and vaccines: a decade of successes and reversals, and a call for ‘vaccine diplomacy’. Retrieved Juy 12, 2021, from Oxford Academic: https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article/11/5/331/5481423?login=true
Hotez, (2019), details the work done by different vaccine alliances, including WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi. He explains how 300 million children will be immunized by 2020, which will ensure that these children will have a fighting chance against diseases like tetanus, measles, etc., giving them a shot of life. The author further elaborates that even though this is a great step in the right direction, two obstacles are slowing the progress considerably. These global obstacles are war and political instability. The author concludes the article by urging that steps should be taken to diffuse these problems so that more lives can be saved.
The author is a patent holder and inventor of vaccines for neglected tropical diseases and has cited numerous sources to support his claims. This makes his work as a credible source. His work helps in understanding the importance of immunization of children against different diseases and also provides awareness about this subject.
Nnaji, C. A., Owoyemi, A. J., Amaechi, U. A., Wiyeh, A. B., Ndwandwe, D. E., & Wiysonge, C. S. (2020, January 11). Taking stock of global immunisation coverage progress: the gains, the losses and the journey ahead . Retrieved July 12, 2021, from International Health: https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/advance-article/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihz120/5700707?searchresult=1
The authors of the article state that although vaccines are the best resource in achieving global immunization, steps taken in this regard have been sub-optimal. 2020 was the final year of the Global Vaccine Action Plan (2011-2020), and not all goals of the plan were reached. It is now imperative that proper steps should be taken to meet the supply and demand of vaccines. Another major problem met during this plan was the political unrest in third world countries which prevented the plan from being carried out. It is very important to assess the losses faced; the gains had, and plan the future of immunization accordingly.
The authors gathered and presented this article by gathering data on National Immunization Coverage through WHO, which is a reputable organization. Overall, this article is relevant to the study as it sheds light on setbacks faced by the vaccine alliances in their journey to achieve Global Immunization.
References
Hotez, P. J. (2019, September 5). Immunizations and vaccines: a decade of successes and reversals, and a call for ‘vaccine diplomacy’. Retrieved Juy 12, 2021, from Oxford Academic: https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article/11/5/331/5481423?login=true
Nnaji, C. A., Owoyemi, A. J., Amaechi, U. A., Wiyeh, A. B., Ndwandwe, D. E., & Wiysonge, C. S. (2020, January 11). Taking stock of global immunisation coverage progress: the gains, the losses and the journey ahead . Retrieved July 12, 2021, from International Health: https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/advance-article/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihz120/5700707?searchresult=1
