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National Vaccine Policy: ethical equity issues.

T Jayakrishnan¹

¹Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, 673 008 INDIA

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

|August 6, 2013

Summary

India's 2011 national vaccination policy faces criticism for lacking strategies to improve low Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) coverage and relying on vaccine availability over evidence. Reliable data is needed for effective vaccine policy.

Area of Science:

Public Health
Vaccinology
Health Policy Analysis

Background:

The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Vaccination Policy in April 2011.
The policy has been met with significant criticism from public health experts.
Key ethical and equity issues surrounding new vaccine introductions into the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) were examined.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically review India's current vaccination policy.
To analyze the proposed inclusion of new vaccines into the UIP.
To assess the ethical and equity implications of vaccine policy decisions.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive review of print and web-based literature on the national vaccine policy.
Analysis of vaccine coverage data and policy recommendations.

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Examination of factors influencing vaccine selection and implementation.

Main Results:

National UIP vaccine coverage remains below 50%, with no clear strategy for improvement outlined in the policy.
A significant lack of reliable epidemiological data hinders evidence-based decision-making for vaccine policy in India.
Vaccine selection for the UIP (e.g., Haemophilus influenzae type b, pneumococcal, rotavirus, HPV) appears based on availability rather than epidemiological evidence or cost-effectiveness.

Conclusions:

The current vaccination policy lacks a robust strategy for increasing UIP coverage.
The absence of reliable epidemiological data is a major impediment to evidence-based vaccine policy in India.
The rationale for introducing new vaccines, such as rotavirus and HPV, requires further scrutiny based on epidemiological data and cost-effectiveness.