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The Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives’ (PIVI) new data published in “Vaccine” provides foundation for best practices in influenza policy development and its role in pandemic readiness

, /PRNewswire/ — The Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI), an Atlanta-based global health initiative that is a key program of The Task Force for Global Health (TFGH), has released a series of new research papers in Vaccine showing that countries with strong seasonal influenza programs had the necessary infrastructure that enabled them to better weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The series of 13 papers with data from 16 countries and global partners published in this month’s Vaccine supplement provide important insights towards strengthening influenza vaccination programs worldwide as global health experts navigate the post-pandemic climate and prepare for the next impending global health crisis. The World Health Organizationreports there are approximately one billion cases of seasonal influenza annually, including three to five million …