Key questions in our research
Why have only 15% of people in low-income countries received a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, when rich countries are planning a 4th dose?
Our research touches upon this question as we study how public authorities and pharmaceutical companies cooperate to develop Covid-19 vaccines, scale-up production and work towards a more equitable allocation of vaccines.
And more generally, how are global vaccination programs connected to local health systems? Is local knowledge reflected in global immunization priorities?
Publications
- de Bengy Puyvallée, A.; Storeng, KT. (2017) ‘Protecting the vulnerable is protecting ourselves’: Norway and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation Tidsskrift for den norske legeforening
- Roalkvam, Sidsel & Sandberg, Kristin Ingstad (2010). Special Section Introduction. Vaccines and the Global system /or Why Study Vaccines? Forum for Development Studies
- Nordfeldt, Cecilie & Roalkvam, Sidsel (2010). Choosing vaccination: Negotiating child protection and good citizenship in modern India Forum for Development Studies
Popular dissemination on vaccines and the Covid pandemic (in Norwegian and English)
Podcasts
Op-eds and more
About the World Immunization Week 2022
World Immunization Week, a WHO initiative celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.