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Bridging the Vaccination Gap: Insights on Global Immunization Challenges

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On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, 2024-2025 president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, on the recent report from the World Health Organization and UNICEF on public immunization rates, with national and global health implications.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, professor of pharmacy at the Chapman University School of Pharmacy in Irvine, California; a fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; and 2024-2025 president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

On July 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF released their latest public immunization data, and in this interview, Goad addresses how these 2023 data compare with 2019 baseline data (pre-COVID-19), the vital role of vaccine distribution infrastructure and its impact on health care equity, repercussion on national and global infant mortality rates, potential public policy implications, and the importance of community pharmacists to tackling vaccine misinformation.

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