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Safe and effective vaccines exist — yet significant inequities in vaccination uptake and protection persist across populations and settings. Children and families experiencing poverty, social exclusion, marginalization, and limited access to services continue to be left behind, with consequences that extend across the life course. At the Excellence in Pediatrics Institute, we are committed to understanding the systemic drivers of these inequities and working with partners across health, policy, and civil society to close the gap.
In 2025, the Excellence in Pediatrics Institute convened the Vaccination Equity session of the LifeCourse Prevention Summit, bringing together experts in public health, clinical practice, social science, civil society, and policy. The meeting examined why vaccination equity remains unresolved and how systems can be redesigned to deliver more equitable outcomes.
The discussion moved beyond individual-level explanations to focus on systemic drivers — including how data is collected, how services are structured, how trust is built or eroded, and how communities are engaged. It produced a concrete set of shared commitments and an Action Framework to guide implementation across seven areas: measurement, resource targeting, trust, program design, engagement, coordination, and ongoing accountability.
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The Summit produced a set of shared commitments that form the basis of an action-oriented agenda:
