title: International Dengue Vaccine Communication and Advocacy: Challenges and Way Forward.
abstract: Dengue vaccine introduction will likely occur soon. However, little has been published on international dengue vaccine communication and advocacy. More effort at the international level is required to review, unify and strategically disseminate dengue vaccine knowledge to endemic countries' decision makers and potential donors. Waiting to plan for the introduction of new vaccines until licensure may delay access in developing countries. Concerted efforts to communicate and advocate for vaccines prior to licensure are likely challenged by unknowns of the use of dengue vaccines and the disease, including uncertainties of vaccine impact, vaccine access and dengue's complex pathogenesis and epidemiology. Nevertheless, the international community has the opportunity to apply previous best practices for vaccine communication and advocacy. The following key strategies will strengthen international dengue vaccine communication and advocacy: consolidating existing coalitions under one strategic umbrella, urgently convening stakeholders to formulate the roadmap for integrated dengue prevention and control, and improving the dissemination of dengue scientific knowledge.
authors: a Sabin Vaccine Institute , Washington , DC , USA.
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: Carvalho
authors: a Sabin Vaccine Institute , Washington , DC , USA.
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Van Roy
authors: a Sabin Vaccine Institute , Washington , DC , USA.
authors: Jon
authors: J
authors: Andrus
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053059:Dengue Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014943:Global Health; D058015:Health Communication; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D053059:Dengue Vaccines
keywords: Dengue; advocacy; communication; decision making; dengue vaccine; dengue-endemic countries; framing; international communication and advocacy; social marketing; strategic communication; vaccine introduction; vaccines