Vaccination systems under pressure: What the UK Covid-19 inquiry teaches us about preparedness

Ben Kasstan-Dabush; Edward P.K. Parker; Sadie Bell; Rahma Abdi; Helen Bedford; Tracey Chantler

doi:10.1177/01410768261418780

Vaccination systems under pressure: What the UK Covid-19 inquiry teaches us about preparedness

Ben Kasstan-Dabush^*
, Edward P.K. Parker
, Sadie Bell
, Rahma Abdi
, Helen Bedford
, Tracey Chantler

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Social and Political Science

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Abstract

Urgent action is required to close gaps in routine programme delivery and strengthen pandemic preparedness. Synthesising pandemic learning from the United Kingdom (UK) Covid-19 Inquiry demonstrates that the potential of vaccine innovation to save lives will be undermined without robust and adaptable routine delivery strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Early online date	9 Feb 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/01410768261418780
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 9 Feb 2026

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vaccination
Covid-19
pandemic preparedness
United Kingdom

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