March 19, 2026
Dear Reader,
Vaccines are often presented as simple: a shot in the arm, a tick in the schedule, a number in an uptake report. Yet the stories in this week’s issue show how incomplete that picture is. Vaccination today sits at the intersection of evolutionary biology, supply chains, and machine learning—and critically political will.Our diphtheria feature reads like a dispatch from the fault lines of global health: high coverage on paper, immunity gaps in reality, and antitoxin stocks that still behave like rare commodities. Elsewhere in these pages, AI (“immunoinformatics”) turns “from sequence to candidate” into a computational sprint, reminding us that the primary bottlenecks are no longer in design but in validation, manufacturing, and equitable access (Evidence briefs).
We move from the HA head of influenza to higher valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, from infants too young for measles vaccination to children at the center of a new mpox clade; and from reassuring data on MVA BN campaigns to the uncomfortable reality that active safety surveillance remains concentrated in high-income countries (VacciNEWS around the globe).
If there is a unifying thesis, it is this: vaccines work astonishingly well—but only as effectively as the systems, data, and governance that surround them.
Enjoy the reading!
With best wishes for your continued health, and receive the vaccine doses you need.
Warm regards,
Editor-in-Chief, Global Health Press
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The TBE snapshotSnapshot week 12/2026: Both Siberian (dominant) and Far Eastern subtypes of Tick-borne encephalitis virus are circulating in Kyrgyzstan, with evidence of genetic diversity and cross-border transmission. The presence of the more severe Far Eastern subtype underscores the need for enhanced surveillance and public health focus in this understudied region. |
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Applied immunoinformatics in modern vaccine design: A review of computational toolsThis review highlights how immunoinformatics is transforming vaccine development into a data-driven, precision-based process, integrating immunology, bioinformatics, and AI. By leveraging over 250 computational tools, researchers can rapidly identify antigens, predict immune responses, and optimize vaccine candidates—significantly reducing development time, cost, and improving success rates. |
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Diphtheria on the riseThis week, Health Literacy in Asia highlights the resurgence of diphtheria in regions with low vaccination coverage. Despite being preventable, gaps in routine immunization are driving outbreaks, emphasizing the urgent need for strong vaccination programs and public health vigilance. |
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