Partnering for Vaccine Equity

The CDC Foundation is collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the Partnering for Vaccine Equity (P4VE) program to improve equity in immunization in adults and children.

The benefits of vaccination are not realized equally across the population of the United States. Nationally, vaccination coverage remains low and significant racial and ethnic disparities exist.

The CDC Partnering for Vaccine Equity (P4VE) program provides funding and support to partners to equitably improve vaccine access, confidence and demand.

In the fourth year of this program, the CDC Foundation is supporting 31 community-based organizations (CBOs) representing 21 states and Washington, D.C. The CBOs are working to develop locally focused outreach to increase vaccine education, access and acceptance in groups that have been marginalized by long-standing health and social inequities—including racial and ethnic minority groups, refugees and immigrants, persons with disabilities, rural populations and others.

In addition, the CDC Foundation partners with national digital marketing and media organizations to address vaccine misinformation. The media partners monitor and combat misinformation about vaccines across social media channels and promote digital health literacy among communities experiencing disparities in immunization. They also develop digital assets for community-based organizations including videos and graphic images that can be used in vaccine outreach.

The CDC Foundation also created and maintains the Vaccine Resource Hub—an online repository of free materials about COVID-19, influenza and other vaccines. The site gives CBOs and the public access to accurate and diverse resources and information about vaccines in over 50 languages and offers inspiring stories about the innovative P4VE work.

The partnerships forged through this collaborative program will create stronger, more resilient communities and a healthier future for everyone.

Watch our video series: Communities in Action, that highlight several of these incredible CBOs.

Year 4 of the program: "Partnering with National Organizations to Support Community-Based Organizations to Increase Vaccination Coverage Across Different Racial and Ethnic Adult Populations Currently Experiencing Disparities" is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $5,700,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.