The Decade of Vaccines Collaboration: developing a global roadmap for saving lives

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Financial & competing interests disclosure

Chris Elias is President and CEO of PATH. PATH is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors. As such, PATH receives funding from a variety of sources and has agreements and collaborations with various parties involved in global health, including governments, academic institutions, nonprofit, non-governmental organizations, and for-profit enterprises. Since PATH works in the field of vaccine development to further its mission, it works with numerous parties including developing country and international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Elias has no financial or other interest in the publication or in any company related to vaccines. Furthermore, Elias serves as the co-chair of the Decades of Vaccine Collaboration, which is funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Elias also serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations involved in global health. Chris Elias has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

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