VACCINES MARKET SIZE & SHARE ANALYSIS - GROWTH TRENDS AND FORECASTS (2023 - 2030)

Vaccines help to strengthen the immune system and protect it from dangerous, life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis, polio, tuberculosis, and others. Vaccines help the body to fight against pathogens like viruses and bacteria. Vaccines expose the body to a very small, but safe amount of weakened or dead viruses or bacteria. If the body is exposed to the infection later in life, immune system can recognize it and attack it. This is a natural method of combating infectious diseases like polio, measles, pneumonia, and others.

The global vaccines market is estimated to be valued at US$ 38,305.2 million in 2021 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 6.8% during the forecast period (2021-2028).

Figure 1. Global Vaccines Market Share (%) in Terms of Value, by Route of Administration, 2021

Increasing prevalence of infectious diseases is expected to drive the market growth during the forecast period.

The increasing prevalence of various infectious diseases is expected to drive the market growth during the forecast period. For instance, according to the data provided by the World Health Organization, in October 2021, an estimated 10 million people were ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, of which there were 5.6 million men, 3.3 million women and 1.1 million children in 2020. According to the same source, 86% of new TB cases occurred in the 30 high TB burden countries such as India, China, Indonesia, and others in 2020.

Figure 2. Global Vaccines Market Share (%), by Age Group, 2021

Increasing product approvals by the regulatory bodies is expected to drive market growth during the forecast period.

The increasing vaccine approvals by the regulatory bodies is expected to drive growth of the global vaccines market over the forecast period. For instance, on January 19, 2022, Covid vaccines Covaxin and Covishield, after a year of being granted emergency use authorization, were given approval for full and regular market authorization by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).

Global Vaccines Market – Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in various countries across the globe have negatively impacted the financial status of businesses across all sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the entire supply chain of the healthcare industry, mainly due to strict lockdown in several regions.

The COVID-19 pandemic hampered immunization programs in countries due to lockdowns and other measures with an aim to reduce the spread of the virus. There was a collapse in the airline industry, which impacted the shipments of vaccines significantly, thereby having a negative impact on the global vaccines market. According to an article published by UNICEF in June 2020, as a consequence of the supply disruptions, countries across East and Southern Africa (ESARO), West and Central Africa (WCARO), East Asia (EAPRO), and South Asia (ROSA) indicated vaccine stocks reaching critical levels, for measles, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type b, human papillomavirus (HPV), poliomyelitis, rotavirus, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). According to the same source, in early May 2020, about 99 countries reported the suspension of immunization campaigns for antigens such as measles, rubella, polio, meningococcal A, yellow fever, typhoid, cholera, and tetanus/diphtheria.

However, due to increased financial support from various government and non-government organizations, research activities for COVID-19 infection and the development of COVID-19 vaccines have significantly increased, which is expected to drive the global vaccines market growth over the forecast period.

Global Vaccines Market: Restraint

The major factor that is expected to hinder growth of the global vaccines market include high cost involved in the vaccine development process and stringent government regulations for product approval. For instance, according to an article published by HEALTH AFFAIRS, in May 2021, around US$ 19.3 billion were spent on COVID-19 vaccine development by Biomedical Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services office alone.

Key Players

Major players operating in the global vaccines market include AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline plc., Pfizer Inc., Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., Sanofi, EMERGENT, Astellas Pharma Inc., CSL Limited, Novavax, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd., Bharat Biotech., Indian Immunologicals Ltd., DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED., and Merck & Co., Inc.