I 2017 sagde ''[[Nature]]'', "It is by far the largest vaccine development initiative ever against viruses that are potential epidemic threats" ('Det er langt det største vaccineudviklingsinitiativ nogensinde mod virus, der er potentielle epidemiske trusler').<ref name=NAT>{{cite journal | title=Billion-dollar project aims to prep vaccines before epidemics hit | journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] | date=18. januar 2017 | doi=10.1038/nature.2017.21329 | pmid=28128262 | bibcode=2017Natur.541..444B | volume =541 | pages=444–445| last1=Butler | first1=Declan | issue=7638 | doi-access=free }}</ref>
I 2020 blev CEPI af flere medier udpeget som en "nøgleaktør i kapløbet om udviklingen af en vaccine" mod [[COVID-19]].<!--|coronavirus sygdom 2019.--><ref name=BB/><ref name=GUARD>{{cite newspaper | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/when-will-a-coronavirus-vaccine-be-ready-human-trials-global-immunisation | title=When will a coronavirus vaccine be ready? | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=15. marts 2020 | access-date=15. marts 2020 | author=Laura Spinney | quote="The speed with which we have [produced these candidates] builds very much on the investment in understanding how to develop vaccines for other coronaviruses", says Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Oslo-based nonprofit the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which is leading efforts to finance and coordinate Covid-19 vaccine development. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316005020/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/when-will-a-coronavirus-vaccine-be-ready-human-trials-global-immunisation | archive-date=16. marts 2020 | <!--urlstatus=live -->}}</ref><ref name=FT2>{{cite newspaper | url=https://www.ft.com/content/40abf052-41e9-11ea-bdb5-169ba7be433d | title=The scientist leading the coronavirus vaccine race | newspaper=[[Financial Times]] | date=30. januar 2020 | access-date=8. marts 2020 | author=Hannah Kuchler | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402173529/https://www.ft.com/content/40abf052-41e9-11ea-bdb5-169ba7be433d | archive-date=2. april 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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