2. Recognition and Progress of Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Adulthood

Vaccine-preventable diseases.

The panel addressed four main areas of vaccine development and use: diseases of public health importance for which no vaccine is available; diseases for which an existing licensed vaccine is not optimal and alternative vaccines are under development; diseases for which a vaccine exists but is not being used optimally; and diseases requiring vaccines of specialized or limited use, such as those ...

Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Seven challenges in modeling vaccine preventable diseases.

Vaccination has been one of the most successful public health measures since the introduction of basic sanitation. Substantial mortality and morbidity reductions have been achieved via vaccination against many infections, and the list of diseases that are potentially controllable by vaccines is growing steadily. We introduce key challenges for modeling in shaping our understanding and guiding p...

Vaccine-preventable diseases and foreign-born populations.

According to the most recent census data, foreign-born individuals account for more than 12% of the US population. Because many vaccine-preventable outbreaks in the United States have been correlated with disease importation, Congress has mandated vaccinations for numerous immigrant populations. It is essential for primary care physicians to be knowledgeable about the unique immunization-relate...

Seven Challenges in Modelling Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Vaccination has been one of the most successful public health measures since the introduction of basic sanitation. Substantial mortality and morbidity reductions have been achieved via vaccination against many infections, and the list of diseases that are potentially controllable by vaccines is growing steadily. We introduce key challenges for modelling in shaping our understanding and guiding ...