America and Europe’s new normal: the return of vaccine-preventable diseases

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

The vicar of vicarious vaccine-preventable diseases.

On this spring day, you have seen your fourth patient younger than age 24 months with a fever of 103.5°F for the past day or so, including your own granddaughter (Figure 1), who was being examined by your partner. Each child was without other symptoms except for being cranky, anorexic, non-toxic appearing, and totally unappreciative of any physician examination. In the “old days,” many of these...

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...

The African Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Network: a vaccine advocacy initiative

Achieving high and equitable childhood immunisation coverage in Africa will not only protect children from disability and premature death, it will also boost productivity, reduce poverty and support the economic growth of the continent. Thus, Africa needs innovative and sustainable vaccine advocacy initiatives. One such initiative is the African Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Network, formed in 2...