About this Research Topic
Infectious diseases continue to pose significant global health threats, highlighting the crucial role of vaccination in safeguarding public health. Vaccination has been one of the most successful public health interventions in history, leading to the eradication or significant reduction of many life-threatening diseases. Vaccinations are provided within programmes that vary between and within countries and also in the light of the different organization of healthcare systems. As new infectious agents emerge and existing ones evolve, it becomes imperative to continually review, monitor and update vaccination programmes to ensure their relevance and success. In order to do so, several aspects should be considered concerning not only vaccines’ properties but also the burden and relevance of diseases, organizational aspects, public response, and sustainability. This Research Topic aims to collect review articles on the latest developments in vaccination policies and strategies, focusing on how they were informed, developed, implemented, and monitored and on their contribution to population health and well-being.
Potential topics for review articles may include, but are not limited to:
• Evidence based approaches to the development and adaptation of vaccination policies and strategies.
• Enablers, obstacles, and challenges in implementing vaccination programmes, including mass vaccination campaigns during disease outbreaks or pandemics.
• Monitoring of the impact of vaccination programmes in reducing vaccine-preventable disease burden across different populations and age groups.
• Vaccine safety monitoring systems and mechanisms for timely detection and response to adverse events.
• Role of the novel vaccine platforms and technologies in fostering vaccination programmes.
• Innovative approaches to ensure equitable vaccine distribution and accessibility.
• Management of vaccination hesitancy and uptake.
• Role of public-private partnerships in strengthening vaccination programmes and research collaborations.
This Research Topic aspires to become a comprehensive resource for researchers, policymakers, and healthcare practitioners, providing evidence-based insights to shape the future of vaccination programmes and bolster public health efforts worldwide. It also aims to highlight recent advances in the field, whilst emphasising important directions and new possibilities for future inquiries. We anticipate the research presented will promote discussion in the infectious diseases and public health community that will potentially translate to best practice applications.
The Reviews in Vaccination Programmes collection welcomes review-type articles on vaccination policies and strategies against a broad spectrum of infectious diseases.
Potential topics for review articles may include, but are not limited to:
• Evidence based approaches to the development and adaptation of vaccination policies and strategies.
• Enablers, obstacles, and challenges in implementing vaccination programmes, including mass vaccination campaigns during disease outbreaks or pandemics.
• Monitoring of the impact of vaccination programmes in reducing vaccine-preventable disease burden across different populations and age groups.
• Vaccine safety monitoring systems and mechanisms for timely detection and response to adverse events.
• Role of the novel vaccine platforms and technologies in fostering vaccination programmes.
• Innovative approaches to ensure equitable vaccine distribution and accessibility.
• Management of vaccination hesitancy and uptake.
• Role of public-private partnerships in strengthening vaccination programmes and research collaborations.
This Research Topic aspires to become a comprehensive resource for researchers, policymakers, and healthcare practitioners, providing evidence-based insights to shape the future of vaccination programmes and bolster public health efforts worldwide. It also aims to highlight recent advances in the field, whilst emphasising important directions and new possibilities for future inquiries. We anticipate the research presented will promote discussion in the infectious diseases and public health community that will potentially translate to best practice applications.
The Reviews in Vaccination Programmes collection welcomes review-type articles on vaccination policies and strategies against a broad spectrum of infectious diseases.
Keywords: vaccination programmes, reviews in, infectious diseases, vaccine preventable diseases
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