New Challenges in Vaccines and Vaccination: A Public Health Perspective
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Vaccines and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: epidemiology; public health; infectious diseases; surveillance
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Interests: epidemiology; public health; vaccination; health promotion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vaccination is one of the most significant milestones in the history of public health. Over the centuries, vaccines have eradicated devastating diseases, reduced the impact of epidemics and pandemics, and saved countless lives, establishing themselves as a pillar of global disease prevention.
Vaccination plays a fundamental role in preventing microbial infections while also reducing the need for drugs, especially antibiotics, and the resulting development of antimicrobial resistance.
However, the current healthcare landscape presents complex challenges. On the one hand, advanced technologies are leading to the development of more effective vaccines; on the other, access to vaccination programs and vaccine acceptability raise important issues that require urgent attention.
As a result, vaccination has become a controversial topic that collides with medical, cultural, and social aspects. To ensure that vaccination has an effective and sustainable impact on global health, it is essential to implement targeted intervention strategies for increasing vaccine uptake in the general population and specific risk groups.
The Special Issue entitled "New Challenges in Vaccines and Vaccination: A Public Health Perspective" aims to collect contributions on the effectiveness of vaccines and vaccination interventions, factors influencing vaccine hesitancy, and strategies to promote vaccination acceptance in the context of public health.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue entitled “New Challenges in Vaccines and Vaccination: A Public Health Perspective” in the journal Vaccines, which is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on vaccine research, utilization, and immunization.
More information about the journal can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines.
Original research articles and narrative and systematic reviews are welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Marcello Guido
Dr. Antonella Zizza
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Vaccines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- vaccine effectiveness/efficacy
- vaccination strategies
- tailored approaches for different populations
- public health
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