Motivations and Strategies for Vaccinations: 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: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 3271
Special Issue Editors
Interests: My research activity focuses on Vaccinations and Vaccine Preventable-Diseases, from the implementation and assessment of vaccination programs to the determinants of vaccine hesitancy (both among the general population and healthcare workers)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The role and importance of vaccinations in reducing morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases has been well established since their discovery, and they remain one of the greatest achievements in public health. However, over the past few decades, there has been a worrisome decrease in public trust towards vaccinations and an increase in vaccine hesitancy, leading to reduced vaccination coverage and the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
Different countries have responded to this trend in various ways, with some introducing or modifying previous vaccination mandates, while others have implemented communication campaigns on the importance of vaccinations. However, vaccination policies should be developed according to the local epidemiological situation and cultural context, targeting specific populations such as infants, adolescents, adults, the elderly, at-risk populations, and healthcare workers, and may be updated or modified according to new emerging threats.
Public health plays a crucial role in translating policies into effective practices. In addition, the understanding and acceptance of vaccines by the population are also essential to the success of vaccination policies and practices, and effective communication campaigns should be a priority for public health.
We are pleased to invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue about research in the field of vaccination strategies, campaigns, and their implementation in different contexts (including studies on COVID-19) as an essential component in achieving and maintaining optimal vaccination coverage, and therefore reducing the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases worldwide.
This Special Issue encourages the submission of original articles, comprehensive review, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, short communications, and other types of articles that can improve our knowledge on vaccination policies, practices, and related topics.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Giulia Dallagiacoma
Dr. Leandro Gentile
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vaccination
- vaccines
- policies
- immunization
- public health
- vaccine-preventable diseases
- vaccine hesitancy
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