Vaccines and Vaccination Strategies from a Public Health Perspective
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Vaccines and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 500
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cancer epidemiology; health technology assessment; infectious disease prevention; pediatric oncohematology; vaccinations in oncology subjects; healthcare management
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: pediatric vaccinations; HPV vaccination; hospital vaccinations; vaccinations over 65; school vaccinations; health education; primary prevention
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vaccination policy management has changed over time due to the ever-increasing arrival on the market of new proposals or different formulations of vaccines suitable for subgroups of patients.
To ensure the success of a vaccine, after proven efficacy and safety, an integrated epidemiological, economic, and organizational approach is necessary, as well as adequate regulations that authorize its use with correct and always up-to-date indications and support its dissemination by covering costs.
The aim of this Special Issue is to disseminate good vaccination practices and innovative strategies tested in health systems, to increase vaccination coverage for endemic diseases, and to contain or mitigate vaccine hesitancy or vaccine fatigue.
This Special Issue aims to introduce the scientific community to the tools used, methods of administration, or innovative organizational procedures adopted in public health systems.
Of particular interest are the procedures adopted or adoptable for vaccinations of adolescents, the elderly, patients suffering from blood-oncological diseases, pregnant women or newborns with congenital or metabolic diseases, and migrants.
Finally, since the use of a vaccine or the success of a vaccination campaign also depends on effective communication with citizens/patients, this Special Issue aims to collect some examples of procedures, tools, or interventions carried out by health systems that have led to an increase in vaccination coverage. In particular, it would be interesting to disseminate good practices or new specific catch-up methodologies regarding influenza and HPV vaccinations.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Rosalia Ragusa
Dr. Gabriele Giorgianni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- good clinical practice
- best practices, vaccination coverage
- prevention strategies
- vaccination strategies
- age-appropriate vaccines
- adult vaccination coverage
- health policy
- vaccination programs
- public health
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