Reactive Vaccination During Outbreaks
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Vaccines and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 199
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Interests: the surveillance and control of nosocomial and occupational infections; epidemiology and prevention of HIV, HBV, HCV, tuberculosis; emerging and re-emerging infections; biodefense, biosecurity and biosafety; alert, preparedness and response
Interests: health concerns; biosafety and biosecurity
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Dear Colleagues,
Vaccines are crucial for preventing infections and reducing disease severity. They protect not only individuals but also those who are unvaccinated through herd immunity. Different vaccination strategies are employed depending on the situation and campaign goals. Routine childhood vaccination protects infants and controls the spread of infectious diseases. In response to outbreaks, “reactive” vaccination campaigns aim to mitigate or contain the disease, reducing incidence and mortality while lessening the strain on healthcare systems. Effective vaccines, ideally successful after the first dose, are essential for these campaigns.
Identifying the target population is also vital. This can range from specific age or risk groups to entire communities or countries for mass vaccinations. Examples include community vaccination against meningococcal disease, polio, and Ebola and mass vaccination during influenza or COVID-19 pandemics. Reactive vaccination may also protect healthcare workers from dangerous pathogens using strategies like ring vaccination. There is ongoing debate about the effectiveness of reactive versus proactive vaccination strategies, covering aspects such as vaccine efficacy, efficiency, duration of protection, and the selection of populations. This Special Issue will explore these topics to comprehensively understand vaccination during epidemics.
Prof. Giuseppe Ippolito
Prof. Dr. Gary Kobinger
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Rezza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vaccination strategies
- reactive vaccination
- vaccine efficacy, efficiency, duration of protection, and the selection of populations
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