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Vaccination Strategies and Population Immunity
edited by Matthew S. McGlone and Mian Jia
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1796 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccination strategies; population immunity; health equity; vaccine access
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Vaccines and Immunotherapy for Inflammatory Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; immunotherapy; inflammation; autoimmune disease; cytokines; immune modulation; chronic inflammatory diseases; immune response; vaccine development; translational immunology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
Influenza Virus Infections, Vaccines and Diagnosis
edited by , Isabel Pagani and Valeria Caputo
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1394 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza; avian influenza; monoclonal antibodies; vaccine; therapy; infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Influenza Virus Vaccines)
Epidemiology, Immunology, and Therapeutic Vaccines of Enteric Pathogens submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open
Keywords: enteric infectious diseases; vaccine development; intestinal immune response; mucosal immunology; therapeutic immunization strategies; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapies submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer vaccines; tumor immunology; immunotherapy; mRNA vaccines; neoantigen-based therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
HPV Vaccines and New Vaccination Schedules Implementation
edited by , Aurelio Cruz-Valdez and Vicente Madrid-Marina
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: papillomavirus vaccines; vaccination schedule; HPV vaccine efficacy; vaccine uptake; implementation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination: Exploring Pathogenesis, Immune Response and Immunopathogenic Complications
edited by , Tamara Rodrigues and Flavio Protasio Veras
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; vaccine adverse events; myocarditis and thrombosis; multisystem inflammatory syndrome; long COVID-19; immune response and autoimmunity; post-vaccine complications; therapeutic strategies; vaccine safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Advancing Vaccine Strategies Against Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: Innovation and Challenges submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hemorrhagic fevers; vaccines; Flaviviridae; Arenaviridae; Bunyaviridae; Filoviridae; Nairoviridae; Paramyxoviridae; Phenuiviridae
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Bio-Inspired Nanocarriers in Next-Generation Vaccines Against Bacterial and Viral Pathogens submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid nanoparticles; liposomes; extracellular vesicles; nanovesicles; nanomedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Developing Recombinant Vaccines and Immunotherapy Strategies for Emerging Viral Diseases submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging viral diseases; recombinant vaccines; immunotherapy; vaccine development; immune modulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Veterinary Antiparasitic Vaccines
edited by and Marília Sirianni dos Santos Almeida
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-parasitic vaccines; veterinary vaccines; vaccine manufacturing platforms; helminths; One Health; zoonosis; Immunization Agenda 2030
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Vaccine Development for Influenza Virus: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: influenza vaccine; adjuvant; mRNA vaccine; novel vaccine technology; nanotechnology; immune response; animal; human
(This special issue belongs to the Section Influenza Virus Vaccines)
Strategies and Innovations to Recover Post-Pandemic Losses in Routine Immunization Coverage
edited by Noha H. Farag
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; immunization; pandemic; vaccine preventable diseases; interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Long-Term Immunity and Booster Strategies for COVID-19 Vaccines
edited by Alejo Erice and Ortiz De Lejarazu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; mRNA vaccines; long-term immunity; immune imprinting; hybrid immunity; booster strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Research on Immune Response and Vaccines: 2nd Edition
edited by James Galloway
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 64832 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; immunogenicity; antigen recognition; adaptive immunity; cytokine response COVID-19; influenza; HPV; tuberculosis (BCG); malaria; HIV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
Varicella and Zoster Vaccination
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 52963 | Submission Open
Keywords: varicella-zoster virus; chickenpox; shingles; vaccination; epidemiology; geographical regions; neurological diseases; SARS-CoV-2
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer: New Usage Strategies and Coverage Issues submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 36378 | Submission Open
Keywords: HPV vaccination coverage; HPV vaccination after conization; HPV vaccination in fertility-sparing treatment; male HPV vaccination HPV; vaccination after hysterectomy; tools for HPV vaccination implementation; HPV genotype in pre-invasive and invasive cervical pathology; HPV vaccination in vaginal pathology; HPV vaccination in vulvar pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
COVID-19 Vaccination and Public Health: Addressing Global, Regional and Within-Country Inequalities submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25702 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; population impact of COVID-19 vaccination; public health surveillance; health inequalities; access
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Production of Plant-Based Vaccines and Therapeutics
edited by Laurence K. Grill, John Howard and Kelvin Phiri
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13761 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-produced; viral-vectored; therapeutics; vaccines; tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
Novel Vaccine Designs to Enhance the Engagement of Innate and Adaptive Immunity submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10424 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; infectious disease; novel strategy; antigen delivery; protein engineering; adjuvants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Design, Development, and Delivery)
Personalised Cancer Vaccines
edited by Andrew L. Coveler
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7026 | Submission Open
Keywords: peptide vaccines; mRNA vaccines; DNA vaccines; cancer vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Vaccines and Immunization: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
edited by Nobuhiko Okabe
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3326 | Submission Open
Keywords: measles; mumps; rubella; SSPE; hearing loss; CRS; immune mechanism; epidemiology; resurgence; life-course immunization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology and Vaccination)
Advancing Health: Vaccination and Infectious Disease Prevention in Pregnant Women, Neonates, Infants, and Children
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3269 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; maternal immunization; pediatric infection control; immunization coverage; health equity; immunization strategies; vaccine safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Immune Response to Dengue Viral Infection
edited by and Xiaolu Shi
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open
Keywords: dengue virus infection; immune response; immunity; viral infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Immune Responses in Patients with Chronic Disease After Vaccination submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1595 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunity; vaccine; chronic kidney disease; glomerulonephritis; systemic lupus erythematosus; vasculitis; kidney transplant; schizophrenia; bipolar disorder; diabetes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
BCG Vaccine and Beyond: Innovations in Tuberculosis Vaccination and Inflammation-Related Disease Prevention
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open
Keywords: tuberculosis; vaccine; vaccination; immune response; adjuvant; T-cell; immune memory; adaptive immunity; innate immune memory; correlates of protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines against Infectious Diseases)
Antiviral Immunity and Vaccine Development
edited by and Tao Yu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1481 | Submission Open
Keywords: antiviral innate immunity; adaptive immune responses; viral pathogenesis; immune evasion; host– virus interactions; antiviral vaccine development; vaccine design; novel vaccine platforms; vaccine adjuvants; vaccines and therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pathogens-Host Immune Boundaries)
New Horizons in the Fight Against Vector-Borne Diseases and Parasitic Infestations: From Basic Research to Applied Studies in Vaccines submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1391 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine; global health; neglected diseases; vectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Influenza Vaccines and Influenza Vaccination in Europe
edited by George Kassianos
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccines; vaccine design; influenza; vaccination rates; vaccine efficacy; effectiveness; vaccine safety; vaccine development; adjuvant; recombinant influenza vaccine; cell-based; egg-derived; mRNA; vaccination strategies; vaccine response; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Influenza Virus Vaccines)
Vaccines for Poultry Viruses
edited by and Ying Liao
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry viruses; vaccines; recombinant vaccines; vector-based vaccines; DNA/mRNA vaccines; vaccine delivery; adjuvants; vaccine efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
New Challenges in Vaccines and Vaccination: A Public Health Perspective submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine effectiveness/efficacy; vaccination strategies; tailored approaches for different populations; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Recent Advances and Strategies for the Management of CIN and HPV Eradication Starategies for the Prevention of Uterine Cervical Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open
Keywords: CIN; 9-valent HPV vaccine; HPV L2-VLP vaccine; HPV therapeutic vaccine; endocervical conization; laser vaporization; PDT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Papillomavirus Vaccines)
Factors Influencing Vaccine Uptake and Immunization Outcomes
edited by Sitong Luo, Meiqi Xin and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccination; vaccine uptake; immunization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Immunological Responses to mRNA Vaccines
edited by Hyeri Seok
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious; vaccine; immune response; immunogenicity; vaccine-induced immunity
The Need for an HIV Vaccine in the Era of Highly Effective PrEP
edited by Michele Peake Andrasik, William O. Hahn and Susan P. Buchbinder
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; vaccines; HIV prevention; bnAbs; clinical trials
(This special issue belongs to the Section HIV Vaccines)
Oral Vaccines: Challenges, Immunity and Therapeutic Advances
edited by Amin Safa
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral vaccines; mucosal immunity; Peyer’ s patches; nanoparticles; probiotic delivery; cancer immunotherapy; gastrointestinal barriers; antigen presentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
State of the Art of Flavivirus Virus Research
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: flavivirus; vaccine; infection control; diagnosis; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Genetically Engineered Mouse Models in Vaccine Development
edited by Deshan Ren and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine; immunogenicity; knockout; knockin; transgenic mice; humanized mice; xenografts; NCG/NKG/NRG/NSG; viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines, Clinical Advancement, and Associated Immunology)
Tumor Vaccines: Current Processes, Prevailing Challenges and Future Perspectives
edited by Xingxing He and Honglin Jin
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 37428 | Submission Open
Keywords: tumor vaccine; mRNA vaccine; personalized medicine; adjuvant; delivery strategies; cancer immunotherapy; personalized vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccination Against Cancer and Chronic Diseases)
Exploring Cutaneous Autoimmune Disease Flares in the Wake of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination
edited by Angeliki-Victoria Roussaki-Schulze, Efterpi Zafiriou and
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19 infection; COVID-19 vaccination; psoriasis; inflammatory dermatoses; alopecia; bullous dermatoses; adverse reactions; exanthem
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
Swine Vaccines and Vaccination
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5722 | Submission Open
Keywords: swine fever; classical swine fever virus; african swine fever virus; live attenuated vaccines; subunit vaccines; nanopartical vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Vaccines)
Vaccination and Treatments Against Viral Hepatitis: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccination; treatments; viral hepatitis; hepatitis A– E
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hepatitis Virus Vaccines)
Innovative Vaccines and Technologies to Address Tropical Parasitic Diseases
edited by , and Fernando Sanchez-Valdez
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical parasitic diseases; vaccine development; chimeric and multiepitope vaccines; immunomodulation and adjuvants; host– parasite interaction; biotechnology-based vaccine platforms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Vaccination, Public Health and Epidemiology
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23261 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine; vaccinology; epidemiology; infectious diseases; public health; emerging infectious diseases; tropical neglected diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Clinical Strategies to Improve Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Safety of Vaccination in Humans
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19592 | Submission Open
Keywords: adenovirus vaccines; immunologic adjuvants; adult; communicable diseases; geriatrics; immunocompromised Host; mRNA vaccines; pediatrics; public health; attenuated vaccines; inactivated vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Advancement, Efficacy and Safety)
Safety and Immunogenicity of Vaccination
edited by Jennifer Serwanga
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10711 | Submission Open
Keywords: vaccine safety; immunogenicity profiling; correlates of protection; vaccine-induced immunity; dose optimization and adjuvants; breakthrough infections; long-term immune memory; vaccines in special populations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccine Advancement, Efficacy and Safety)
A One-Health Perspective on Immunization Against Infectious Diseases
edited by Jose Camilla Sammartino
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9889 | Submission Open
Keywords: One-Health vaccinology; immunization; vaccine; antibody; infectious disease; emerging pathogens; climate change; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines Against Tropical and Other Infectious Diseases)
Research on HIV/AIDS Vaccine
edited by Portia Chipo Mutevedzi and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7961 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; antiretroviral treatment (ART); vaccines; drug resistance; vaccine efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section HIV Vaccines)
Vaccines to Achieve Affordable Universal Coverage
edited by Pui Hong Chung
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7950 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); global health; vaccines; vaccine equity; vaccine disparities; vaccine accessibility; vaccination literacy; vaccine innovation; disease prevention; vaccine policy and implementation; public health policy; health economics; healthcare disparities; universal health coverage; international health partnerships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vaccines and Public Health)
Population Immunity and Persistence to SARS-CoV-2 Induced by Infection and Vaccination, Protection Against New Infections and Implication for Further Vaccination: 2nd Edition
edited by Juan Yang and Wei Wang
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4857 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; serology; population immunity; hybrid immunity; vaccination; antibody kinetics; cross-protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
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