Vaccines in public health

Vaccines in public health

Aims to provide an understanding of:

immunisation principles
the impact of vaccination on the epidemiology of vaccine preventable diseases
how to assess the need for new vaccines
how to implement and monitor a new vaccination program

Content covered:

History and impact of vaccination
Basic immunological principles of immunisation
Vaccine development
Principles behind a needs assessment for new vaccines
Surveillance of diseases, vaccination coverage and vaccine effectiveness
Vaccine safety and surveillance of adverse events
Risk communication
Immunisation myths and realities

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