Vaccination is the administration of an antigen—an attenuated or inactivated pathogen, subunit, toxoid, or nucleic-acid construct—to stimulate adaptive immunity and protect against subsequent infection or disease. It induces antigen-specific antibodies and memory lymphocytes, underpins individual and population (her…
Vaccination is the administration of an antigen—an attenuated or inactivated pathogen, subunit, toxoid, or nucleic-acid construct—to stimulate adaptive immunity and protect against subsequent infection or disease. It induces antigen-specific antibodies and memory lymphocytes, underpins individual and population (herd) immunity, and remains a foundational tool of preventive medicine, though its impact depends critically on coverage, which is shaped by access, confidence, and vaccine hesitancy. The peer-reviewed research collected here addresses vaccination across pathogens, populations, and behavioural dimensions, including management of seasonal influenza outbreaks, vaccine hesitancy as a broad challenge, predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake among the public and healthcare workers, and willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination among people living with HIV. Further contributions examine immune responses to BCG vaccination in neonatal calves, T-cell vaccination strategies for HIV, development of a poly-ε-caprolactone nanoadjuvant for tuberculosis vaccination, pediatrician knowledge of pertussis vaccination, and post-vaccination adverse events including liver injury and membranous nephropathy flare. Recurring themes include vaccine hesitancy and its determinants, COVID-19 vaccination behaviour, adjuvant and platform development, and immune-response assessment and safety monitoring. Together these contributions frame vaccination as both an immunological intervention and a behavioural and public-health challenge, where effective antigen design, robust immune induction, vigilant safety surveillance, and acceptance by target populations jointly determine the prevention of infectious disease.
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