FAQ on Vaccines and Immunization Practices (3^rd Ed.)

This new edition is a complete guide to vaccines and immunisation for paediatricians and trainees.

Presented in question and answer format, the text begins with discussion on vaccine immunology and epidemiology, schedules, storage, vaccine delivery systems, and safety.

The following sections cover vaccines for many different diseases and infections including hepatitis, measles, influenza, HIV, HPV, and many more.

The third edition has been fully revised to provide the latest advances in the field. New topics have been added to this edition such as Coronavirus vaccines, vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) surveillance, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine, and enterovirus vaccines.

With contributions from experts in the field, this practical book helps answer all the questions practitioners may face in real-life, day to day practice.

Key points

• Practical guide to vaccines and immunisation for paediatricians and trainees
• Fully revised, third edition featuring latest advances and many new topics
• Presented in question and answer format
• Previous edition (9789351521471) published in 2015

1. Vaccine Immunology: Basics and Beyond
2. Elementary Epidemiology in Vaccination
3. Vaccination Schedules
4. VPD Surveillance
5. Practice of Vaccination
6. Vaccination in Special Situations
7. Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI), Vaccine Safety, and Misinformation against Immunization
8. Cold Chain and Vaccine Storage
9. Disease elimination and Eradication
10. Development and Licensing of a Vaccine
11. NTAGI, National Regulatory Authority (NRA) & introduction of a New Vaccine
12. Ethical & Legal Issues in Immunization
13. Vaccine Hesitancy
14. BCG Vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine)
15. Polio
16. Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis
17. Measles
18. Hepatitis B Vaccine
19. Hepatitis A
20. Varicella
21. Measles, Mumps and Rubella
22. Typhoid
23. Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
24. Pneumococcal Diseases
25. Rabies
26. Japanese Encephalitis
27. Rotavirus
28. Human Papillomavirus
29. Influenza
30. Meningococcal Vaccines
31. Cholera
32. Dengue
33. Malaria
34. Combination Vaccines
35. Yellow Fever Vaccine
36. Ebola Virus Vaccine
37. Respiratory Syncytial Virus
38. Newer TB Vaccines
39. Coronavirus Vaccines
40. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
41. CMV Vaccines
42. Enterovirus Vaccines (EV-71)
43. Diarrheal Disease Vaccines
44. Hepatitis E Vaccine
45. Hepatitis C Virus Vaccines
46. Zika Virus Vaccine
47. Chickungunya Vaccine
48. DNA Vaccines
49. Chimeric Vaccines
50. Therapeutic Vaccines
51. Newer Adjuvants
52. Adolescent Immunization
53. Vaccination Strategies for Travellers
54. Maternal Immunization
55. Vaccines for Healthcare Professionals
56. Vaccine Schedules including National Immunization Programs

Annexure 1: National Immunization Schedule 2020
Annexure 2: IAP ACVIP Recommended Immunization Schedule 2019

Vipin Vashishtha MD FIAP
Director and Consultant Paediatrician, Mangla Hospital and Research Centre, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ajay Kalra MD DCH MNAMS FIAP
Erstwhile Professor, SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India