Pediatric Vaccines and Vaccinations

Prof. Dr. Timo Vesikari University of Tampere Vaccine Research CenterBiokatu 1033014 Tampere Finland Prof. Dr. Pierre van Damme Universiteit Antwerpen Campus Drie Eikein Universiteitsplein 12510 Antwerpen (Wilrijk) Belgium

Foreword.- Part I: General Vaccinology.- Expected and unexpected effects of vaccination.- How vaccinating people can also protect others.- Childhood and adolescent immunization programmes in Europe.- Vaccine hesitancy, acceptance and demand.- Adjuvants in pediatric vaccines.- Maternal immunization.- Neonatal immunization.- Part II: Viral vaccines and vaccinations.- Poliovirus vaccines.- Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.- Varicella vaccine.- Rotavirus vaccine.- Hepatitis A vaccine.- Hepatitis B vaccine.- Influenza vaccines.- Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines.- Tick borne encephalitis vaccines (TBE).- Part III: Bacterial vaccines and vaccination.- Tuberculosis vaccines.- Pertussis vaccines.- Haemophilus influenza type b Hib vaccines.- Pediatric combination vaccines.- Pneumococcal vaccines.- Meningococcal vaccines.- Pediatric vaccines for travel outside Europe: yellow fever vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine, typhoid vaccines, cholera vaccines, dengue vaccines, malaria vaccine.-New vaccines in pipeline development.- GBS, CMV and RSV vaccines.- Norovirus vaccines.- Registration of vaccines, safety follow-up and Paediatric Investigation Plan.