The concept of vaccination failure

Highlights ► Vaccines for humans have been proven to be highly successful. ► Occurrence of a specific disease in an individual despite previous vaccination may be considered a vaccine failure. ► We propose general definitions for different types of vaccination failure. ► In the future, these should...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2012-02, Vol.30 (7), p.1265-1268
Hauptverfasser:	Heininger, U, Bachtiar, N.S, Bahri, P, Dana, A, Dodoo, A, Gidudu, J, Santos, E. Matos dos
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEFI (adverse events following immunization) Algorithms Allergy and Immunology Bacterial Infections - immunology Bacterial Infections - microbiology Bacterial Infections - prevention & control Definition Drug Storage Humans Immunity, Innate immunization Immunization Schedule Immunology Practice Guidelines as Topic Public health Streptococcus infections Treatment Failure Vaccination Vaccination failure Vaccine failure Vaccines Vaccines - adverse effects Virus Diseases - immunology Virus Diseases - prevention & control Virus Diseases - virology
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► Vaccines for humans have been proven to be highly successful. ► Occurrence of a specific disease in an individual despite previous vaccination may be considered a vaccine failure. ► We propose general definitions for different types of vaccination failure. ► In the future, these should be complemented by specific definitions for specific vaccines.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.12.048