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Start Over Topic at-risk people Publication Type Magazines Publisher world health organization
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1. Smallpox and mpox (orthopoxviruses) vaccine position paper.

Subjects
*PREVENTION of smallpox, *MEDICAL protocols, *IMMUNIZATION, *SMALLPOX, *VACCINE development, *PATIENT safety, *HEALTH policy, *DRUG storage, *VACCINE effectiveness, *AT-risk people, *COMBINED vaccines, *MONKEYPOX, *VIRAL vaccines, *VACCINE immunogenicity, *EPIDEMICS, *PUBLIC health, *SMALLPOX vaccines, SMALLPOX diagnosis
Abstract

The article presents recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the use of smallpox and mpox (orthopoxviruses) vaccines. It provides information on the epidemiology of smallpox and mpox, impact of immunization on disease epidemiology, pathogens causing smallpox and mpox, diagnosis and treatment. It discusses the immunogenicity, safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, economic impact and administration of smallpox/mpox vaccines and vaccination during outbreak.

Published
2024

2. Malaria vaccine: WHO position paper -- March 2022.

Subjects
*MALARIA prevention, *DRUG therapy for malaria, *MALARIA diagnosis, *PUBLIC health surveillance, *VACCINES, *IMMUNIZATION, *COMBINATION drug therapy, *PRIORITY (Philosophy), *PUBLIC health, *VACCINE development, *MEDICAL care costs, *VACCINE effectiveness, *MEDICAL protocols, *MALARIA, *DRUG interactions, *AT-risk people, *DRUG side effects, RESEARCH evaluation
Abstract

The article presents the 2022 position paper by the World Health Organization (WHO) on malaria vaccines. Topics include the use of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) method to evaluate the quality of evidence, the national malaria control programmes, and how vector-borne diseases like malaria are transmitted.

Published
2022

3. Typhoid vaccines: WHO position paper -- March 2018.

Subjects
*TYPHOID fever treatment, *COST effectiveness, *DRUG resistance in microorganisms, *IMMUNIZATION, *MEDICAL protocols, *PRIORITY (Philosophy), *PUBLIC health, *SAFETY, *TYPHOID fever, *TYPHOID vaccines, *AT-risk people, *PREVENTION, TYPHOID fever diagnosis, RESEARCH evaluation
Abstract

The article reports that the World Health Organization has issued a series of position papers on vaccines and combinations of vaccines against diseases that have an international public health impact. Topics include the use of GRADE methodology to assess the quality of the available evidence, a weblink that features description of the processes followed for the development of vaccine position papers, and inter- and intra-country heterogeneity in typhoid fever incidence in Asia and Africa.

Published
2018

4. Measles vaccines: WHO position paper -- April 2017.

Subjects
*MEASLES prevention, *EPIDEMICS, *IMMUNIZATION, *IMMUNOGLOBULINS, *MEDICAL personnel, *MEASLES, *PATIENT safety, *WORLD health, *COST analysis, *AT-risk people, *DIAGNOSIS, *THERAPEUTICS
Abstract

The article discusses the April 2017 position paper on measles vaccination published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Topics explored include the declining incidence of measles during the 2000-2015 period which may be attributed to vaccination, infant mortality from measles in countries such as Nigeria, Pakistan and India, and details about the measles virus, diagnosis of this infection, and administration of measles vaccines.

Published
2017