Pediatria pre prax 3/2008

CURRENT SITUATION AND ADDITIONAL PROGRESS IN VACCINATION

An overview of recent state and perspective development of vaccinology is given in terms that may be important for practicing physicians. Due to recent developments in this field, more effective vaccines with reduced side effects emerged, indications for vaccination widened and there is an increased importance of vaccination in subjects with chronic diseases and elderly individuals. In parallel with this, increased activity of anti-vaccination goups and movement is observed. In this situation, a great deal of success depends on the physicians´ knowledge and their ability to convince subjects to be vaccinated (or their parents, in case of children) on the advantages provided by vaccination.

Keywords: vaccination, combined vaccine, adjuvants, conjugantion