Download Infographic Overview Encourages individuals to assess their risk of exposure to a specific disease before deciding on vaccination. Explains how to weigh disease risks against vaccine risks and benefits. Defines...
Download Infographic Overview Climate change and increased human mobility are altering the risk patterns of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Rising temperatures, changing rainfall, and extreme weather events affect...
Download Infographic Overview Vaccine development starts by assessing unmet medical need, often with limited epidemiological data. A Target Product Profile (TPP) defines key vaccine characteristics and guides...
Download Infographic Overview This infographic shows how vaccines help fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by preventing infections before antibiotics are needed. It presents a simple causal chain: fewer infections →...
Download Infographic Overview Vaccines contain active ingredients (antigens; mRNA) and inactive ingredients such as stabilizers, antimicrobials, inactivating agents, antibiotics, and residues from the production...
Download Infographic Overview Historical background: Combination vaccines have been used since 1945, beginning with the trivalent influenza vaccine. Vaccine composition: They combine either different serotypes of one...
Download Infographic Overview A live attenuated vaccine against varicella (later also used to prevent zoster) was developed in 1974 by Takahashi and colleagues. The varicella vaccine was licensed for universal...
Download Infographic Overview Infectious diseases (ID) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts (ICH). IDs may also trigger underlying conditions, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), or...
Download Infographic Overview Vaccines are biological preparations, often made from attenuated or killed forms of microorganisms or fractions thereof. They work by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies and...