This book is designed to provide easy-to-read and basic information about vaccines for those undertaking a vaccine course or for medical providers seeking to improve their skills. Written by expert medical educators in the areas of infectious diseases, medical microbiology, and pediatrics, this book begins by establishing the fundamentals of vaccines such as what constitutes a vaccine, how they are manufactured and composed, how they are tested for safety and efficacy, and how vaccine recommendations are developed and conveyed to health care providers and their patients. The book then explains the composition, safety profile, effectiveness, and current recommendations for use of every available vaccine, alphabetized by infection. The concluding section illuminates practical concerns every vaccinating clinician experiences, including vaccine confidence and hesitancy, misconceptions, and patient communication. Vaccines: A Clinical Overview and Practical Guideis an excellent learning tool for all students and providers administering vaccines to patients, including infectious disease specialists and other internal medicine subspecialists, pediatricians, geriatricians, as well as all other primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and nurses.

The Immune Response to Infection

Passive Immunization
Active Immunization
Vaccine Additives and Excipients
The Process and Timeline to Develop a New Vaccine
Adenovirus
Anthrax
Cholera
Dengue
Diphtheria
Ebola
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Human Papillomavirus
Influenza
Japanese Encephalitis
Measles
Meningococcus
Mumps
Pertussis
Plague
Pneumococcus
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Smallpox
Tetanus
Tickborne Encephalitis
Tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever
Varicella and Shingles
Yellow Fever
Combination Vaccines
Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks
Vaccine Mandates
Vaccine Confidence and Vaccine Hesitancy
Communicating with Parents About Vaccines.