Vaccines for adults : an update

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Vaccination practices in Germany are driven by scientific developments and a complex regulatory environment. Some important developments in 2019/20 are described here: Work-related vaccination recommendations for measles, rubella, and chickenpox have been streamlined and expanded. In addition, measles vaccination or documentation of immunity is now mandatory for employment at and attendance of many institutions, specifically including day care centers and schools. Owing to the shift of pneumococcal serotypes since the introduction of conjugate vaccines the US ACIP no longer recommends these for the routine administration to healthy persons of older age. Reduced series of 2 or even 1 dose of an HPV vaccine may be sufficient, however definitive RCT data are not yet available. After years of development and clinical studies the first vaccine against Ebolavirus disease has been licensed by EMA in November and by FDA in December 2019. More than 150 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates are being developed with massive financial support, several phase 1/2 trials have started. A licensed vaccine may actually be available in 2021 and thus dramatically faster compared to any other modern vaccine development.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:145

Enthalten in:

Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 145(2020), 20 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 1464-1468

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Neues zu Impfungen bei Erwachsenen

Beteiligte Personen:

Seybold, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 Vaccines
Journal Article
Vaccines
Viral Vaccines

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Date Completed 14.10.2020

Date Revised 10.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/a-0982-8894

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315929162