Overview
A vaccine is a biological preparation that induces active acquired immunity against a specific pathogen by presenting the immune system with antigens, whether attenuated or inactivated organisms, protein subunits, or genetic material encoding antigenic proteins, so that protective antibody and cellular responses develop without the disease itself. Vaccines work by priming B and T lymphocytes to recognise pathogen-specific epitopes, generating immunological memory that enables a rapid response on subsequent exposure. Several platforms are now in routine use, including messenger RNA constructs, viral-vector designs, inactivated virus, and protein-based formulations, each differing in stability, manufacturing, and dosing. Research in this area spans the development pipeline for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and their underlying immunology, the characterisation of specific products, and post-vaccination assessment of efficacy and seroprevalence in defined populations. A substantial strand examines vaccine hesitancy, including its determinants among the general public and among healthcare workers, alongside questions of uptake in different regional settings. Further work considers vaccine safety surveillance through reported adverse events, the immune response in the context of nutrition, and comparisons with established immunisations. Together these threads address how vaccines are designed, evaluated, deployed, and accepted across diverse communities.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
COVID-19 Vaccine Development: Insights, Prospects and Challenges
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Healthcare Workers in Kiambu County, Kenya
The Effects of Dairy Consumption on Vaccine Immune Response and Immunoglobulins: A Systematic Literature Review
Vaccine Hesitancy: A significant Challange
Anti-COVID19 Vaccine among Workers at the Local Health Authority of Rieti (Italy). Study on the Vaccine Efficacy and Seroprevalence Post-Vaccination
Characterization of the Vaccine Abdala
The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review
Pyrexia And Liver Injury After A Second SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: Macrophage Activation Manifested In Liver
A Data Mining Methodology for Detecting Conspiracy Theories from Scientific Articles: The Covid-19 Case
Retraction: Efficacy of BCG Vaccine and Role of Non Specific Sensitivity Due to Atypical Mycobacteria
Cell Therapy as an Alternative approach for COVID-19 Infection Consequences: A Non-Systematic Review
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 3 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2020 · Eurasian journal of veterinary sciences
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2020 · Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Media Pengembangan Ilmu dan Praktek Administrasi
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2020 · Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi: Media Pengembangan Ilmu dan Praktek Administrasi
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