ABSTRACT

Highlighting the latest activities and initiatives of prominent organizations working in the vaccine industry such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank, New Generation Vaccines, Fourth Edition, details steps developing countries have taken toward research, development, manufacture, and regulation of several new vaccines for widespread use.

This text will:

cover the current state-of-the-art techniques in vaccine development – including the successes and the failures
trace vaccine development from the bench to public health with regard to both FDA and European Union regulations
investigate improved methods for immunizing large populations, and the use of needless vaccinations
discuss the advancements in the heavily government-funded areas for developing vaccines against potential bioterror and infectious disease agents as well as the immunization of large population bases for diseases like: Anthrax, Smallpox, Ebola, West Nile, SARS, and others
Updated throughout with new cutting-edge information on recent breakthroughs and developments.

NEW TO GENERATION VACCINES, FOURTH EDITION:

highlights the latest activities of prominent organizations in the vaccine industry
covers the current techniques in vaccine development
investigates improved methods for immunizing large populations

chapter 14|14 pages

Vaccine Safety

chapter 49|10 pages

Oral Cholera Vaccines

chapter 51|25 pages

Influenza

chapter 70|9 pages

Gene-Based Malaria Vaccines

chapter 78|7 pages

Tularemia Vaccines

chapter 79|8 pages

Vaccines Against Plague

chapter 84|13 pages

SARS Vaccines

chapter 85|27 pages

Cancer-Specific Vaccines