Witnessing a revolution in the vaccinology field: A thought on its probable impact on future vaccines

Document Type : Commentary-Article

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1 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

2 Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Abstract

Vaccines have been one of the most remarkable achievements through medical history and have had a very high positive impact on human health (1). The number of prevented deaths through vaccination is estimated to be about 2-3 million per year (2). Reduction of the risk of many infectious diseases and eradication of smallpox have been the result of intensive immunization programs (3). Given that such health benefits are also translated to economic advantages, the indirect positive outcomes of immunization could be very broad. For instance, lost working days due to different diseases could partly be prevented through vaccination. Thus, despite the huge investments needed for immunization programs, they are usually assumed as cost-effective projects (4). 
Please cite this article as: Manica Negahdaripour, Younes Ghasemi. Witnessing a revolution in the vaccinology field: A thought on its probable impact on future vaccines. Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2022;8(2):67-68. 
doi: 10.30476/TIPS.2022.94005.1131

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Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Volume 8, Issue 2
June 2022
Pages 67-68

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