Vaccinating plants

Vaccinating welders against pneumonia.

BACKGROUND In 2011, the Department of Health in England recommended that welders should each receive a single dose of the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23). AIMS To assess the evidence behind the advice and its practical implications. METHODS The review was informed by a systematic search in Medline, which related pneumonia to welding and/or exposure to metal fume, and w...

Vaccinating Fowls for Chicken Pox

Vaccinating donors to improve GVL.

Vaccinating an Immunocompromised Child

Any illness associated with possible immune dysfunction during childhood requires a decision on the start and/or continuation of ongoing vaccination program according to national guidelines, as well as the decision on possible booster vaccination and vaccination with additional, registered vaccines. It is widely accepted that if a child with presumed or proven immune disorder might benefit from...

Imitation dynamics predict vaccinating behaviour.

There exists an interplay between vaccine coverage, disease prevalence and the vaccinating behaviour of individuals. Moreover, because of herd immunity, there is also a strategic interaction between individuals when they are deciding whether or not to vaccinate, because the probability that an individual becomes infected depends upon how many other individuals are vaccinated. To understand this...