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Drugs like antibiotics does produce resistance immediately but vaccines does not. why? Vaccines work prophylactically while antibiotics work therapeutically. vaccines induce immune responses against multiple targets on a pathogen while drugs have few targets. Bacteria/ virus generate less variation...

Can vaccines be personalized in the case of population specific Adverse Events Following Immunization? Personalised vaccination or targeted vaccination can be developed which ensures optimised outcome by reducing the risks of either rare adverse effects/ vaccine reactogenicity or vaccine failure. I...

A concept of “herd community”.Is it practiced in India? If Yes , then at what extent ? Also , are there any significant advantages of practicing herd community. Herd immunity-better to consider as an achievement rather than a practice. If you vaccinate, you are protecting yourself and community aro...

Admin wrote: ↑24 Nov 2018, 10:25 I have a question. What is this PvPI Toolkit ? What you do with that ?

If a patient is hypersensitive to an important vaccine, will that patient remain unvaccinated for that condition for lifetime? If a person is allergetic or expreience IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity to vaccine, should be evaluated by an allergist/ dermatologist. It is important to identify ...

Is there any app for reporting vaccine safety? In India, we have mobile app of 'ADR PvPI' for reporting ADRs/events which is developed by Pharmacovigilance Programme of India. Currently we do not have specific app for AEFI/ Vaccines related events. There is probability that we can expect in near fu...

Can the expiry date of a vaccine be extended? If yes, on what basis and what are the possible consequences ? To determine expiry date, vaccine's stability and potency data are required. manufacturers can submit the data and request for the extension date to respective regulatory authority which ver...