This course takes a practical approach to current issues in the prevention and control of vaccine-preventable diseases. Topics include vaccine testing, efficacy measurement, impact, safety, adverse reactions, herd effects, delivery programs, and public acceptability. Specific diseases are discussed in the context of concepts that they illustrate. The focus is on current developments, outbreaks, controversies, and problems, and on epidemiologic methods and policy considerations in addressing them.

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