Vaccinology

Quarterly for general practitioners, paediatricians, infectologists, virologists and microbiologists

Current issue

1/2024

Varicella in the Czech Republic – characteristics of reported cases from 1997 to 2023 and vaccination options • Complications of varicella, clinical experiences • Analysis of other viral infections characterized by involvement of the skin and mucous membranes (diagnosis code B08) in the Czech Republic, 2018–2022 • Varicella vaccination – history and present • Human papilomavirus elimination by vaccination • Varicella complications, case reports • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus complicated by the development of encephalitis • Not only the development of vaccines but also the fight against misinformation is gaining importance, especially in case of highly dangerous viral diseases (Nipah virus)

Archive of numbers

Take a look at the archive of already published issues.

4/2023

Vaccination coverage data for selected preventable diseases in children for 2022 in the Czech Republic • Prospects for vaccination against tuberculosis • Tuberculosis as an occupational disease • Long-term rehabilitation care in connection with post-vaccination reaction •

3/2023

Higher incidence of varicella in the Czech Republic after nationwide pandemic preventive measures against COVID-19 • Vaccination against pneumococcal infections of clients of social services facilities • Tularemia, Francisella tularensis, and live vaccine strain LVS • The sentiments of texts about vaccination and its influence on lay decision-making • Dengue fever – a frequent imported infection even in the Czech Republic

02 / 2023

Real data on the occurrence of shingles in the Czech Republic in the years 2010–2022

01 / 2023

Vaccination against rotavirus infections, data about failures of vaccination in information systems.

04 / 2022

We have started a new year, and it turns out that it will not be any easier than the previous years. We faced a sharp increase in respiratory diseases, where three basic pathogens played a key role – the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the influenza virus and the RS virus. This wave led to an increased demand for analgesics, but also antibiotics, for which our system was obviously not prepared.

03 / 2022

Currently, we perceive a relatively massive occurrence of RS viruses in particular. An example is Germany, where a major epidemic took place in recent weeks and is still taking place, logically affecting especially the youngest years of the population.

About the magazine

The journal Vaccinology aims to be an important source of information for general practitioners and paediatricians in the field of vaccinology. It is the only magazine in the Czech Republic dealing exclusively with vaccination, published as a quarterly.

It is distributed free of charge in 4,500 copies to general practitioners (2,200), paediatricians (1,800), members of the Czech Vaccinological Society, infectologists and other professionals involved in vaccination.

In the form of original papers, review articles, case reports, news, etc. provides regular access to current medical knowledge. The journal Vaccinology has been included by the Council for Research, Development and Innovation of the Government of the Czech Republic in the list of peer-reviewed non-impacted periodicals published in the Czech Republic. Since 2010, the journal Vaccinology has been indexed in the Embase and Scopus databases.2

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