Vaccination

"Vaccination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.

Descriptor ID	D014611
MeSH Number(s)	E02.095.465.425.400.530.890 E05.478.550.600.890 N02.421.726.758.310.890 N06.850.780.200.425.900 N06.850.780.680.310.890
Concept/Terms	Vaccination Vaccination Vaccinations Immunization, Active Immunization, Active Active Immunization Active Immunizations Immunizations, Active

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vaccination".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Biological Therapy [E02.095]
Immunomodulation [E02.095.465]
Immunotherapy [E02.095.465.425]
Immunization [E02.095.465.425.400]
Immunotherapy, Active [E02.095.465.425.400.530]
Vaccination [E02.095.465.425.400.530.890]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Immunologic Techniques [E05.478]
Immunization [E05.478.550]
Immunotherapy, Active [E05.478.550.600]
Vaccination [E05.478.550.600.890]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Primary Prevention [N02.421.726.758]
Immunization [N02.421.726.758.310]
Vaccination [N02.421.726.758.310.890]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Communicable Disease Control [N06.850.780.200]
Immunization [N06.850.780.200.425]
Vaccination [N06.850.780.200.425.900]
Primary Prevention [N06.850.780.680]
Immunization [N06.850.780.680.310]
Vaccination [N06.850.780.680.310.890]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Vaccination".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Vaccination".

Vaccination
Mass Vaccination

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vaccination" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vaccination" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 239 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 32 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2001	1	2	3
2002	1	3	4
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	2	5	7
2007	3	2	5
2008	3	3	6
2009	3	4	7
2010	3	4	7
2011	3	3	6
2012	4	2	6
2013	6	6	12
2014	6	3	9
2015	3	4	7
2016	5	4	9
2017	6	6	12
2018	7	7	14
2019	3	7	10
2020	3	5	8
2021	0	22	22
2022	1	31	32
2023	0	19	19
2024	5	15	20
2025	3	6	9

Below are the most recent publications written about "Vaccination" by people in Profiles.

Vargas-Robles D, Santos Agrait JL, Su?rez-P?rez J, V?zquez F, Dominicci-Maura A, Sariol CA, Zorrilla C, Romaguera J, Godoy-Vitorino F. Oral Microbiome Resilience During SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Diversity Shifts After COVID-19 Vaccination in a Hispanic Population. Microbiologyopen. 2026 Jun; 15(3):e70310.

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Crespo NC, Elder J, Oren E, Arredondo E, Lin CJ, Godino J, Madanat H, Cervantes G, Patron A, Fraga K, Vargas-Tequida B, Ramers CB. A multilevel clinic- and community-based intervention to increase COVID-19 vaccination among Latinos in San Diego County: Protocol description of the vaccine promotion program. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Mar; 162:108227.

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Michel A, Glauberman G, Zimet G, Fontenot HB. Parental Attitudes and Decision Making Toward Routinely Recommended Adolescent Vaccinations: A Qualitative Study Conducted After COVID-19 Vaccine Availability. J Pediatr Health Care. 2026 May-Jun; 40(3):e48-e59.

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Despins CA, Viegas NJP, Holt RA. Applying principles of vaccine development to oncomicrobial vaccines. Blood Adv. 2025 Dec 23; 9(24):6469-6480.

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Coad S, Liebermann EJ, Lim E, Matsunaga M, Zimet G, Fontenot HB. Does changing the routinely recommended age for HPV vaccination change parental thoughts about vaccinating their adolescent: A mixed-methods analysis. Vaccine. 2026 Jan 25; 71:128080.

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Harvey A, Tabatabai M, Wilus D, Thomas S, Hildreth JEK, Alcendor DJ. Vaccinations for Expecting Mothers to Improve Pregnancy Care in Middle Tennessee. Pathogens. 2025 Dec 08; 14(12).

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Ram?rez-Ortiz D, Moise T, Alemohammad SY, Aymat M, Gray A, Jean-Gilles M, Sheehan DM, Ladner R, Trepka MJ. Barriers to COVID-19 vaccination and strategies to increase trust and uptake among racial and ethnic minorities with HIV in South Florida: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2025 Nov 10; 25(1):3885.

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Driedger SM, Maier R, Metge C, Katz A, Singer A. "I think of it as planting seeds": challenging patient-provider discussions about COVID-19 vaccination: a qualitative study. BMC Prim Care. 2025 Oct 28; 26(1):326.

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Devendra G, Chai M, Sumida E, Chen R, Gozun M, Chow D, Miller FD. Differences in COVID-19 Fatality Rates among Ethnic Groups, Hawaii, USA, 2020-2022. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Oct; 31(10):1942-1949.

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Oliveira EF, Santos-Pinto CDB, Venancio FA, Quili?o ME, Gabeira SCO, Carvalho AT, Leite SHDS, Lima SMB, Alves NDS, Moura LDC, Schwarcz WD, Azevedo AS, Demarchi LHF, Zardin MCSU, Lichs GGC, Taira DL, Souza Fernandes W, Alves NO, Arrua AEC, Nascimento AID, Mareto LK, Azevedo MV, Maciel CG, Medeiros MJ, Vasconcelos Z, Cunha RVD, Nielsen-Saines K. Evaluating potential associations between prior maternal yellow fever vaccination and protection against infant adverse outcomes following Zika virus antenatal exposure. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 18; 54(5).

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