IMMUNIZATION IN PRACTICE-A GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS (NEW ARRIVAL)

CONTENTS OF IMMUNIZATION IN PRACTICE BOOK

(A GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS)

Chapter 1. History of Vaccination

Hafizati Jaya and Winsley Rose 1-9

Chapter 2. How Do Vaccines Work?

Anju Gupta 10-27

Chapter 3.Vaccine Logistics and Cold Chain Management

Manish Kumar Goel, Deep Priya Lall and Rodney Preetham Vaz 28-42

Chapter 4. Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI)

Surveillance

Deepak Polpakara and Anju Seth 43-56

Chapter 5. Universal Immunization Programme and IAP Vaccination Schedule

Winsley Rose and Vinod Kumar P 57-68

Chapter 6. The Global Effort to Eradicate Poliomyelitis:

Successes, Challenges and the Path Forward

T Jacob John and Dhanya Dharmapalan 69-79

Chapter 7. Pneumococcal Vaccines

Swati Dublish 80-93

Chapter 8. Pertussis Vaccine in Modern Era

Chirag Sundesha, Megha Sharma and Siyaram Didel 94-106

Chapter 9. Vaccines Against Tetanus

Tanvi Singh and Vipul Kumar Gupta 107-117

Chapter 10. Diphtheria Immunization: Strategies, Challenges, and Global Impact

Sameer Manchanda and Geetanjali Jindal 118-130

Chapter 11. Immunization Against Haemophilus influenza type b

Utkarsh Bansal 131-140

Chapter 12. Immunization Against Hepatitis Viruses

Chandrika Azadand Jasmine Singh 141-156

Chapter 13. Vaccines Against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Sunil Kumar Agarwalla 157-165

Chapter 14. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccine

Neeraj Gupta, Nisha Toteja and Rohit Sasidharan 166-187

Chapter 15. Vaccines against Rotavirus

Nabaneeta Dash 188-197

Chapter 16. Understanding Measles Vaccine: Historical Insights, Immunization Practices, and Global Challenges

Muthuvel Balasubramanian 198-207

Chapter 17. Mumps Vaccine

Mahima Mittal and Manish Kumar 208-215

Chapter 18. Global and Regional Strategies for Rubella Eradication: An Overview

Rajasekaran S and Ritika 216-222

Chapter 19. Varicella and Zoster Vaccines

Nabaneeta Dash 223-234

Chapter 20. Immunization Against Rabies

Kripasindhu Chatterjee 235-250

Chapter 21. Miscellaneous Vaccines: Influenza, Meningococcal Disease, and Japanese Encephalitis

Chandrika R Doddihal and Mallangaouda M. Patil 251-261

Chapter 22. Newer Vaccines: Cutting-Edge Solutions to Emerging Diseases

Vinod H Ratageri and Keerthidarshini Khanappanavar 262-277

Chapter 23. Vaccination in Adolescents and Adults

Kapil Jain and Sanjay Verma 278-290

Chapter 24. Vaccination in Special Circumstances

Anju Gupta 291-302

                   PREFACE OF THE BOOK

Immunization remains one of the most cost-effective and impactful publichealth interventions of our time. With the advent of newer vaccines, evolvingepidemiological trends, and global health challenges such as pandemics andvaccine hesitancy, it is imperative for physicians to stay abreast of currentimmunization practices.

This book, Immunization in Practice: A Guide for Healthcare Providers, bringstogether the expertise of clinicians, public health specialists, andacademicians to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based guide for allmedical practitioners involved in vaccine administration and counseling.

Designed as a multi-author volume, each chapter has been carefully craftedby experts in their respective fields, ensuring both depth and practicalrelevance.

The content spans a wide array of topics—from the scientific basis ofimmunization and the national immunization schedule to cold chainmanagement and vaccine safety. Special attention has been given to theunique challenges faced in low- and middle-income countries.

Our goal is to equip physicians with not only the knowledge but also theconfidence to advocate for and administer vaccines appropriately, therebyreinforcing their crucial role in achieving public health goals. Whether you area primary care provider, pediatrician, internist, or healthcare worker engagedin immunization programs, this book aims to serve as a reliable, up-to-dateresource.

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all contributors for their time, scholarship,and commitment, and to the editorial team whose collaborative effortsbrought this volume to fruition. I hope this book will contribute meaningfullyto the continued success of immunization efforts worldwide.

Anju Gupta

Professor, Department of Pediatrics,Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER),Chandigarh, India

 CONTRIBUTORS OF THE BOOK

Anju GuptaProfessor, Department of Pediatrics, APC, Post Graduate Institute of Medical

Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaEmail: anjupgi@gmail.com

Anju SethDirector Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical

College, New Delhi, India

Email: anjuseth.peds@gmail.com

Chandrika Azad

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College and

Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Email: chandrika_azad@yahoo.co.in

Chandrika R Doddihal

Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, BLDE (DU), Shri. B.

Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka,IndiaChirag Sundesha

Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India

Deep Priya LallSenior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge MedicalCollege, New Delhi, India

Deepak PolpakaraSenior Team Lead, AEFI Secretariat, ITSU-MOHFW

Dhanya DharmapalanSenior Consultant, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, ApolloHospitals, Belapur, Navi Mumbai, India

Geetanjali JindalProfessor, Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College andHospital, Chandigarh, India
Email: geetanjali_jindal@yahoo.com

Hafizati JayaActing Senior Medical Officer, Department of General Pediatrics andNeonatology, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Brunei

Jasmine SinghAssistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Gian Sagar Medical Collegeand Hospital, Patiala, India

Kapil Jain

Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, APC, Post Graduate Institute of

Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

Keerthidarshini Khanappanavar

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Karnataka Medical College and

Research Institute, Hubli, Karnataka, India

Kripasindhu Chatterjee

Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, Gouri Devi Institute of Medical

Science and Hospital, Rajbandh, Durgapur, West Bengal, India

Email: kschatterjee@gmail.com

Mahima Mittal

Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS), Gorakhpur, India

Email: drmahimamittal@gmail.com

Mallangaouda M. Patil

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, BLDE (DU), Shri. B. M. Patil Medical

College, Hospital & Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India

Email: mm.patil@bldedu.ac.in

Manish Kumar

Additional Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS), Gorakhpur, India

Manish Kumar Goel

Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical

College, New Delhi, India

Email: drmkgoel2000@gmail.com

Megha Sharma

Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India

Muthuvel Balasubramanian

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Trichy SRM Medical College

Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

Email: muthuvelbalasubramaniyan@gmail.com

Nabaneeta Dash

Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick

Children, Toronto, Canada

Email: nabaneetadash@gmail.com

Neeraj Gupta

Professor & Head, Department of Neonatology, All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India

Email: neerajpgi@yahoo.co.in

Nisha Toteja

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, India

Rajasekaran S

Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Trichy SRM Medical College

Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

Email: rajasekaran8393@gmail.com

Ritika

Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children’s

Hospital, New Delhi, India

Rodney Preetham Vaz

Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical

College, New Delhi, India

Rohit Sasidharan

Assistant Professor, Department of Neonatology, All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, India

Sameer Manchanda

Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College and

Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Sanjay Verma

Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, APC, Post Graduate Institute of

Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

Email: sanjay06verma@yahoo.com

Siyaram Didel

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India

Email: drdsram2001@gmail.com

Sunil Kumar Agarwalla

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College

and Hospital & Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics

(Sishubhawan), Cuttack, Orissa, India

Email: sunil_9910@yahoo.com

Swati Dublish

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New

Delhi, India

Email: sdublish@gmail.com

T Jacob John

(Retired) Professor, Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical

College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Email: tjacobjohn@yahoo.co.in

Tanvi Singh

Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College and

Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Utkarsh Bansal

Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, Hind Institute of Medical

Sciences, Safedabad, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

Email: utkarsh1003@gmail.com

Vinod H Ratageri

Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, Karnataka Medical College

and Research Institute, Hubli, Karnataka, India

Email: ratageri@rediffmail.com

Vinod Kumar P

Consultant Pediatrician, Herbertpur Christian Hospital, A Unit of Emmanuel

Hospital Association, Herbertpur (Dehradun), Uttarakhand, India

Vipul Kumar Gupta

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College

and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Email: drvipul74@gmail.com

Winsley Rose

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil

Nadu, India

Email: winsleyrose@gmail.com; winsleyrose@cmcvellore.ac.in