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DISEASES & VACCINES

About vaccines

Vaccination involves the introduction into the body of entire micro-organisms (pathogens) or part of them, which are presented to the cells of the immune system that learns to recognize and fight them during infection. Traditional vaccines contain viruses and bacteria that have been (a) killed-inactivated, (b) attenuated (weakened) or (c) otherwise modified to produce immunity to a specific infectious disease or diseases by stimulating, for instance, the production of antibodies… >>

EU Regulatory Framework for vaccines

The vaccine industry is highly regulated. Vaccine development is a complex and time-consuming process. On average it takes 12 to 15 years to develop a new vaccine. Before a new vaccine is approved for release on the market, a stringent regulatory procedure to assess quality, efficacy and safety must be undertaken. In Europe the legal framework for the registration of pharmaceutical products is established by the European Union… >>

Preventable diseases information

Visit EVM interactive data base on preventable diseases. >>