
The Vaccine Handbook
A Practitioner's Guide to Maximizing Use and Efficacy across the Lifespan
Oxford University Press Inc
2nd Edition
Published on 22. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-19-779293-3 (ISBN)
Description
Written in a practical and easy to understand format, The Vaccine Handbook covers the majority of vaccine issues and is a resource for clinicians whose practices involve administering vaccines. The book is written so that healthcare providers in different specialties and at all levels of training and practice settings can optimally recommend the appropriate vaccines for their patients of any age according to CDC guidelines.
Much has changed in the field of vaccinology over the last six years, and this new second edition features updates on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination as well as updated guidance and vaccine schedules put out by the CDC for infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The book offers updated information on vaccines used in other areas of the world - focusing on SE Asia (Dengue vaccine), Europe (Cholera vaccine), India (fractional dose IPV with OPV), and areas of South America. With revisions to all chapters and up-to-date information on both new and established vaccines, chapters also focus on vaccines in development - e.g. RSV vaccine, C. difficile vaccine, GBS vaccine, etc. - to highlight what practitioners might expect in the near future.
Much has changed in the field of vaccinology over the last six years, and this new second edition features updates on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination as well as updated guidance and vaccine schedules put out by the CDC for infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The book offers updated information on vaccines used in other areas of the world - focusing on SE Asia (Dengue vaccine), Europe (Cholera vaccine), India (fractional dose IPV with OPV), and areas of South America. With revisions to all chapters and up-to-date information on both new and established vaccines, chapters also focus on vaccines in development - e.g. RSV vaccine, C. difficile vaccine, GBS vaccine, etc. - to highlight what practitioners might expect in the near future.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-779293-3 (9780197792933)
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Additional editions

Tina Q. Tan | John P. Flaherty | Dan P. Dunham
The Vaccine Handbook
A Practitioner's Guide to Maximizing Use and Efficacy across the Lifespan
E-Book
03/2025
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€35.99
Available for download

Tina Q. Tan | John P. Flaherty | Dan P. Dunham
The Vaccine Handbook
A Practitioner's Guide to Maximizing Use and Efficacy across the Lifespan
E-Book
03/2025
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€35.99
Available for download
Persons
Tina Q. Tan is Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; and a Pediatric Infectious Diseases attending, Medical Director of the International Patient and Destination Services Program (IPS), co-Director of the Pediatric Travel Medicine Clinic; and Director of the International Adoptee Clinic at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. She is currently serving as the Vice President of the Lurie Children's Hospital Medical/Dental Staff. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
John P. Flaherty, MD, joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1988 and moved to Northwestern University in 2001 where he is Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Medical Education. He served as the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director for over 20 years and continues as the Microbiology Content Director for the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine curriculum.
Dan
P. Dunham, is Chair, Department of Medicine, Northwell/Lenox Hill Hospital. He spent 20 years at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, where he held several prominent roles, including as director of quality improvement, director of clinical practice and associate division chief in ambulatory medicine. Throughout these two decades, he also served in an educational capacity, starting off as an instructor and advancing to the role of professor. He received his medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago after completing his undergraduate degree with honors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals and subsequently obtained his MPH in epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois School of Public Health in Chicago.
John P. Flaherty, MD, joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1988 and moved to Northwestern University in 2001 where he is Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Medical Education. He served as the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director for over 20 years and continues as the Microbiology Content Director for the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine curriculum.
Dan
P. Dunham, is Chair, Department of Medicine, Northwell/Lenox Hill Hospital. He spent 20 years at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, where he held several prominent roles, including as director of quality improvement, director of clinical practice and associate division chief in ambulatory medicine. Throughout these two decades, he also served in an educational capacity, starting off as an instructor and advancing to the role of professor. He received his medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago after completing his undergraduate degree with honors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals and subsequently obtained his MPH in epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois School of Public Health in Chicago.
Author
Professor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of MedicineProfessor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Professor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of MedicineProfessor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Chair, Department of MedicineChair, Department of Medicine, Northwell/Lenox Hill Hospital
Content
Introduction
PART I: VACCINE OVERVIEW
Vaccine Facts
Addressing Patient Concerns about Receiving Vaccines
Common Vaccines by Type
Administering Vaccines: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size
PART II: VACCINES THROUGHOUT THE LIFECYCLE
2024 Infant, Child, and Adolescent Immunization Schedules
2024 Adult Immunization Schedules
Summary of Vaccines Routinely Recommended for Adults
Vaccines and Pregnancy
PART III: ROUTINE VACCINES FOR VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Influenza
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Varicella-zoster (chickenpox)
Herpes-zoster (shingles)
Pneumococcal disease
Meningococcal disease
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Hemophilus influenza type B disease
Poliovirus infections
Rotavirus infections
COVID-19 (SARS Co-V2)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Dengue
Mpox (aka Monkeypox)
Contraindications and Precautions for Commonly Used Vaccines
PART IV: TRAVEL VACCINES
Yellow Fever
Typhoid Fever
Japanese encephalitis
Rabies
Cholera
Tick-Borne Encephalitis
References
PART I: VACCINE OVERVIEW
Vaccine Facts
Addressing Patient Concerns about Receiving Vaccines
Common Vaccines by Type
Administering Vaccines: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size
PART II: VACCINES THROUGHOUT THE LIFECYCLE
2024 Infant, Child, and Adolescent Immunization Schedules
2024 Adult Immunization Schedules
Summary of Vaccines Routinely Recommended for Adults
Vaccines and Pregnancy
PART III: ROUTINE VACCINES FOR VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Influenza
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Varicella-zoster (chickenpox)
Herpes-zoster (shingles)
Pneumococcal disease
Meningococcal disease
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Hemophilus influenza type B disease
Poliovirus infections
Rotavirus infections
COVID-19 (SARS Co-V2)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Dengue
Mpox (aka Monkeypox)
Contraindications and Precautions for Commonly Used Vaccines
PART IV: TRAVEL VACCINES
Yellow Fever
Typhoid Fever
Japanese encephalitis
Rabies
Cholera
Tick-Borne Encephalitis
References