"Vaccines" 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.
Suspensions of killed or attenuated microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa), antigenic proteins, synthetic constructs, or other bio-molecular derivatives, administered for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of infectious and other diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D014612
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vaccines" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vaccines" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2014 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vaccines" by people in Profiles.
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The Erosion of a Pillar of Public Health: ACIP's Role and the Future of US Vaccine Policy Post-June 2025. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 07 08; 82(6):979-985.
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Vaccination for Patients With Immunosuppression and Altered Immunity: A Workgroup Report from the AAAAI Adverse Reactions to Drugs, Biologics, and Vaccines Committee and the Autoimmunity and Altered Immune Response Committee. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2026 Jul; 14(7):1549-1561.
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The use of artificial intelligence in decreasing vaccine skepticism and hesitancy. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2026 Apr 01; 38(2):136-141.
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Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units: A Historical Perspective. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 10 10; 81(Suppl 2):S59-S77.
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Future Goals and Long-term Vision of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium/Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit Network. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 10 10; 81(Suppl 2):S137-S146.
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Emerging and Pandemic Pathogens: Lessons Learned From a Clinical Research Network. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 10 10; 81(Suppl 2):S89-S102.
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A template tool for the evaluation of vaccines for emerging pathogens to be used for pregnant and breast-feeding women. Vaccine. 2025 Aug 30; 62:127513.
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Geographic disparities impacting oral vaccine performance: Observations and future directions. Clin Exp Immunol. 2025 Jan 21; 219(1).
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Vaccines in a time of global boiling and megacities. Trends Parasitol. 2025 Mar; 41(3):167-169.
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Vaccine value profile for schistosomiasis. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 03; 64:126020.