Med. praxi. 2017;14(1):21-24 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2017.005

Volunary vaccination in the general practitioner΄s office

MUDr. Zarina Karimová, MUDr. Vendula Petrůjová, MUDr. Hana Roháčová, Ph.D.

Klinika infekčních, parazitárních a tropických nemocí, Nemocnice na Bulovce, Praha

In spite of the existing series of myths and unreasonable fear of vaccination, it still endures as one of the most effective

and safe tool in preventing different infectious diseases, which remain the significant cause of morbidity and mortality all

over the globe in all possible age groups. Infectious diseases are held responsible for over one third of deceases worldwide

and for almost half of the deceases in the developing countries. Vaccination is a reliable prevention tool in any age and

therefore should not be a subject of interest only for pediatricians. Priority for general practitioners must be vaccination of

patients in so called “risk group” (elderly, polymorbid patients, immunocompromised patients) and vaccination of parents

with small children.

Keywords: vaccination, immunization, vaccines’ application, vaccines’ features, pneumococcal infections, influenza virus, human papillomavirus (HPV)

Published: March 1, 2017  Show citation