Vaccines, Vaccination and Immunization

Maternal, Neonatal and Adolescent Immunization

This session will explore vaccination strategies across pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Topics will include maternal immunization, protection of newborns through maternal antibodies, neonatal vaccination research, adolescent vaccination programmes, and strategies for improving vaccine uptake among young people. Speakers may discuss vaccines recommended during pregnancy, safety considerations, immunization schedules, and approaches for integrating vaccination with maternal and reproductive healthcare. Adolescent immunization topics may include HPV vaccination and other age-appropriate vaccines. The session will highlight the importance of life-course immunization and coordinated healthcare services. It will bring together obstetricians, pediatricians, immunologists, public-health professionals, nurses, researchers, and policymakers to discuss evidence-based approaches for improving vaccination access and protection among mothers, newborns, children, and adolescents.