The Place of Big Data in Addressing Emerged Issues in Vaccinology of the 21st Century
Keywords:
vaccinology, Big Data, ethics of Big Data, immunization practicesAbstract
https://doi.org/10.21860/j.11.2.1
Vaccinology, as a great achievement of public health of the 20th century nowadays faces doubts, questions, and concerns that could be included in the term of vaccine hesitancy. Te vaccinology in the 21st century is marked by the emerging anti-vaccine movements followed by a variety of attempts and approaches of professionals to resolve them. Te globalization in health care on the one side and great technological achievements, on the other, create the possibilities where an enormous amount of data is publicly available. Te professionals have based the benefts of vaccination on scientifc data. Vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine movements declare that they have also based their policy on scientifc data. On the frst line of facing parental vaccine hesitancy are primary care pediatricians. Tey can testify their own limiting abilities to do so, as well as the limiting abilities of other professionals involved in vaccinology. In the situation of an enormous amount of data, they could be drowned out and interpreted in various ways. It is clear that the old-fashioned “defense” of the great public achievement of the 20 century - vaccinology - is no longer appropriate. On the other hand, a search of the literature shows the entry of “Big Data” into medicine in general and the public health and vaccinology. Tis paper attempts to position the role of Big Data (its benefts, traps, and ethical implications) in vaccinology in the 21st century based on the literature research and our propositions.
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