The Role of Vaccines in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (FutureLearn)

After taking this course, you will understand how vaccines work and are used globally in low, middle and high-income countries. You will also appreciate the factors influencing the availability and uptake of vaccines and understand the important role they play in managing infectious diseases and preventing AMR.

Syllabus

Week 1: Vaccines & Control of Infectious Diseases

Week 2: Optimising Vaccine Use for AMR and Infectious Disease Control

Learning on this course

You can take this self-guided course and learn at your own pace. On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Explain the basic principles of how vaccines work

- Evaluate the impact of vaccines on infectious diseases

- Describe how vaccines are currently used in higher and lower income countries

- Describe the factors that influence vaccine deployment and uptake

- Assess the potential pipeline of future vaccine development to prevent AMR and infectious diseases

- Evaluate the challenges for novel vaccine development

Who is the course for?

This course is for healthcare professionals working in any setting and individuals interested in gaining more knowledge on vaccines and how they save lives.