The Application of Precision Public Health to Vaccinology

The Precision Public Health Asia Conference was held on 12 July 2023, where a workshop on Precision Public Health in Vaccinology was conducted. This paper is a post-workshop report of the topics discussed, as well as expanding on the discussions that took place. Precision public health in vaccinology has the aim of facilitating the use of the right vaccine in the right population at the right time. The concept is nuanced and requires cooperation between governments, stakeholders, healthcare professionals and the public to be executed successfully. We explore the instances in which precision public health has already been employed in vaccinology, and further expand on the potential use cases, concerns as well as considerations to be made in future programs. Recurring themes gathered from the workshop discussions such as the development process, data in vaccination modeling, geographically targeting vaccine implementation and inter-disciplinary communication especially when there are different perspectives were looked at through a closer lens. There are many considerations to deploy precision public health in a well-executed vaccinology program, and we have highlighted the areas that need further innovation and improvement to achieve real-world public health impact.