| BD | birth dose |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CpG | cytosine phosphoguanine |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DTaP | diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis |
| GSK | Glaxo Smith Kline |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HBIG | hepatitis B immunoglobulin |
| HBcAg | hepatitis B core antigen |
| HBeAg | hepatitis B e antigen |
| HBsAg | hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus |
| Hib | Hemophilus influenza type b |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IPV | inactivated polio vaccine |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| MSM | men who have sex with men |
| MTCT | mother-to-child transmission |
| PLWH | people living with human immunodeficiency virus |
| PWID | people who inject drugs |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| VLP | virus-like particle |
| WHO | World Health Organization |