IMPACT FACTOR 2.430 an Open Access Journal by MDPI Autoimmunity and Vaccines Guest Editors: Message from the Guest Editors Prof. Dr. Shoenfeld Yehuda Dear Colleagues, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; This Special Issue will discuss how infection can induce Zabludowicz Center for autoimmune diseases, mainly by hyperstimulation of the Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, immune system of genetically prone people. An emphasis Ramat Gan, Israel will be put on molecular mimicry. COVID 19 will be a case in Yehuda.Shoenfeld@ point with 12 autoimmune diseases induced by the virus, sheba.health.gov.il as well as 15 divers of autoantibodies. The issue will cover the impact of vaccines with molecular mimicry and Dr. Darja Kanduc aluminum as an adjuvant, the advantage of mRNA, and Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and who should be aware of vaccines and what to do when Biopharmaceutics, University of autoimmune diseases emerge. There will also be Bari, Bari, Italy descriptions of how to prepare a better and more safe [email protected] vaccine. Cytokine storms, mechanisms, and how to avoid them, will also be discussed. Dr. Manuel Martínez-Lavín Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Prof. Dr. Shoenfeld Yehuda Ignacio Chavezdisabled, Tlalpan, Dr. Darja Kanduc Mexico Dr. Manuel Martínez-Lavín [email protected] Guest Editors Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2021) mdpi.com/si/76111 SpeciaIslsue IMPACT FACTOR 2.430 an Open Access Journal by MDPI Editor-in-Chief Message from the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius You are invited to contribute a research article or a Medical Academy, Lithuanian comprehensive review for consideration and publication in University of Health Sciences, Medicina (ISSN: 1648-9144). Medicina is an open access, Kaunas, Lithuania peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles, critical reviews, research notes, and short communications on medicine. The scientific community and the general public can access the content free of charge as soon as it is published. Author Benefits Open Access:— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions. High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, and many other databases. Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Medicine, General & Internal) / CiteScore - Q2 (General Medicine) Contact Us Medicina Tel: +41 61 683 77 34 mdpi.com/journal/medicina MDPI, St. Alban-Anlage 66 Fax: +41 61 302 89 18 [email protected] 4052 Basel, Switzerland www.mdpi.com.