- Vaccines and immunization: What is vaccination?
Vaccines protect us throughout life and at different ages, from birth to childhood, as teenagers and into old age In most countries you will be given a vaccination card that tells you what vaccines you or your child have had and when the next vaccines or booster doses are due It is important to make sure that all these vaccines are up to date If we delay vaccination, we are at risk of
- Immunization
Immunization currently prevents 4-5 million deaths every year Immunization prevents deaths every year in all age groups from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), influenza and measles It is one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions An additional 1 5 million deaths could be avoided, however, if global vaccination coverage improves
- How do vaccines work? - World Health Organization (WHO)
This article is part of a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution Learn more about vaccines – from how they work and how they’re made to ensuring safety and equitable access – in WHO’s Vaccines Explained series
- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy
- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
WHO recommendations for routine immunization - summary tablesThe Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy
- Vaccines and Immunization in Viet Nam
The national expanded programme on immunization (EPI) provides immunization to protect against 10 vaccine-preventable diseases in Viet Nam - tuberculosis, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), hepatitis B, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, measles, rubella, Japanese encephalitis and pertussis
- Vaccines and immunization EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives and promote good health and well-being throughout the life course Every year, vaccines save millions of lives, and millions more people are protected from disease and disability By preventing many serious early-childhood infectious diseases, like polio and measles, immunization helps children grow into healthy adults Other
- Vaccines WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Vaccines are available to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people live longer, healthier lives They reduce risks of getting a disease by working with your body’s natural defenses to build protection When you get a vaccine, your immune system responds
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