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- 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
- How do vaccines work? - World Health Organization (WHO)
How vaccines help fight disease Vaccines contain weakened or inactive parts of a particular organism (antigen) that triggers an immune response within the body Other vaccines contain weakened or reconstituted virus or bacteria as a whole Newer vaccines contain the blueprint for producing antigens (DNA or RNA) rather than the antigen itself
- A Brief History of Vaccination
For centuries, humans have looked for ways to protect each other against deadly diseases From experiments and taking chances to a global vaccine roll-out in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, immunization has a long history
- COVID-19 vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)
The COVID-19 global health emergency saw the fastest vaccine rollout the world has ever seen Now it’s time to share just how remarkable that journey really was The Delivery is a tool that allows you to explore the stories, statistics, and determination that underpin it all Explore the triumphs and breakthroughs that kept us moving forward, perfectly preserving the efforts of our
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Vaccines and vaccine safety
This page answers the most frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine safety If the information you are looking for is not here, check out our related links on the right-hand side of the page
- Vaccines and immunization - World Health Organization (WHO)
Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting people against harmful diseases, before they come into contact with them It uses your body’s natural defences to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger
- The Oxford AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant] vaccine) COVID-19 . . .
The Astra-Zeneca vaccine recommendations have also been modified to indicate that either of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer or Moderna) can be used as a second dose following a first dose with the AstraZeneca vaccine dependant on product availability
- Explainers - World Health Organization (WHO)
Vaccine explainers"Vaccines Explained" is a series of illustrated articles that describe how vaccines work, how they’re developed and distributed and how their safety is carefully monitored Check the pages below to learn more
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