- Vaccines and immunization - World Health Organization (WHO)
Immunization is a global health success story, saving millions of lives every year Vaccines 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 We now have vaccines to prevent more than 30 life-threatening diseases and infections, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives
- Vaccines and immunization: What is vaccination?
Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting you against harmful diseases, before you come into contact with them It uses your body’s natural defenses to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when it’s exposed to a disease However, because vaccines contain
- Immunization
Immunization is one of modern medicine’s greatest success stories Time and again, the international community has endorsed the value of vaccines and immunization to prevent and control a large number of infectious and, increasingly, cancers and other chronic diseases
- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy
- 10 facts on immunization - World Health Organization (WHO)
Immunization prevents deaths every year in all age groups from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), 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
- Immunization coverage - World Health Organization (WHO)
Fact sheet from WHO on immunization coverage: provides key facts and information about recommended vaccines, key challenges and WHO response
- Vaccines and immunization - 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
- World Immunization Week 2025
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to promote the life-saving power of immunization to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements
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