- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy
- 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
- Advancing immunization equity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Advancing immunization equity Overview WHO works with countries to resolve immunization inequities by embedding equity into the heart of immunization programmes Immunization inequities are avoidable differences in immunization coverage between individuals and groups within a population
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