- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- Counting the impact of vaccines
FOR A SAFER, HEALTHIER WORLDThe COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era for vaccines and immunization, reminding the world of the power of vaccines to bring us closer to a safe and healthy future To maximize the lifesaving impact of immunization over the next decade, WHO and its partners are launching the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), an ambitious global strategy that envisions a
- 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
- 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
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