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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
- 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
- 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
- COVID-19 vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Read WHO’s Global COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy outlining the steps to achieve effective and equitable distribution of vaccines See WHO’s landscape of COVID-19 vaccine candidates for the latest information on vaccines in clinical and pre-clinical development
- 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
- Vaccines and immunization: Vaccine safety
Once vaccines are introduced and used in countries, national health authorities continuously monitor vaccine safety to detect and immediately respond to potential concerns In case of an adverse event, an independent group of experts assesses whether such an event is related to vaccines
- 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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