- 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
- 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
- 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
- Vaccines and immunization - World Health Organization (WHO)
With WHO Europe support, all Member States in the Region are working to implement the European Immunization Agenda 2030 (EIA) – a strategy to create stronger and more resilient immunization systems and structures, based on the key pillars of immunization equity, life course immunization and tailored local solutions that address vaccination demand and acceptance in the population
- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals - World Health Organization (WHO)
Table 2 provides detailed information for routine immunizations for children, including age at first dose and intervals It reiterates recommendations on the primary series and booster doses In Table 3, WHO has consolidated its recommendations for interrupted and delayed vaccination These irregular situations can be challenging to health
- How do vaccines work? - World Health Organization (WHO)
In the early 1900s, polio was a worldwide disease, paralysing hundreds of thousands of people every year By 1950, two effective vaccines against the disease had been developed
- 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
- Table 1 Summary of WHO Position Papers - Recommendations for Routine . . .
Table 1 summarizes recommended routine immunizations for all age groups - children, adolescents, and adults As such, it provides an overview of vaccine recommendations across the lifespan, including both primary series and booster dos
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