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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
- 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
- COVID-19 vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)
The COVID-19 global health emergency saw the fastest vaccine rollout the world has ever seen Now it’s time to share just how remarkable that journey really was The Delivery is a tool that allows you to explore the stories, statistics, and determination that underpin it all Explore the triumphs and breakthroughs that kept us moving forward, perfectly preserving the efforts of our
- 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
- 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
- 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
- COVID-19 Vaccines Advice - World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 vaccines are safe Strict precautions are in place to help ensure the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines Before receiving validation from WHO and national regulatory agencies, COVID-19 vaccines were subject to rigorous testing in clinical trials to prove that they meet internationally agreed benchmarks for safety and efficacy
- Counting the impact of vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Vaccines also protect countries from the overwhelming economic impact of disease outbreaks As we have seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, disease outbreaks are disruptive and costly They can overwhelm and profoundly disrupt public health programmes, clinical services, and health systems, and keep children out of school
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