It's #WorldImmunizationWeek!
Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Ebola
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
Yes, #VaccinesWork!

It’s World Immunization Week!

Vaccines:
reduce child deaths and disease
protect against outbreaks
prevent malnutrition
defend against antimicrobial resistance

#VaccinesWork for all! http://bit.ly/WIW2020VaccinesWork

Nurses & midwives - every check-up is an opportunity to check in on vaccination for people of all ages: children, youth, adults and older people.

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#COVID19 is confronting families globally with the deadly and devastating impacts of disease outbreaks.

In the midst of this crisis, we must also work to ensure all people are protected against diseases for which we have vaccines to prevent.

#VaccinesWork for all!

Immunization is a shared responsibility.

If only some people are vaccinated, diseases can still spread, especially to those at highest risk:
Infants who are too young to receive vaccines
Older adults at risk of serious diseases
People with low immunity

#VaccinesWork

Vaccines protect us against harmful diseases like polio & measles, by:
Using our body’s natural defenses to protect against infections
Training our immune system to create antibodies

This prevents us from getting sick.

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#VaccinesWork

It’s #WorldMalariaDay!

1 year ago, Malawi became the 1st country in the world to introduce a #malaria vaccine to young children through routine immunization as part of a landmark pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya & Malawi

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To date, a total of 275K children have received the 1st dose of the RTS,S #malaria vaccine across the 3 countries in the pilot programme.

RTS,S is the 1st and only vaccine to have significantly reduced malaria in children.

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#WorldMalariaDay

When Lordina was 5-month old, she became sick with #malaria. Her mother, Vida, had to sponge bathe her to try to bring her temperature down. Last year, she became one of the 1st children in Ghana to receive the RTS,S malaria vaccine through routine immunization.

#VaccinesWork

Q: What’s in a vaccine?

A: All ingredients in a vaccine help ensure they are safe & effective. Vaccine ingredients can look unfamiliar on a label, but they occur naturally in the human body, the natural environment and the food we eat.

#VaccinesWork

http://www.who.int/vaccines/questions-and-answers

Vaccines are safe.

The most common vaccines - like measles & tetanus - have been in use for decades.

Millions of people receive vaccines safely every year.

#VaccinesWork

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Millions of children around the will likely miss out on lifesaving due to #COVID19.

To combat the resurgence of other deadly diseases, we must continue delivering vaccines where we can and immunization once this outbreak is under control.

#VaccinesWork