- Vaccines and immunization - World Health Organization (WHO)
Immunization is a global health success story, saving millions of lives every year Vaccines 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 We now have vaccines to prevent more than 30 life-threatening diseases and infections, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives
- Vaccines and immunization: What is vaccination?
Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting you against harmful diseases, before you come into contact with them It uses your body’s natural defenses to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when it’s exposed to a disease However, because vaccines contain
- Vaccines and immunization - 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
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
- Immunization
Immunization protects against infectious diseases by stimulating the immune system with vaccines, saving millions of lives annually but many children lack access
- World Immunization Week 2026 - 24 to 30 April.
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease
- Vaccines and immunization EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives and promote good health and well-being throughout the life course Every year, vaccines save millions of lives, and millions more people are protected from disease and disability By preventing many serious early-childhood infectious diseases, like polio and measles, immunization helps children grow into healthy adults Other
- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy
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