Jun 5, 2025 · Immunization currently prevents 3.5 million to 5 million deaths every year from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), influenza and measles. …

Apr 23, 2024 · Unfortunately, its publication created fear that led to dropping immunization rates in some countries, and subsequent outbreaks of these diseases. We must all ensure we are …

Dec 5, 2019 · 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 …

Sep 30, 2022 · Though immunization is widely recognized as one of the most successful and widespread tools we have to protect against vaccine-preventable diseases, not everyone has …

May 14, 2025 · Immunization is one of the “best buys” in global health, a strong foundation of the primary health care system and an indisputable human right. By preventing disease and …

Jul 15, 2024 · While immunization is one of the most successful public health interventions, coverage plateaued in the decade prior to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic, associated …

Apr 22, 2021 · Immunization is a vital component of primary health care, reaching more people than any other health or social service. Here are three ways immunization benefits our world. …

World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to promote the life-saving power of immunization to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases. …

Feb 25, 2025 · Over many years and several decades, polio vaccination, using routine immunization visits and mass vaccination campaigns, has taken place in all continents. …

Immunization is a global health and development success story, saving millions of lives every year. We now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people …