August is Immunization Awareness month. Today we take a look at the top ten facts about vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO). As a future healthcare provider it is important that you are aware of these facts so you are able to help your patients understand the importance of immunizing themselves and their children
- Immunization currently prevents between 2-3 million deaths each year
- More children are being immunized worldwide than ever before
- An estimate 19.5 million children under the age of one year did not receive DTP3 vaccine
- Important progress has been made in vaccine research and development
- Meningitis A epidemics nearly eliminated in Africa through immunization
- Global measles mortality has declined by 84%
- Regions of the Americas declared free of measles
- The world is closer than ever to eradication polio
- Maternal and neonatal tetanus eliminated in the WHO Regions of the Americas and South-Eat Asia
- Vaccines serve as a frontline defense against antimicrobial resistance
To read the entire article on vaccine facts as presented by the World Healthcare Organization please click
here.
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