World Immunisation Week
It's World Immunisation Week!
World Immunization Week – celebrated every year in the last week of April – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million children in the world today who are not getting the vaccines they need, and many miss out on vital vaccines during adolescence, adulthood and into old age.
Vaccines Have Brought Us Closer, and Will Bring Us Closer Again
For over 200 years, vaccines have protected us against diseases that threaten lives and prohibit our development. With their help, we can progress without the burden of diseases like smallpox and polio, which cost humanity hundreds of millions of lives
Whilst vaccines aren't a silver bullet, they will help us progress on a path to a world where we can be together again.
Vaccines themselves continue to advance, bringing us closer to a world free from the likes of TB and cervical cancer, and ending suffering from childhood diseases like measles.
Investment and new research is enabling groundbreaking approaches to vaccine development, which are changing the science of immunization forever, bringing us closer still to a healthier future.
How Do Vaccines Work?
Why Should I Get Vaccinated
Useful Links and Resources
If you are unsure about anything in relation to vaccines, you can ask your local doctor, or use some of the resources below:
What you need to know about the COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccine: Information for Parents
What you need to know before, during, and after receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccines and the diseases they prevent