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Giving several vaccines at the same time has no negative effect on a child’s immune system. It actually reduces discomfort for the child through fewer injections, and increases the chance of completing the important set of vaccinations according to the national schedule.
It's actually the opposite. Vaccines strengthen your baby’s immunity, protecting them from diseases. It keeps them healthy when they're the most vulnerable.
There’s no proof that alternative therapies protect against infectious diseases. On the other hand, vaccinations produce the needed immune response and protection against disease.
This vaccine would eliminate the need to update the flu vaccine every year. It would also increase protection from emerging flu strains.
Vaccines contain small amounts of dead, weakened, or partial virus. When injected into the body, the immune system responds by producing antibodies. So in the future if you're in contact with the virus, the antibodies manage to stop and reduce the impact of the disease.
Immunization helps your body fight diseases by using its natural defenses to build resistance. If you've been vaccinated against a specific disease, and you get exposed to it, your immune system remembers it, and responds quickly to stop it from developing.
The immune response to vaccines is similar to the one produced by natural infection. However, natural infection can make you sicker and even lead to death.
Some vaccines are given orally. These are administered through drops to the mouth. There are also intranasal vaccines, which are put into each nostril using a nasal sprayer.
Edward Jenner was a British physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines. In 1796, he inoculated a 13-year-old boy with cowpox and demonstrated immunity to smallpox.
Being vaccinated doesn't mean that you can't catch the disease. What it does is decrease the impact of the virus, which could have been fatal otherwise.
Serious reactions are rare. Minor reactions include short-term redness, swelling, pain, and mild fever. Taking paracetamol can alleviate these.
That same year, the US eradicated measles thanks to national vaccine outreach. However, a lack of access to vaccines, collapses in health infrastructure, and a growing hesitation to vaccinate has lead to measles outbreaks in the Americas in recent years.
The global increase in cancer cases over the past 50 years has been caused by many factors, including longer life expectancy and better diagnostic techniques–not vaccination.
In addition to health, immunization reduces the economic burden of disease on individuals, families, and communities. According to UNICEF, every US$1 invested in immunizations yields $44 in economic and social benefits.
Before 2000, some vaccines contained thiomersal, a natural compound containing mercury, which was safe. However, it was changed as a precaution.
A common myth is that vaccines cause autism. However, there isn't any evidence that links vaccines with autism or autistic disorders.
Licensing of a vaccine requires a lot of evaluation and testing to ensure that it's both safe and effective. Every batch is controlled separately with a lot of monitoring.
This means that when the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get sick. This is because the vaccinated individuals are less likely to get sick and spread the disease.
Vaccines helped eradicate several life-threatening diseases. And for this reason, they prevent more than 2.5 million deaths each year in all age groups.
AMR is a serious threat to global public health. But immunizations can halt the development of new resistant strains of bacteria and prevent the spread of diseases.
A global agenda adopted by 193 countries in 2015, vaccination is important to eradicating poverty, solving global hunger, and improving good health and well-being.
Sources: (World Health Organization) (United Nations Foundation) (The Immunisation Advisory Centre)
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Even so, one in five children worldwide still lacks access to lifesaving vaccines. This shows that there's still more work to be done in order to accelerate immunization coverage and close the gap in access.
There are no links between vaccines and allergic diseases. Also, vaccines don't worsen any allergies. However, some people might get short-term allergic reactions after getting vaccinated. But this is rare.
Thanks to Jenner, the first smallpox vaccine was developed in 1798. Over the 18th and 19th centuries, systematic implementation of mass smallpox immunization managed to eradicate it in 1979.
All vaccines go through a rigorous, multi-stage testing process, which includes large clinical trials with tens of thousands of people.
Rotavirus is the most common cause of fatal diarrhea among children, which can be prevented with a vaccine. Currently, more than 90 countries have rotavirus vaccines as part of their national immunization programs.
There have been cases of people believing that vaccines contain microchips enabling governments to track people. But this is technically impossible.
This is thanks to a poliovirus vaccine that was delivered worldwide through widespread immunization campaigns by global organizations, national governments, and humanitarian agencies. This collaboration will be critical in countries where polio still remains.
Vaccines for eradicated diseases are still important. This is because immunization coverage isn't 100%, so people who are underimmunized or unimmunized aren't protected.
The practice of immunization dates back hundreds of years, and it's undeniable that it saves lives. Getting yourself vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and the people around you. It makes your immune system stronger, and it builds antibodies to fight off disease.
However, deadly diseases that are prevented with a simple vaccine are coming back. And this is mainly because of individuals who are against vaccination. Therefore, it's important to remind people of its importance through history, and to debunk common myths.
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Interesting facts about immunization
There's no denying that it contributes to saving lives
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The practice of immunization dates back hundreds of years, and it's undeniable that it saves lives. Getting yourself vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and the people around you. It makes your immune system stronger, and it builds antibodies to fight off disease.
However, deadly diseases that are prevented with a simple vaccine are coming back. And this is mainly because of individuals who are against vaccination. Therefore, it's important to remind people of its importance through history, and to debunk common myths.
To learn more, click on.