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World Immunization Week is celebrated every year in the last <\/span>week of April<\/span><\/a>. On this day, you can take your child to the nearest pediatric center and get them vaccinated. The idea behind this program is to protect individuals of all ages against infectious diseases. Immunization is an effective process that has saved millions of lives yearly. It is now recognized as one of the most effective health interventions in the world. Yet, there are many around the globe who are still <\/span>not<\/span><\/a> getting enough access <\/span><\/a>to vaccines. All these individuals are missing out on crucial vaccines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of them even make it into old age without ever being vaccinated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vaccination is important for bringing people together and improving their health and wellbeing. When everyone is protected, the battle against diseases becomes more synchronized and effective. It is therefore crucial that each country supports the move to vaccinate every child by having its own national vaccination day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, <\/span>WHO <\/span><\/a>is trying to partner with several organizations to boost trust and confidence in vaccines. This will help to increase vaccine acceptance. The organization is also trying to increase investment in vaccines and promote routine immunization programs. These initiatives will help remove barriers to vaccine access.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the moment, the entire world has its focus on the COVID 19 vaccine. We should, however, not forget that all the other diseases still exist, people need to be vaccinated for them as well. It is crucial to ensure that existing routine vaccinations still carry on. If there was a national immunization week before COVID 19, it should still be observed. There are many diseases that affect children globally, and they have not gone on leave because of the COVID 19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

You will also find that there is a lot of circulating misinformation about vaccines. This leads to many children not being vaccinated, and they are left at risk of serious and life-threatening diseases like polio and measles. World Immunization Week seeks to build trust in vaccination and do away with lies and myths. This can only be achieved if more partners join the initiative to raise immunization awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Purpose of Immunization?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Diseases are caused by a lot of factors. Some of them are infectious, meaning they are caused by either virus, fungi, bacteria, or any other causative agents. The diseases that are caused by viruses cannot be cured by antibiotics. Therefore, the best way to limit their impact is to ensure that people don\u2019t get them to begin with. One way to make that possible is through immunization.<\/span>
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When you are immunized, a dead or weakened form of the disease-causing agent is introduced into your system so that the body can learn of its existence and prepare to fight it ahead of time. Consistent immunization will lower the threat of viral diseases and in the future, they will not be as scary as they are now.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are a lot of examples about how with vaccinations, some diseases have been brought under control. For instance, Polio and Smallpox are not serious threats anymore. The WHO announced that smallpox had been totally <\/span>wiped out <\/span><\/a>in December 1979. Europe was also declared acquitted from <\/span>Polio <\/span><\/a>in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have already seen some successful examples of immunization bringing some diseases under control. Both smallpox and polio, which were once common in the UK, are not a threat anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most immunizations are carried out at a <\/span>pediatric center<\/span> <\/a>when children are young. The key benefit of this is that each child who receives a vaccine during the national immunization week will receive the protection they need against some highly dangerous diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The History of World Immunization Week<\/b><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>first-ever <\/span><\/a>World Immunization Week was from 21 to 28 April 2012. The fundamental idea behind this week was to raise immunization awareness and let people know about the advantages of vaccination when it comes to saving lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then a lot of countries have also joined the initiative and they observe the national immunization week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a summary of why WHO came up with the World Immunization Week initiative:<\/span><\/p>\n