World Immunization Week

24 – 30 April 2023

If you're a kid, you're probably NOT thinking about "Immunization!"

Wikipedia / The Little Rascals: George Robert Phillips McFarland

If you're a Parent, you SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT

"IMMUNIZATION"

for the healthy well-being of your Children!

Did you know that . . .

If you're a kid, you're probably NOT thinking about a sticky needle

that doesn't make you giggle . . . but rather makes you wiggle!

Wikipedia / Shirley Temple

Now is a good time for Parents &

Children to learn more about

"IMMUNIZATION."

World Immunization Week 2023

"The Big Catch-Up"

Wikipedia / The Little Rascals: Matthew Beard Jr. and Scotty Beckett

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/analysis-and-use-of-health-facility-data-guidance-for-immunization-programme-managers

World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO is working with partners to support countries to get back on track to ensure more people are protected from preventable diseases.

We need to act now to catch-up the millions of children who missed out on vaccines during the pandemic, restore essential immunization coverage to at least 2019 levels and strengthen primary health care to deliver immunization.

The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more children, adults – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives.

Text Courtesy, World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week/2023

Question: "Have You Enrolled?"

Wikipedia / The Little Rascals: Carl Switzer and Darla Hood

As we celebrate World Immunization Week from

24-30 April, we welcome you to enroll

in the following Open WHO

Open to all, anytime, anywhere: Free online courses bring vaccine knowledge to the global community

For over 200 years, vaccines have protected us against diseases which 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.

The History of Vaccines

Text Courtesy, WHO / A Brief History of Vaccination — Google Arts & Culture

Regional World Immunization Week sites

European Immunization Week 2023

Vaccination Week in the Americas 2023

WHO EMRO - World Immunization Week 2023

WHO AFRO - African Vaccination Week 2023

*** REMINDER***

"Vaccines Bring Us Closer"

Wikipedia / The Little Rascals [Our Gang]

As part of the 2021 campaign, WHO, partners and individuals around the world will unite to:

Increase trust and confidence in vaccines to maintain or increase vaccine acceptance
Increase investment in vaccines, including routine immunization, to remove barriers to access

While the world focuses on critically important new vaccines to protect against COVID-19, there remains a need to ensure routine vaccinations are not missed. Many children have not been vaccinated during the global pandemic, leaving them at risk of serious diseases like measles and polio. Rapidly circulating misinformation around the topic of vaccination adds to this threat.

In this context, this year’s campaign will aim to build solidarity and trust in vaccination as a public good that saves lives and protects health. To this end, we will be looking for more partners to join us, bringing people together in support of a lifesaving cause.

Text Courtesy, World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/04/24/default-calendar/world-immunization-week-2021

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