While immunization services begin slow recovery from #COVID19, millions of children around the πππ remain vulnerable to deadly diseases.
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According to WHO data, 6β£0β£ mass immunization campaigns are currently postponed in 5β£0β£ countries, putting around 2β£2β£8β£ million people - mostly children - at risk for diseases such as #measles, #YellowFever and #polio.
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To support the recovery from #COVID19 and to fight future pandemics, we must ensure access to lifesaving vaccines and routine vaccination services are protected in every country in the πππ.
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Immunization saves lives and protects peoplesβ health.
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#Measles vaccines alone prevented over 2β£5β£ million deaths since 2000
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#Polio vaccines have brought cases down by over 9β£9β£% since 1988
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Immunization improves countriesβ productivity and resilience.
#VaccinesWork to protect countries from the overwhelming economic impact of future disease outbreaks.
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Immunization helps ensure a safer, healthier world
#VaccinesWork to bring us closer to stronger global health security and more resilient, sustainable health systems.
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Itβs #WorldImmunizationWeek.
Childhood vaccines save over 4β£ million lives every year - thatβs
π 11,000 children every day
π 450 children each hour
π 8 children, each minute, of every day
#VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
By 2030, the Immunization Agenda aims to:
π― Achieve 90% coverage for essential vaccines given in childhood & adolescence
π― Halve the number of children who completely miss out on vaccination
π― Introduce 500 new vaccines in low & middle-income countries
#VaccinesWork
The impact of childhood vaccination is increasing:
3β£0β£ million lives saved in 2001-10
4β£0β£ million lives saved in 2011-20
5β£0β£ million lives will be saved in 2021-30, if global targets are met
#VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
Vaccines protect us from diseases at every stage of our life, from infancy through adolescence and into old age.
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