Thread by @WHO

It's #WorldImmunizationWeek!
Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Ebola
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
Yes, #VaccinesWork!

It’s World Immunization Week!

Vaccines:
reduce child deaths and disease
protect against outbreaks
prevent malnutrition
defend against antimicrobial resistance

#VaccinesWork for all! 👉 bit.ly/WIW2020Vaccine…

Nurses & midwives - every check-up is an opportunity to check in on vaccination for people of all ages: children, youth, adults and older people.

#VaccinesWork #SupportNursesAndMidwives

#COVID19 is confronting families globally with the deadly and devastating impacts of disease outbreaks.

In the midst of this crisis, we must also work to ensure all people are protected against diseases for which we have vaccines to prevent.

#VaccinesWork for all!

Immunization is a shared responsibility.

If only some people are vaccinated, diseases can still spread, especially to those at highest risk:
✅Infants who are too young to receive vaccines
✅Older adults at risk of serious diseases
✅People with low immunity

#VaccinesWork

Vaccines protect us against harmful diseases like polio & measles, by:
✅Using our body’s natural defenses to protect against infections
✅Training our immune system to create antibodies

This prevents us from getting sick.

👉 bit.ly/2Ya4NEZ

#VaccinesWork

It’s #WorldMalariaDay!

1 year ago, Malawi became the 1st country in the world to introduce a #malaria vaccine to young children through routine immunization as part of a landmark pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya & Malawi

👉 bit.ly/2XXUfbI

To date, a total of 275K children have received the 1st dose of the RTS,S #malaria vaccine across the 3 countries in the pilot programme.

RTS,S is the 1st and only vaccine to have significantly reduced malaria in children.

👉 bit.ly/2XXUfbI

#WorldMalariaDay

When Lordina was 5-month old, she became sick with #malaria. Her mother, Vida, had to sponge bathe her to try to bring her temperature down. Last year, she became one of the 1st children in Ghana to receive the RTS,S malaria vaccine through routine immunization.

#VaccinesWork

Q: What’s in a vaccine?

A: All ingredients in a vaccine help ensure they are safe & effective. Vaccine ingredients can look unfamiliar on a label, but they occur naturally in the human body, the natural environment and the food we eat.

#VaccinesWork

👉 who.int/vaccines/quest…

Vaccines are safe.

The most common vaccines - like measles & tetanus - have been in use for decades.

Millions of people receive vaccines safely every year.

#VaccinesWork

👉 bit.ly/WIW2020Vaccine…

Millions of children around the 🌍 will likely miss out on lifesaving 💉 due to #COVID19.

To combat the resurgence of other deadly diseases, we must continue delivering vaccines where we can and ⬆️ immunization once this outbreak is under control.

#VaccinesWork

As we respond to #COVID19, now more than ever, we must ensure the continuation of essential health services like immunization, to stop vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, polio & meningitis.

#SupportNursesAndMidwives working on the frontline

👉 bit.ly/WIW2020Vaccine…

DYK: Many working to #EndPolio are also nurses & midwives in their community?

They deliver vaccines, babies and are on the frontlines of #COVID19 response.

This World Immunization Week, let’s #SupportNursesAndMidwives and thank them for keeping us safe!

Meet our Vaccine Champion: Aziza Abduazimova, nurse from Uzbekistan 👉 bit.ly/2VwfmjE

“I am planning to develop training videos for medical professionals working in the most remote regions of the country to ensure no one is left behind.”

#SupportNursesAndMidwives

Vaccination protects us all!

During emergencies like #COVID19, risk of outbreaks like measles & polio increases.

#VaccinesWork to help keep us safe, keep us out of hospitals and protect our health workers.

Make sure you & your family are protected through vaccines.

World Immunization Week is a chance to thank health workers who go the distance!

Meet Dr Rosemary Onyibe, working to #EndPolio for over a decade, fighting ebola in 2014 and now on the frontlines of #COVID19 response in Nigeria 🇳🇬

👉bit.ly/2S4cyZ6

Health workers are at the heart of every health system & the majority - 70% worldwide - are women. Meet Noora & Zainab, vaccine heroes who deliver #polio vaccine to communities in Somalia 🇸🇴 against formidable odds

#VaccinesWork #SupportNursesAndMidwives

bit.ly/2VwMxDM

Nurses & midwives are vaccine champions for parents and parents-to-be. They are also trusted and credible sources of information about vaccines.

#VaccinesWork #SupportNursesAndMidwives

Vaccines are one of the best investments we can make in human health & potential. Thanks to the polio vaccine, the 🌍 has seen a 99.9% reduction in polio cases since 1988.

#VaccinesWork #EndPolio

👉 bit.ly/WIW2020Vaccine…

Polio vaccinators brave long distances Mountain & harsh terrain Desert to make sure no child is left unprotected against the poliovirus. Now they’re lending their support & experience to fight #COVID19.

#EndPolio #VaccinesWork