Vaccines and immunization - World Health Organization (WHO) Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting people against harmful diseases, before they come into contact with them It uses your body’s natural defences to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger
How do vaccines work? - World Health Organization (WHO) This article is part of a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution Learn more about vaccines – from how they work and how they’re made to ensuring safety and equitable access – in WHO’s Vaccines Explained series
Vaccines and immunization EURO - World Health Organization (WHO) Immunization is one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives and promote good health and well-being throughout the life course Every year, vaccines save millions of lives, and millions more people are protected from disease and disability By preventing many serious early-childhood infectious diseases, like polio and measles, immunization helps children grow into healthy adults Other
Vaccines and Immunization - World Health Organization (WHO) Meningitis is a serious infection of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord It is a devastating disease and remains a major public health challenge The disease can be caused by many different pathogens including bacteria, fungi or viruses, but the highest global burden is seen with bacterial meningitis There are four main causes of acute bacterial meningitis
Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to . . . ‘The Big Catch-up’ is an extended effort to lift vaccination levels among children to at least pre-pandemic levels and endeavours to exceed those It also aims to ensure stronger primary health care services for essential immunization in the future
Immunité collective, confinement et COVID-19 MIs à jour au 31 décembre 2020 L’« immunité collective » (ou « immunité de la population ») est un concept utilisé pour la vaccination, selon lequel une population est protégée contre un virus donné une fois un certain seuil franchi
Maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) : sérologie, anticorps et immunité Les réponses aux questions ci-dessous sont basées sur notre connaissance actuelle du virus SARS-CoV-2 et de la COVID-19, la maladie qu’il provoque L’OMS continuera de mettre à jour ces réponses au fur et à mesure que de nouvelles informations seront disponibles
Vaccination contre la grippe – 7 choses à savoir La grippe peut provoquer une maladie grave, voire mortelle, en particulier chez les personnes âgées, les jeunes enfants, les femmes enceintes et les personnes souffrant d’affections chroniques comme le diabète, les maladies cardiaques ou les troubles pulmonaires obstructifs chroniques Chaque année, jusqu’à 60 000 personnes de plus de 65 ans meurent de la grippe Comme la couverture
Raising awareness of immunization Immunization saves millions of lives and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions Vaccines save 4-5 million lives each year worldwide from infectious diseases, such as hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), measles and polio