Vaccines

A preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases.

A single dose may have merely nanograms of virus particles, or micrograms of bacterial polysaccharides. A vaccine injection, oral drops or nasal spray is mostly water. Other ingredients are added to boost the immune response, to ensure safety

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Overview

Immunization is a global health and development success story, saving millions of lives every year. Vaccines reduce risks of getting a disease by working with your body’s natural defences to build protection. When you get a vaccine, your immune system responds.

Immunization is a key component of primary health care and an indisputable human right. It’s also one of the best health investments money can buy. Vaccines are also critical to the prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks. They underpin global health security and will be a vital tool in the battle against antimicrobial resistance.

Vaccines and immunization

Immunization is a global health and development success story, saving millions of lives every year. Vaccines reduce risks of getting a disease by working with your body’s natural defences to build protection. When you get a vaccine, your immune system responds. We now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives. Immunization currently prevents 3.5-5 million deaths every year from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza and measles.

Vaccine Reminders

Vaccine Reminder by Dr.Carrot is an app for you to keep a track of your child's vaccination. Apart from the vaccination chart and schedule, registered users receive a reminder e-mail couple of days before the shot is due. Vaccine Reminder by Dr.Carrot is an application for you to keep a track of your child’s vaccination. Apart from the vaccination chart and schedule, registered users receive a reminder e-mail before the shot is due.

Benefits

Vaccines Protect Individuals, Families and Communities

Did you know that when you get vaccinated, you’re not only protecting yourself, but you are also protecting your family and your community from contagious and dangerous diseases? If we have high vaccination rates in every community,

Better for Everyone

A vaccinated person is less likely to pass on an infectious disease to others. So, people who get vaccinated can help protect those who cannot be vaccinated themselves. This includes babies, children, older people and people with weak immune systems such as cancer patients.

Reducing the burden on people

By helping keep more people healthy, vaccination helps reduce the social and psychological toll of illness on people and lessens the burden on hospitals and healthcare systems.

Did you know that when you get vaccinated, you’re not only protecting yourself, but you are also protecting your family and your community from contagious and dangerous diseases? If we have high vaccination rates in every community,

A vaccinated person is less likely to pass on an infectious disease to others. So, people who get vaccinated can help protect those who cannot be vaccinated themselves. This includes babies, children, older people and people with weak immune systems such as cancer patients.

By helping keep more people healthy, vaccination helps reduce the social and psychological toll of illness on people and lessens the burden on hospitals and healthcare systems.

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