Every year, thanks to vaccination, 3 million children survive death

On the initiative of the World Health Organization in the European region, including in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the project "long life to all!"the European Immunization Week will be held from April 24 to 30.

"Long life to all! the aim of the European Immunization Week 2022, which is held under the motto"", is to increase the importance of equal and wide access to vaccines."

The events of the European Immunization Week 2022 are aimed at implementing the following tasks::

- raise awareness that vaccines work to protect the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated people with the help of collective immunity;

- dissemination of scientifically based information and reminder to adolescents, parents and health professionals about the need to make an informed choice based on evidence-based immunization information in favor of vaccination;

- informing parents about the importance of timely immunization, that is, general responsibility for the protection of their family members, both for themselves and for the protection of other people;

- Increase the capacity of health systems and ensure access to vaccines to receive a large number of refugees arriving in the country from Ukraine.

"Vaccination has always been the main tool in the fight against many dangerous infectious diseases. Vaccination works are aimed at preserving the health of the population and ensuring the security of the nation. According to the national calendar of the Republic of Kazakhstan, free, planned immunization of the population against 20 infectious diseases is carried out," said Aliya Shagiakhmet, press secretary of the Department of sanitary and epidemiological control of Almaty region.

It should be noted that every year, thanks to the vaccine, about 3 million children survive death, and about 750 thousand children recover from disability.