European Immunization Week is being held in Tatarstan from April 26 to May 2
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), immunization prevents 2 to 3 million deaths from diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and measles every year.
What are the risks of infections from which we are vaccinated? With diphtheria, 2/3 of patients can get heart diseased (myocarditis). If you get hurt, you can get tetanus, it’s mortality rate reaches 90-100%. From measles, children risk developing encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), intellectual disruption of a child and death can occur. Mumps can cause deafness and infertility, mainly for boys. Irreversible paralysis develops from poliomyelitis. Complications from influenza (pneumonia, etc.) lead to hospitalization and death.
To ensure the epidemic well-being of the population, the coverage of the population with routine immunization should be at least 95%. Today there is no more effective defense mechanism than vaccination!
Remember, refusal to vaccinate threatens the health of not only a specific person, but also to his close environment (family, group or class, friends). Refusal to vaccinate is especially dangerous for people with reduced immunity (small children, the elderly, people with chronic diseases, pregnant women). When you decide to postpone or refuse vaccination, you take on a great responsibility, since such a decision can put the health and life of you and your child at risk and harm others around you.
Each of us has right for a life, which means he has the right to be vaccinated and healthy!