The vaccination campaigns are possible in order to control epidemics, avoid cutting propagation and evolution of disease. In addition, one of the objectives is to inform the population of the importance of vaccines to prevent diseases.
Through the years, the world's doctors and scientists have worked together to find cures, vaccines, and solutions to so many diseases and conditions that have arisen in humanity.
Thanks to vaccines we are more resistant and it makes us less likely to be protagonists in possible infections and transmission of all viruses and bacteria that are found throughout the environment.
However, in recent years vaccination, a series of problems and conditions have been linked to the issue of vaccination. Cases like autism believe that it is linked to vaccination, this option being open to parents in certain countries. That is, they can decide whether or not to vaccinate their children.
Misinformation regarding vaccination is a huge problem that can cause the proliferation of old and new diseases.
Objectives of vaccination campaigns
Through vaccines, what you want to achieve in an individual is to be able to create and stimulate the production of antibodies capable of counteracting diseases.
The most effective and common method of delivering vaccines is by injection. There are also other methods for its delivery such as nasal vaporization and oral administration.
It also talks about prevention to avoid all kinds of diseases and in certain cases prevention is a key factor.
Although when talking about diseases such as whooping cough, measles, hepatitis B, cervical cancer or diphtheria among others, the human body does not have the necessary immunological agents to prevent this type of disease and that is where all the vaccination campaigns.
Annually between 2 and 3 million deaths are prevented in the world through vaccination. Once coverage is improved, another 1.5 million deaths would be avoided.
Statistics
The WHO (World Health Organization) is in charge of the administration of vaccines and aid for the improvement of the health of all peoples.
This institution provides statistics on the status of all medical missions, everything they have done and how far they have come.
Here is a small sample of what vaccines have managed to do:
“During 2015, three doses of the diphtheria vaccine were administered; tetanus and pertussis to some 116 million children ”.
Recent data
According to the World Health Organization, some 19.4 million infants have not been vaccinated around the world.
During 2018, three doses of the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP3) were administered to 86% of children worldwide (about 116.2 million).
In certain municipalities in Mexico there is less than 80% coverage in diphtheria and tetanus vaccines.
References
- World Health Organization. (2017). Retrieved from who.int.
- Center for disease Control and prevention. (sf). Retrieved from cdc.gov.
- Vaccines (2012). Obtained from vaccines.gov.
- Immunize for good (sf). Obtained from immunizeforgood.com.
- NHS (nd). Retrieved from www.nhs.uk.