Vaccines save millions of lives each year, say medical experts The World Health Organization (WHO) said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many children had not been vaccinated, leaving them at risk of serious diseases like measles and polio. A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Fazl Mosque in southwest London on March 23, 2021, on the first anniversary of the first national COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP
CAPE TOWN - Medical experts have stressed the importance of people sticking to prescribed immunisation schedules.
Under the banner ‘vaccines bring us closer’ the World Health Organization’s World Immunization Week is being commemorated during the last week of April.
PEOPLE United to End the Pandemic: Promotional campaign partnering with CVS Health and Walmart for World Immunization Week.
As the country continues to move forward more than one year since the pandemic began, PEOPLE s partnership kicks off during the World Health Organization s World Immunization Week 2021 with the two major retailers helping to educate and inform consumers regarding the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in real time. A smart code embedded into a custom advertising spread featured in the May 3, 2021 issue of PEOPLE (on newsstands now) and in the May 17, 2021 issue directs consumers to each retailer s website where they can access information on how to register for a vaccine appointment in their local communities.
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OTTAWA, ON, April 25, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ –
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create stress and anxiety for many Canadians, particularly those who do not have ready access to their regular support networks. Through the Wellness Together Canada online portal, people of all ages across the country can access immediate, free and confidential mental health and substance use supports, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Celebrating National Immunization Awareness Week
Yesterday marked the beginning of National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW). This is an
annual event which is held during the last week of April that serves to
highlight and recognize the importance of immunization. NIAW coincides with the Pan American Health Organization s Vaccination Week in the Americas and the World Health Organization s World Immunization Week.