AS countries around the world grapple with the deadly third wave of Covid-19 and we witness the horrific devastation across the border, it is easy to forget about other prevalent infections and their damaging impact on countless lives. While millions wait desperately for any brand of the Covid vaccine, there are many who have little awareness of the necessity of routine vaccinations that can prevent common illnesses such as measles and polio. They thus end up endangering the lives of their children. In fact, it emerged at an event recently organised by the Ministry of National Health Services in connection with World Immunisation Week (observed in the last week of April every year) that vaccination provided under the government’s Expanded Programme of Immunisation can prevent 17pc of fatalities among young Pakistani children. The EPI provides free essential immunisation for children up to 15 months of age. This set of inoculations prevents 11 illnesses: tuberculosis, polio, measles
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4 Mai 2021 16h00
RAJ BOODHOO
Mauritius received from India the first consignment of AstraZeneca (Covishield) vaccine against COVID-19 in January 2021. A donation from India, one of the biggest vaccine producers of the world. Covishield was produced by the Serum Institute of India after obtaining licence from British pharma company. Mauritius then purchased a quantity of another Indian product, Covaxin, which was a source of controversy – although approved by Indian regulators, but not yet by WHO. Two more consignments landed, one from the Covax Facility, another from China. More doses are expected to arrive from Russia. The vaccination campaign in Mauritius, starting on 26 January, is underway and a reasonable coverage of about 70% of the population is expected later this year. This target may be compromised, unle
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Having recently observed World Immunization Week, letâs review the history of vaccination. One thousand years ago, when a wave of smallpox hit India, something extraordinary happened: People lined up to buy the disease.
Healers used a cloth to rub a healthy personâs upper arm. Then, theyâd scratch it â just enough to draw blood. The healers would then apply dried smallpox scabs to the area. But hereâs the thing: They would only apply scabs from smallpox patients who had survived the disease.
Though people âvaccinatedâ this way would often get sick, most would survive infection and go on to build immunity. (Today, most vaccines in use, including the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines, are not live vaccines and cannot infect you with the virus they inoculate against.)
World Immunization Week – Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF and partners commit to improving vaccination coverage against COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases - Somalia reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.