News about Covid vaccines, children

Thanks to immunization, a child born today is 40% more likely to see their fifth birthday than a child born 50 years ago. #HumanlyPossible

Fifty years ago, @WHO launched the Expanded Programme on Immunization, bringing countries together to provide children everywhere with vaccines. Since then, vaccination has saved an estimated 154 million lives. This #WorldImmunizationWeek is a reminder of the lifesaving power… pic.twitter.com/nmGQYrJvUf

Scientific American: “Vaccination dramatically lowers #longCOVID risk. Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms.”👇 www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccination-dramatically-lowers-long-covid-risk/

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health interventions of the 20th century, second only to clean water in their impact on human health. For #WorldImmunizationWeek, learn more about the role of #vaccines in advancing healthier societies in a blog by our Chief Medical… pic.twitter.com/G6LGKhSfib