Samikhsya Bureau
Vaccination is not just alone meant for children and in adult life, one needs to get vaccinated to boost efficacy of the vaccines given in childhood, says advisory.
The ongoing World Immunization Week is an opportunity to promote vaccination amongst communities and people to ensure their health and protect them against communicable and non-communicable diseases.
The advisory by Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said Vaccinations are not just for children.
Dr Tarun Sahni, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said widely recognised for its success in saving lives of millions of people world over, nationwide immunization programmes have helped reach out to even the unreachable communities with cost-effective health interventions.
”Vaccination is not just alone meant for children. They are meant to support good health and add value in the life of an adult. Vaccines protect us at every stage of our life. In adult life, one needs to get vaccinated to boost efficacy of the vaccines given in childhood,” the Doctor said.
World Health Organization (WHO)’s theme of this year’s campaign is “Protected Together: Vaccines Work”. There are challenges in implementing immunization programmes, which are due to dogmas and beliefs out of religious sentiments in India. While the Indian government had done well to eradicate these concerns, still a lot of work has to be translated on the ground to ensure that the fruits of immunization actually benefits people of all generations.
Ensuring vaccination amongst all age groups will help in complete eradication of many diseases and ailments, creating a healthier workforce, which is one of the core elements for any country’s economic growth and financial sustainability. Vaccination also helps in addressing global health concerns, as it prevents transmission of bacteria and viruses across boundaries. Moreover, disease outbreaks impact tourism, trade and economy. Travellers are recommended vaccination hygiene by various health agencies as a precautionary measure. Yellow fever vaccination and photobooster are mandatory to travellers to some cure on of the world where disease is prevalent and should be complied with completely. Pre-vaccination and countering the disease through immunization minimises any such impact created.
(With UNI inputs)
