The thirteenth annual World Immunization Week will take place from April 23 to 29, 2018. The campaign, created by the World Health Organization (WHO), undertakes to raise awareness about the stakes of vaccine protection.
This year, WHO is focusing on the importance of immunizing every child to “prevent the relevant diseases and protect their lives.”
The theme of the French version of this event, coordinated by the Ministry of Health and Santé Publique France, will be infant immunization. It will be a chance to continue teaching people about immunization in the context of the extension of vaccination requirements for children under age two, which entered into force in France on January 1, 2018.
The aim of the week is to increase understanding about what immunization is while reminding people that it is the best way to prevent certain illnesses.
Read the Inserm report that reviews the scientific knowledge relating to vaccination.
Read our other content about immunization:
Combining Administration Routes for Tailor-made Vaccination
Vaccines: Good News for Our Children!
Site on immunization written for the general public: http://www.vaccination-info-service.fr/
The Ministry’s vaccine calendar: http://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/prevention-en-sante/preserver-sa-sante/vaccination/calendrier-vaccinal
For more information about Immunization Week: http://inpes.santepubliquefrance.fr/semaine-vaccination/index.asp
Marie-Paule Kieny Virology specialist, Inserm Research Director Former WHO Assistant Director-General marie-paule.kieny@inserm.fr +33 (0)6 03 24 61 05 Annick Guimezanes Co-author of the Choc Santé book Vaccination, agression ou protection ? [“Immunization: Harmful or Protective?”] Immunologist, former Inserm researcher annick.guimezanes@inserm.fr Mobile phone number provided upon request
