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.
C'est dans l'air –
Inserm press roomImmunization Week 2018Link :
https://presse.inserm.fr/en/immunization-week-2018/31136/
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Researcher Contact
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