The practice of administering a vaccine, a preparation containing a weakened or killed microorganism, or a protein or toxin derived from it, to prompt the immune system to develop protective immunity against a specific infectious disease. The World Health Organization estimates that vaccination currently prevents between 3.5 and 5 million deaths every year, and that over the 50-year period beginning in 1974 it prevented about 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children under five. When enough of a population is vaccinated against a disease, the reduced transmission this produces, herd immunity, also protects people who cannot be vaccinated themselves, such as those who are immunocompromised. The World Health Organization describes vaccination as the most effective method of preventing infectious disease, and widespread vaccination is credited with the global eradication of smallpox and the near elimination of diseases such as polio and tetanus across most of the world. The practice traces to Edward Jenner's 1796 smallpox vaccine, the first vaccine ever produced, and its name derives from the Latin vacca, cow, after the cowpox material Jenner used. In recent years some regions have seen rising cases of vaccine-preventable diseases linked in part to comparatively low vaccination rates driven by vaccine hesitancy.
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Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796, the founding act of the practice of vaccination.
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Source Wikipedia: Vaccination
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Source nmchc.gov.kh: National Immunization Programme (NIP)
Source test.chwcentral.org: Indonesia Posyandu Program
Source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Malaysia National Immunisation Programme
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1. Wikipedia: Vaccination
WikipediaVaccination article, lead paragraph, first sentence
Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease.
Vaccination article, History section, paragraph on Edward Jenner
the smallpox vaccine was invented in 1796 by English physician Edward Jenner
Program classification, entity description sentence
The practice of administering a vaccine, a preparation containing a weakened or killed microorganism, or a protein or toxin derived from it, to prompt the immune system to develop protective immunity against a specific infectious disease.
In Branch: Public Health, Lead section
Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease.
View the Source test.chwcentral.org: Indonesia Posyandu Program
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In addition to various other tasks, Kaders conduct monthly welfare sessions at the Posyandus where they provide services such as immunizations, family planning, and nutritional supplements, to name a few.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Malaysia National Immunisation Programme
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Malaysia’s NIP was established in 1950 with the introduction of smallpox vaccine.
www.emro.who.int: Sudan Expanded Programme on Immunization
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Routine immunization programme in Sudan has good political support which has been translated into modest financial support.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Turkey National Immunization Program (Genisletilmis Bagisiklama Programi)
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The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) consisting of the rules to be observed for management of the nationwide and provincial immunization services in Turkey became effective as of 1981.The main purpose of the EPI is to vaccinate every newborn baby against diseases through the immunization schedule.
nmchc.gov.kh: National Immunization Programme (NIP)
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The National Immunization Program, Ministry of Health, Cambodia is established in 1986 and has been working closely with partners including WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi to extend both the reach and range of immunization in the country.
moh.gov.sa: Dr. Al-Howasi Inaugurates the World Immunization Week on Behalf of the Minister of Health
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The National Vaccination Program has introduced a number of important vaccines, such as the sustainable influenza vaccine (HIB), the hepatitis (B) antiviral, the anti-polio vaccine (IPV), the anti-measles vaccine, and the streptococcus vaccine.
afro.who.int: Le Programme elargi de vaccination du Senegal compte desormais 11 antigenes
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Aussi, Mr Mansour Sy a-t-il lancé un appel aux parents à faire vacciner leurs enfants dans les structures indiquées, à continuer la série vaccinale dans le PEV de routine pour qu’ils soient complètement vaccinés contre les autres maladies.
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