Vaccination
Infectious diseases are dangerous because of their complications, which can lead to disability and, in some cases, even death. Infectious diseases that can be protected against (or the severe complications of which can be prevented by immunisation) are usually transmitted from an infected person to a healthy one by airborne droplets.
Vaccination (inoculation, immunisation) Immunisation (as defined by the World Health Organisation) is the process by which a person becomes immune or immune to an infectious disease, usually through the administration of a vaccine.
Infections that can be prevented by vaccination include: whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae, pneumococcal infection, meningococcal infection, rotavirus infection, chickenpox, hepatitis A, papillomavirus infection, etc.
Vaccines stimulate the body's own immune system to fight off an infection or disease. Vaccination aims to protect the body from infection and prevent severe infection and its complications.
The use of vaccines reduces the likelihood of the spread of relevant infections by hundreds of times. Currently, there are no alternatives to vaccination for the prevention of relevant infections.
Articles on the topic
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Vaccination calendar
Vaccination in Ukraine is carried out in accordance with the Vaccination Schedule, which was developed based on international experience, and today, subject to its compliance, it is the most optimal for ensuring full immunity.
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Achievements of vaccination
Every year, vaccinations save 2.5 million children's lives worldwide. Here are some facts about the achievements of vaccination.
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Collective immunity
Vaccination coverage of 95% of the country's population makes it possible to ensure full protection of the population from outbreaks and epidemics of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases - this is called herd immunity.
