Community health is protected by vaccines

The development of vaccines is a very important invention for the prevention of infectious diseases and for people to live a healthy and long life.Vaccines protect not only the individuals to which they are applied, but also the whole society; therefore, it is of great importance in protecting and improving public health as well as protecting and improving individual health.
 
Approximately fifty years ago, the appearance and spread of many disease factors that caused the death and illness of millions of babies was prevented by vaccines, which is an important success in the field of preventive health services. 24-30 April 2021 has been accepted as World Vaccination Week.
 
VACCINE IS HEALTH
 
Viruses, bacteria and so on, which are capable of causing diseases in humans and animals. Biological products developed by purifying the disease-causing properties of microorganisms or removing the effects of toxins secreted by some microorganisms are called vaccines.
By administering the vaccine to healthy and at-risk people; The person recognizes these microorganisms and toxins that do not harm him / herself and develops a defense against them. Thus, when it encounters the real microorganism, it fights with the previously developed defense system and the person does not get the disease and is now immune to that disease.
 
Immunization services are recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most important and cost-effective public health interventions in terms of preventing vaccine-preventable diseases and related deaths.
Basically individuals; In addition to the health benefits of immunization services aiming to protect infectious diseases from their killing and disabling characteristics; There are also economic and social gains.
Our Ministry of Health; Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis (Tuberculosis), Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, HIB (Hemophilus Influenza Type B)), Polio (polio), Pneumococcus, Measles, Rubella, Mumps, Chickenpox, Children are immunized against hepatitis A diseases.
It is especially important for mothers to be conscious about this issue and to have their children vaccinated on time and without delay.
In this process, Family Health Centers, where primary healthcare services are provided, are very important; It is responsible for the vaccination programs of children, pregnant women and adults in their population.
 
Especially in infant and pregnant vaccination, both family health personnel and family physicians provide the necessary training and consultancy to the families about the complete implementation of the vaccination schedule and perform the vaccination application.
This service is of great importance especially in preventing children from being immunized and rejecting vaccines. In our country, all vaccines in our vaccination program are applied free of charge.
 
VACCINE IS RELIABLE AND PROTECTIVE
 
Vaccines, like medicines, are medical products and, like all medicines, they may have some side effects.Undesirable effects that develop after vaccination can be partly classified as frequent mild side effects and very rare serious side effects.
 
Facts to know about vaccination
 
***Worldwide, more than one million people die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases. Many of these diseases are not seen or seen rarely in our country thanks to our vaccination program. Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases that kill or harm many babies, children and adults. Flower disease has been eradicated with widespread vaccination, and a 99% reduction has been achieved in polio. If your child is unvaccinated, he or she is at risk of many vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, polio, meningitis, tetanus, jaundice, and the disability and death they may cause.
 
**** Vaccines are highly reliable biological products. They go through very strict control during the production and distribution stages.Vaccines used in our country are produced in accordance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Procedures) rules recommended and approved by the World Health Organization and tested in international reference laboratories.In order for a vaccine to be used in our country, it is necessary to prove to our Ministry that the vaccines are safe and effective by the manufacturers.Before the vaccines to be used are received and put into use in the field, they are also tested in our National Reference Laboratories and the vaccines that are proven to be suitable are accepted and put into use.
Until the vaccines are taken from the manufacturer company and applied to the person to be vaccinated, they are preserved in the cold chain system in all health institutions within the appropriate temperature range and the system is continuously monitored online. After vaccines are made available, undesirable effects after vaccination are monitored by our Ministry.
 
 
 
 
 
**** Childhood preventable diseases; They don't have to be a part of life, they can be prevented. Vaccine-preventable diseases are serious diseases, they can lead to serious consequences (complications) such as brain inflammation, pneumonia, blindness, blood inflammation, ear infections, congenital rubella syndrome and even death in both children and adults. These diseases can be prevented by vaccines. Failure to vaccinate against these diseases leaves children unnecessarily vulnerable and their health at risk. Vaccination; quarantine / isolation practices are much more effective and cheaper than other epidemic prevention activities such as common screening / diagnostic tests. In our struggle during the pandemic process we live in, vaccination is of great importance in gaining social immunity.
 
For this reason, our Ministry; It is important for individuals to be vaccinated in accordance with the "group order to be vaccinated".
 
Do not forget;
Community health is under protection with vaccines.
 
Resources
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