154 million lives saved due to immunization over 50 years: WHO

AKIPRESS.COM – Over the past 50 years, at least 154 million lives have been saved thanks to the use of essential human vaccines, according to the World Health Organization.

Over these 50 years, vaccination has contributed 40% to improving infant survival rates, and more children today survive to their first and subsequent birthdays than at any other time in human history. The measles vaccine alone has saved 60% of children’s lives saved through immunization.

According to the WHO, in the future, immunization must not only reach the millions of children who have not received a single dose of vaccine, but also protect older people from influenza, infants from malaria and respiratory syncytial virus, pregnant women from tetanus, and…