Hello everyone, am bringing you this topic, because of it's health importance to us, especially, the well being of our children.
I will approach this topic in the order bellow:-
Introduction.
Definitions of Vaccine and immunization.
Difference between Vaccination and Immunization.
Whom and when to be vaccinated.
Why Vaccination. (Importance)
Some Killer diseases to vaccinate against.
Who Sponsors Vaccine development and Vaccination?.
Conclusion.
A vaccine is a medicine prepared with weak or dead cells of a Germ or virus, for which the vaccine is been prepared. It is prepared in such a way that it is not harmful when introduced into the body. Instead, they familiarize and team up with our body deffence system, ready to fight the deadlier virus when it comes in contact with our body in the future.
Vaccine:- A preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases. Vaccines are usually administered through needle injections, but some can be administered by mouth or sprayed into the nose.
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Immunization:- A process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation.
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Vaccination and Immunizations seams very similar, but they are actually different.
Bellow is their difference.
Vaccination is the process of receiving a vaccine either by injection or orally.
While Immunization involves both the process of getting the the vaccine and becoming immuned to that particular disease.
Government, in her wisdom have said that everyone (adults and children alike) are supposed to be vaccinated. However, its better to properly vaccinate a child when they are still young than when they grow.
Perhaps, this is a good arrangement of how a child should be vaccinated as they grow and develop.
At Birth:- BCG, OPV, Hep B1.
At 6 weeks:- DTaP1 or DTwp, IPV-1, Hep B2, Rota-1, PCV-1.
At 10 weeks:- DTaP2 or DTwP, Hep B3, Rota-2, PVC 2, IPV-2.
At 14 weeks:- DTaP3 or DTwP, Rota-3, PVC 3, Hep B4, IPV-3, Rota-3.
At 6 Months:- Influenza 1.
At 7 Months:- Influenza 2.
Between 6 - 9 months:- Administer typhoid conjugate vaccine.
At 9 Months:- Mumps, Measles, and Rubella. (MMR-1).
At 12 Months:- Hepatitis A - 1.
Between 12 - 15 Months:- PCV (Booster).
At 15 Months:- Varicella and MMR 2.
Between 16 - 18 Months:- DTap/DTwP, IPV, Hib.
Between 18 - 19 Months:- Varicella 2 and Hepatitis A -2.
Between 4 - 6 Years:- DTap/DTwP MMR 3, IPV, Hib.
Between 9 - 15 Years (for Girls only):- Two doses of HPV.
Between 10 - 12 Years:- TD or Tdap.
At 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Years:- Every Child should receive annual influenza vaccine.
Rediuces stress.
Keeps you free from diseases that vaccines can prevent.
It preserves and protects generations unborn from been wiped out.
It is economical and safer.
Checkmates the spread of disease outbreaks.
If all or most of the people living in a community are all vaccinated against any disease, at the event of an outbreak of that risk (disease), the spread will be very minimal.
Polio virus (Polio)
Influenza virus
Corona virus (COVID-19)
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Ebola Virus
Measles virus
Meningitis
Yellow fever
Hepatitis B virus
Cholera virus
Rota virus
Herpes zoster virus
Because of the straineous research and the large finance involved in the process of developing vaccines, in addition to the cost of vaccination, vaccines are supposed to be very expensive.
But the government of many countries try to make it available and affordable by subsidizing it. In some countries of the world, vaccination for some killer diseases are free. The government makes it available and free to promote public health.
However, there are some vaccins that are paid for, especially those that are required to gain access into other countries. Eample; vaccine for COVID-19.
Bellow are people that normally sponsors the production of vaccines.
Phamacitical Companies.
Non Governmental Organizations. (NGO).
Health providers and clinic.
World health Organization (WHO).
Government.
In some counties of the world, some vaccines are compulsory for newly born babies. An example of such vaccine is polio vaccine. This is to make sure children are protected from these killer diseases, which are capable of causing untimely death or serious deformity.
However, some counties whose, economy are not very good, approach other countries or International financial institutions like the International Monetary Funds for fund to finance vaccination in their countries.
COVID-19 is the most recent global pandemic, whose vaccine have also been developed and is also compulsory in many countries. Today, you can't gain access into some countries if you can not present documents that shows you have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
However, the vaccines for some dreaded diseases are still been worked on. Such diseases are; Hiv/Aids, Malaria and Zika Virus.
Finally, I am hereby encouraging everyone on hive and Leofinance to jettison religion or believe and bring selves and children to be vaccinated. It is safe, cheeper and effective.
Thank You.
