Global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
Global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization shows.has had the most significant impact on reducing infant deaths, accounting for 60% of the lives saved by immunization, researchers said.have saved the equivalent of six lives every minute of every year for the past half-century, the WHO study says.
Each life saved through immunization produced an average 66 additional years of full health, researchers estimated, adding up to a total of 10.2 billion full health years enjoyed by the planet's population during the past 50 years. These gains highlight the importance of promoting vaccination, particularly among the estimated 67 million children who missed out on one or moreanniversary of the Expanded Program on Immunization, founded in 1974 by the World Health Assembly to promote childhood vaccination around the world.
Coverage of 95% or greater with two doses of measles vaccine is needed to protect communities from outbreaks of the highly virulent disease.
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