Immunisation

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Immunisation is a way of protecting against serious diseases. Once we have been immunised , our bodies are better able to fight these diseases if we come into contact with them.

How does immunisation help eliminate disease? Vaccines stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease. We provide New Zealanders with independent, factual information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the benefits and risks of immunisation.

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ANTIGEN, in the form of a vaccine, to produce an IMMUNE RESPONSE to that antigen and so protect against future exposure to the antigen.

A newborn baby already has immunity to several diseases, such as measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), due to antibodies passed from its mother via the placenta. First, immunisation prevents children from becoming ill with unpleasant and serious infectious diseases, which have a risk of complications and long-term side effects. Until these diseases are eradicate every child that is not immunised is at risk of complications if they catch the actual infectious disease itself.

It is one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions. If you have been immunised and you come into contact with that disease, your immune system will respond to prevent you developing the disease. Our Pharmacists Knows Which Vaccines Are Right For You. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that it prevents between two and three million deaths each year.

Nurses have a major role in advising and promoting immunisation. Getting vaccinated not only helps protect yourself but also those around you by increasing the level of immunity in the population. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.

Childhood diseases can have serious effects on your baby. That is why your new born baby needs all the care and protection that you can give. You can start by immunising your baby against harmful childhood diseases.

You can visit the Department of Health website to see what vaccinations you or your child should receive. They protect against things like measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough).

Your immune system helps your body fight germs by producing substances to combat them. It is usually possible to immunize a portfolio against the most prevalent risk factors. Immunization shots, or vaccinations, are essential.

By protecting children against serious diseases, vaccines play a central role in ending preventable child deaths. UNICEF’s immunization programme also helps identify those children that have been left behind by the health system and can bring other life-saving care to these mothers and children.