All you need to know about childhood vaccinations

All you need to know about childhood vaccinations

This is being driven by pandemic disruptions, conflict, displacement and increasing vaccine misinformation. As a result, some 25 million children globally are now missing out on life-saving vaccines every year, placing them at risk from devastating and entirely preventable diseases like measles and polio.

In South Africa, there are some 100,000 zero dose children – young children who have missed lifesaving childhood vaccinations.

In late 2022, South Africa recorded an outbreak of measles that threatens the health of children and adults across the country, particularly those who have missed childhood immunisations.

In South Africa, every new born baby should receive the free Road To Health booklet that provides parents and caregivers with crucial health care information for their child and a schedule to help keep track of routine clinic visits for check-ups and immunisation.

If you do not have a Road To Health booklet for your child, you can collect one at any health facility in South Africa, free of charge.

Vaccines are most effective when they are administered to children at the right age and with the recommended dosage as children are susceptible to certain diseases at certain ages. As an example, polio occurs most frequently in children below the age of 5. Because of this, polio vaccines are given to children of those ages to prevent harm caused by the disease. A child who isn't vaccinated or isn't vaccinated on time remains unprotected and has increased chances of getting seriously ill.



Website: International Conference on Infectious Diseases.

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