Globally, nine out of ten people make the right choice about vaccination. The statement belongs to the director of the division of communicable diseases, environment and health of the World Health Organization, Robb Butler. The official noted that it is important that they are properly informed about the benefits of vaccination and the safety of vaccines.
According to Robb Butler, immunization is very important for public health. It saves nearly five million lives a year, globally, and is responsible for eradicating diseases, indeed, many diseases we live with, transmits Stiri.md, with reference to moldova1.md.
“40 or even 50 years ago it affected hundreds of lives in each community, but now we no longer see that wave, we no longer see the population being affected. Vaccines have become the cornerstone of every health system, globally, and indeed these diseases now allow more children to survive, more adults to work, and more prosperous and healthier societies,” says the WHO official.
Robb Butler argues that young people and adults should be interested in this because they will become parents one day and at some point will have to choose to vaccinate themselves at an older age with proven vaccines against conditions such as shingles shingles, which affects the elderly.
In this regard, the official says that it is very important that young people are interested in and trust vaccines, including for their own health.
“The HPV vaccine, which is given to boys and girls, is very important in reducing cervical and other cancers caused by HPV in men and women throughout life,” said Robb Butler.
He also says that there are currently a lot of rumors and myths about vaccination.
“It’s no surprise that people are skeptical about vaccination. Skepticism about immunization has been around since vaccines came out, there are hundreds of years of skepticism. What we can ensure is that people continue to ask the right questions so that they make the right choice. Parents make decisions based on facts and science, not rumors or myths. It’s a myth that there are many skeptical people,” he says.
The expert claims that in most countries over 90% of people are vaccinated. “Nine out of ten people make the right choice, and that’s an important point because otherwise we’re going to start thinking that a lot of people are anti-vaccination. In fact, we have the vast majority who understand the benefits of vaccination and vaccinate themselves, vaccinate their children against these horribly dangerous diseases,” said Robb Butler.
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