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Well-preserved vaccines to ensure their effectiveness
It is a hot afternoon at the Tamare clinic, in the Mara municipality of Zulia state. Inside the small primary care center there is a lot of activity: a large group of people, including children of different ages, wait in the chairs distributed throughout the place to receive medical attention and, in many cases, t...
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What you need to know about vaccines
Vaccines are products that are administered to protect against serious diseases that can be deadly. These stimulate the body's natural defenses, preparing it to fight diseases more quickly and effectively. They help the immune system fight infections more efficiently, as they provoke an immune response to specific...
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Millions of Children Save their Lives thanks to Vaccines
Caracas, December 2, 2021., - The United Nations Fund for infants, UNICEF, and the Ministry of Popular Power for Health, make a call to all parents and caretakers to, despite the pandemic, take their children to get their proper vaccinations against tuberculosis, hepatitis b, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping c...
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Vaccinate children to keep them more protected
As data from the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an important setback in childhood vaccination throughout the world, causing that, in 2020, around 23 million boys and girls did not receive basic vaccines; 3.7 million more than in 2019. If every child gets their shots on time,...
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Vaccination is the best option for preventing illness in children
More than 100 kilometres from Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, is the community of Mamporal in Barlovento, Miranda state. In this settlement is a community clinic where local inhabitants gathered for a mass vaccination day for children and pregnancy mothers. “Some children are afraid of getting vaccinated, but others...
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Children should be vaccinated, even in the context of a pandemic
Vaccines help protect children and adolescents against severe, sometimes deadly, diseases. Unfortunately, in Venezuela, preventable diseases such as measles and diphtheria have resurfaced. This situation has been compounded by the new challenges in providing health and immunization services due to the constraints ...
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The journey of a vaccine: a journey at optimal temperatures for its conservation
Vaccination saves millions of children each year around the world. Their effectiveness depends on ensuring that they are kept at the right temperatures throughout the journey, from the time they are manufactured until the moment of vaccination. In Venezuela, UNICEF supports national authorities’ efforts to strengt...
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The Vaccines Journey: Immunizing the Children in the most Remote Communities in Venezuela
Immunization is the key to ending vaccine-preventable child deaths and giving children a chance to grow up healthy and reach their full potential. However, around the world, many children live in geographically remote areas, where getting access to vaccination programs becomes a challenge. Such is the case of the ...
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How Are the Vaccines that Arrive in Venezuela Being Preserved?
UNICEF is the world's largest vaccine buyer, purchasing more than 2 billion doses of vaccines each year for routine immunizations and outbreak response in nearly 100 countries. In Venezuela, UNICEF supports the efforts of national authorities to bring vaccines to children and adolescents to the most remote parts o...
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"As health professionals, we are making history during this pandemic”
"I decided to become a nurse because this profession allows me to restore people to health, to serve humanity," says Wilmar, as he gets out of the vehicle that has brought him from the health centre to a community vaccination point. He and his team are responsible for administering the vaccines that will give immu...