Question

1. What is the risk to a population that reduces its use of particular vaccines over a period?
2. Identify two cases in which this has happened and the underlying reason for distrust in the benefit of the vaccine.

Answer 1

Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent infection and severe outcomes caused by influenza viruses.

Vaccination is especially important for people at higher risk of serious influenza complications and for people who live with or care for high risk individuals.

WHO recommended seasonal influenza vaccination for:-

(a); Highest priority:-

Pregnant women

(b); Priority ( in on particular order):-

Children aged 6 - 59 months,

Elderly,

Health care workers,

Individuals with specific chronic medical conditions.

Some countries does not used BCG vaccine in their immunization schedule because in these countries, their is no tuberculosis cases, so that's why these countries not used BCG vaccine in their immunization schedule. But that have a some disadvantages such as, these countries peoples have low immunity compare to those countries peoples, which used BCG vaccine in their vaccination schedule. BCG vaccine gives our body more immunity to fight against bacterial and viral infection.

2 cases like; polio vaccine and BCG