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Immunization: Immunization Program
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The Immunization Program is part of the Bureau of Disease Prevention and Immunization. Other programs in the Bureau include: HIV/AIDS, STD, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis. Please click on the links below to view detailed information about those programs or the Bureau of Disease Prevention and Immunization homepage.
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Immunization has dramatically reduced the incidence of a number of deadly diseases. For example, a worldwide vaccination program resulted in the global eradication of smallpox in 1980, and in most developed countries immunization has essentially eliminated diphtheria, poliomyelitis, and neonatal tetanus. The number of cases of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in the United States has dropped 95 percent among infants and children since 1988, when the vaccine for that disease was first introduced. In the United States, more than 90 percent of children receive all the recommended vaccinations by their second birthday. About 85 percent of Canadian children are immunized by age two.
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Immunization is an essential and cost-effective way to save children's lives. In the developing world, immunization prevents about three million child deaths each year. Yet despite the considerable achievements of immunization programs, wider and more equitable use of existing vaccines could prevent an additional two million child deaths annually.
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Most countries in the Region have been able to maintain high routine immunization coverage. Of all districts in the Region, 88% reported more than 80% DPT3 coverage and 84% reported more than 90% coverage with first dose of measles vaccine in 2003. In addition, many countries have expanded their immunization programmes by introducing new vaccines. Eleven Pacific island countries, three developed countries (Australia, Brunei Darussalam and New Zealand), and two other countries (Malaysia and Mongolia) offer a vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). Twenty-two countries and areas offer rubella vaccine, either as measles/rubella (MR) vaccine or measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine. Tonga intends to introduce Hib vaccine in the form of DPT-Hib in early 2005.
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A written record—including the month, day, and year of the immunization, and the name of the physician or clinic where each immunization was given—is required. (Do not use the Immunization Record for International Students to document a child’s health records. Bring original documents from home.) Immunizations ... are required for children who attend Iowa preschools and licensed day-care programs. It probably costs less to procure these immunizations in your home country.
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), salutes the World Health Organization's (WHO) decision to support the inclusion of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in national immunization programs worldwide. In view of the demonstrated vaccine efficacy and high disease burden, WHO notes that PCV can help substantially reduce mortality and morbidity. Pneumococcal disease is a significant concern to children's health, estimated by WHO to result in up to 1 million deaths each year in young children around the world.
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