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Title: European Immunization Week 2022 – celebrating progress and addressing new challenges in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases
Description: Today marks the start of European Immunization Week (EIW), an opportune moment to celebrate the historic achievements in protecting lives and livelihoods made possible by vaccines, and to acknowledge their further potential to protect public health.
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Title: “But for the COVID-19 vaccine, I might not be here now” – the difference the jab has made to someone at high risk of severe disease
Description: Les, aged 72, has been living with rheumatoid arthritis for the last 25 years. It is a painful condition causing swelling and stiffness in joints, which over the years has limited Les’s mobility, including his ability to drive.
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Title: Photo story: Countries across the WHO European Region celebrate World Health Day 2022
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Title: Comprehensive outbreak response successfully stops spread of polio in Tajikistan
Description: An outbreak response assessment led by WHO on 11 to 15 April 2022 concluded that poliovirus is no longer circulating in Tajikistan, and thereby recommended official closure of the outbreak that started in January 2021.
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Title: Ukraine: Immediate steps needed to prevent a measles outbreak due to the ongoing war and low vaccination rates, warns WHO
Description: According to the latest data available, 85% of eligible children in Ukraine received their first dose of measles vaccine in 2020. While this was a significant improvement compared to the low of 42% in 2016 and a major achievement for the country, WHO recommends vaccine coverage of 95% or higher each year to achieve and maintain herd immunity and protect the population. With the ongoing war leading to severe disruptions to the Ukrainian health system including routine immunizations, WHO is seriously concerned about a potential measles outbreak, which could have devastating health consequences.
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Title: HPV vaccination brings the WHO European Region closer to a cervical cancer-free future
Description: Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) have been in use for 15 years. Clinical trials demonstrated early on that these vaccines are safe and effective. Those countries that have achieved high rates of HPV vaccination coverage have already demonstrated the real-world impact of vaccination: significant reductions in HPV infections, precancerous cervical lesions (CIN) and genital warts, the latter in both females and males.