L2.7.2: Importance of Vaccination

Cards (2)

  • Importance of Vaccination
    ● Administered to induce immunity and “herd” immunization
    ○ Herd Immunization = Indirect protection from disease when immunity develops in a population via vaccination or previous infection.
    ➢ Exists when individuals live in a population that has high proportions of immunity.
  • Importance of Vaccination
    Health promotion
    ● Protection of children from vaccine-preventable disease causing agents