Topic 4

• Immunity refers to protection from disease through the formation of antibodies
• Active Immunity develops in response to vaccination
• Passive Immunity develops after you receive antibodies from someone or somewhere else
• Vaccines stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease
• Vaccines serve as a frontline defense against antimicrobial resistance
• Expanded Immunization Program launched on July 12, 1976
• Expanded Immunization Program is a public health program managed and implemented by the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau of the Department of Health.

  It aims to promote universal access to effective and safe vaccines.