Vaccines Work - Statement by WHO Director-General for World Immunization Week

On the occasion of World Immunization Week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for increased immunization coverage globally to ensure everyone, everywhere is “Protected Together”. Vaccines are among the most powerful innovations in the history of humankind – saving up to 3 million lives every year – but more than 19 million children still miss out on these life-saving tools. For more information, http://www.who.int/campaigns/immunization-week/2018/en/.