{"id":20130,"key":"Vaccination","title":"Vaccination","latest":{"id":1224240,"timestamp":"2026-01-09T00:23:31Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:COVID-19 vaccination center, fair grounds Cologne, 1st vaccination-8247a.jpg|thumb]]\n\nVaccines protect against many dangerous diseases. Each country has a schedule of vaccinations which are reccommended for that country. It is better to take children to be vaccinated while they are healthy rather than taking them for treatment when they are sick.\n\nVaccination falls within 2 categories: '''Fundamental vaccinations''' and '''Repeating vaccinations'''.\n\nFundamental vaccinations are those vaccinations which provide immunity against the most widely spread/most dangerous diseases. Repeating vaccinations are vaccinations for diseases of which a full protection can not be given with a single vaccine dose (thus requiring at least 2 or more dosages; or subsequent dosages throughout the entire lifetime of the patient, eg as in the case with tetanus).\n\nSome diseases are common only in certain areas so that vaccination is only appropriate for people living in or visiting that area.\n\n== Vaccinations and appropriate technology ==\n\nOften times, technologies for the manufacturing and handling of vaccination doses are needed, for example:\n\n* General electricity supply.\n* Solar-powered refrigeration for doses<ref>Covid-19: Want to vaccinate 75% of the world? Developing nations need small-scale Solar refrigeration first. (2021, April 14). Energy Post. https://energypost.eu/covid-19-want-to-vaccinate-75-of-the-world-developing-nations-need-small-scale-solar-refrigeration-first/</ref>\n* Proper storage containers to maintain a cold chain networks<ref>COVID-19 vaccine could revolutionize cold storage around the world. (2020, December 9). UNEP. http://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/covid-19-vaccine-could-revolutionize-cold-storage-around-world</ref>\n* Low cost syringes\n* [[ICT]]-based logistical systems for vaccine distribution\n\n== Vaccinations for travellers ==\n\nBefore travelling to the tropics you should seek expert advice on the vaccinnations and the Anti-Malarial medicines appropriate to the area you will be visiting. It is better to get advice from a specialist as they will be up to date on the latest reccommendations.\n\nIn London [http://www.thehtd.org/Travelclinic.aspx The Tropical for Tropical Diseases] has a travel clinic.\n\n== General vaccination programs ==\n\nVaccines are available from different companies and have varying characteristics.\n\n* Duration (eg vaccinations requiring 1 vaccine-dosage are to be preferred over vaccines requiring several vaccine-dosages)\n* Level of protection (the higher, the better)\n* Price\n\nRefer to the information on each country for the list of vaccinations recommended for that country.\n\nMany vaccines need to be kept cold to be effective. Appropriate technology can be an important element in maintaining a cold chain from the factory to the vaccination clinic.\n\n== See also ==\n\n* NanoPatch: significantly cheaper (as it has 1/100th of the dosage of a vaccine), doesn't require a cold chain as it's a dry patch. Does not work for all vaccine's though\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = public health, vaccine\n| description = Vaccines protect public health when systems work well. Appropedia reviews vaccine types, needed equipment, and the role of strong immunization programs.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Public health]]"}