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Bayo Akinloye<\/p>\n

Immunization coverage in Nigeria is below the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) target of 90 per cent which was only 57.2 per cent in 2018, UNICEF has said, as the United Nations agency is launching a new global campaign on April 24 to emphasize the power and safety of vaccines among parents and wider social media users.<\/p>\n

The campaign will run alongside World Immunization Week from 24 to 30 April to spread the message that together communities, including parents, can protect everyone through vaccines.<\/p>\n

#VaccinesWork has long been used to bring together immunization advocates online. This year, UNICEF is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to encourage even greater reach. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will contribute $1 to UNICEF for every like or share of social media posts using the hashtag #VaccinesWork in April, up to $1 million, to ensure all children get the life-saving vaccines they need.<\/p>\n

Vaccines save up to 3 million lives yearly, protecting children from potentially deadly, highly infectious diseases such as measles, pneumonia, cholera, and diphtheria. Thanks to vaccines, fewer people died from measles between 2000 and 2017 and polio is on the verge of being eradicated. Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective health tool ever invented \u2013 every USD$1 spent on childhood immunization returns up to $44 in benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the awareness that #VaccinesWork to go viral,\u201d said Robin Nandy, UNICEF\u2019s Chief of Immunization. \u201cVaccines are safe, and they save lives. This campaign is an opportunity to show the world that social media can be a powerful force for change and provide parents with trustworthy information on vaccines.\u201d<\/p>\n

The campaign is part of a global, week-long celebration under the theme, Protected Together: Vaccines Work, to honour Vaccine Heroes \u2013 from parents and community members to health workers and innovators.<\/p>

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\u201cMore children than ever before are being reached with vaccines today,\u201d said Violaine Mitchell, Interim Director of Vaccine Delivery at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. \u201cWe are delighted to work with UNICEF and all the global and country partners around the world who are working tirelessly to ensure all children, especially those in the world\u2019s poorest countries, can be protected from life-threatening infectious diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the benefits of vaccines, an estimated 1.5 million children died of vaccine-preventable diseases in 2017. While this is often due to lack of access to vaccines, in some countries, families are delaying or refusing to vaccinate their children because of complacency or skepticism about vaccines. This has resulted in several outbreaks, including an alarming surge in measles, especially in higher-income countries. Uncertainty about vaccines on digital and social media platforms is one of the factors driving this trend.<\/p>\n

That is why the centerpiece of this UNICEF campaign is a 60-second animated film, \u201cDangers,\u201d which, along with illustrated animations for social media posts and posters, is based on the relatable insight that kids, by their very nature, are little daredevils who are constantly putting themselves in danger. The video explains that while parents can\u2019t prevent all the dangers their kids get themselves into, they can use vaccination to help prevent the dangers that get into their kids.<\/p>\n

Immunization coverage in Nigeria was only 57.2% in 2018.\u00a0 This is far below the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) target of 90 percent.<\/p>\n

However, the clear benefit of vaccines can be seen in the case of polio, where vaccines have been crucial in eradication efforts. The country has been free of any case of wild polio virus since September 2016 and is on track for being declared polio-free by the end of this year. The success of polio vaccines in eliminating polio has, among other factors, been linked to the low cost and oral administration route of vaccines, enabling mass delivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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