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IMMUNIZATIONANDINFECTIOUSDISEASE.WEEBLY.COM

Vaccines have become a vital part of

our overall health and well-being.

Since vaccines have been created,

they have saved millions of lives and

eradicated some of the world’s most

deadly diseases. However, in recent

years the number of individuals who

choose not to vaccinate themselves

and their children has increased. This

has caused some of these diseases to

return.

HISTORY

Promoting routine immunizations for young

children against infectious diseases

Vaccines For Life Health Promotion and Vaccination

Program

Vaccines For Life Health Promotion and Vaccination Program

For more information about this program, please contact:

Christina Petit

Vaccines For Life is a group devoted to

providing health education about the

importance of vaccines for men, women,

and children living in the Greater Boston

area. The program is a partner of the

health organization Partners in Health.

This organization seeks to provide the

Greater Boston community with the

information necessary to make informed

decisions about vaccinations for

themselves and their families. We work to

break down the myths that keep people

from protecting themselves from serious,

often deadly, diseases. We also work to

provide low cost immunizations to young

children in need.

Infectious diseases, such as measles, are

extremely contagious and come with

severe symptoms. Those that are not

vaccinated or have weakened immune

systems are at a higher risk than those that

are vaccinated. Without this barrier that

vaccinations provide, those individuals that

fall under this category are putting

themselves at risk for severe illness which

may require hospitalization or possibly

cause death in the most severe cases.

Vaccines are the best tools available for

preventing disease in both children and

adults. Vaccines prevent infectious

diseases in 95% of cases. If a vaccinated

person does become ill, their illness will be

much less severe than if they had not been

vaccinated at all. In either case, vaccines

protect the lives of millions of people

throughout the world.

Are these diseases really that serious?

Our PurposeAre vaccines really effective?

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