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Don’t Throw Away Your Shot

This week is World Immunization Week so we are sharing this fun image of Navy recruits receiving inoculations at the U.S. Naval Training Station in San Diego in the 1920s. If you are a military veteran, you probably remember this experience!

There are many resources available online to help people learn about vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) website about #WorldImmunizationWeek can be found here. For general information about vaccines and immunizations, please visit the Health and Human Services (HHS) website here.

Item: [Recruits receiving inoculations at the dispensary, U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, California.] File Unit: U11-83 Naval Training Center, Balboa Park. Series: Historical Photograph Files, 1917 - 1994. Record Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000. (National Archives Identifier 295565). 

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Paper-thin Vaccines

Vaccines are amazing, as long as you can get them. Unfortunately, in certain parts of the world, such as remote regions of low-income countries, access can be tricky. This is in part because vaccines often need refrigeration – making transportation expensive and cumbersome – and because trained health professionals are required to administer injections. By eliminating these requirements, a novel vaccine preparation technique could be set to revolutionise vaccine access. Ditching traditional vials (left), the new approach involves mixing a live viral vaccine with a toffee-like polymer solution that stabilises the virus. The mixture is then poured and dried in thin sheets and cut into single-dose discs (right). These virus-containing wafers, which are administered by dissolving in the cheek, are lightweight, resistant to freezing and high temperatures and have been tested successfully in mice. The next step is human testing and automated production to bring these deceptively simple-looking discs into clinical use.

Marking the end of WHO World Immunization Week 23–30 April 2020

Written by Ruth Williams

Image of disc from work by Irnela Bajrovic and colleagues, University of Texas at Austin; Image of syringe from NIAID on Wikimedia Commons

Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Science Advances, March 2020

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Since 2012, the last week of April has been World Immunization Week, a global public health campaign operated by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the goal of increasing rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases worldwide.

This November 7, 1957 photograph shows employees of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company’s South Philadelphia Works lining up to receive influenza A (H2N2) shots at the company dispensary in response to the 1957–1958 influenza pandemic.

Like so many of the photographs in the Hagley Library’s collection of Westinghouse Electric Corporation Steam Division photographs (Accession 1969.170), this one was captured by company photographer Charles Yessel. To view more material from this collection online, visit its page in our Digital Archive by clicking here.

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Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect your child from serious diseases. 💉🛡️

On the occasion of World Immunization Week, let’s raise awareness about the importance of timely immunization and building a healthier future for our children. 👶✨

Don’t delay—protect your child with the right vaccines at the right time.

**Vaccinations available for toddlers and newborns.

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World Immunization Week in the Philippines: Strengthening Protection

Discover the importance of vaccines this World Immunization Week (April 24–30). Our latest blog highlights how immunization protects lives in the Philippines and around the world. From routine childhood vaccines to critical protection against Rabies, learn why timely vaccination matters.

Explore key challenges, awareness efforts, and ways you can support healthier communities. Stay informed, fight misinformation, and take action today with the World Immunization Week. Read our blog now and be part of the global movement to promote vaccination and save lives through immunization.

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