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  2. Vaccine hesitancy - Wikipedia

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    Vaccine uptake in the UK decreased from 81% to 31%, and pertussis epidemics followed, leading to the deaths of some children. The mainstream medical opinion continued to support the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine; public confidence was restored after the publication of a national reassessment of vaccine efficacy.

  3. List of Sustainable Development Goal targets and indicators

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    This List of SDG targets and indicators provides a complete overview of all the targets and indicators for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. [1][2] The global indicator framework for Sustainable Development Goals was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed upon at the 48th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission held in March 2017.

  4. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines - Wikipedia

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    The core items are deemed to be the most cost-effective options for key health problems and are usable with little additional health care resources. [4] The complementary items either require additional infrastructure such as specially trained health care providers or diagnostic equipment or have a lower cost–benefit ratio . [ 4 ]

  5. Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, an analysis of changes in mortality post Medicaid expansion suggests that Medicaid saves lives at a relatively more cost effective rate of a societal cost of $327,000 to $867,000 (equivalent to $415,143 to $1.1 million in 2023 [31]) per life saved compared to other public policies which cost an average of $7.6 million (equivalent ...

  6. Antimicrobial resistance - Wikipedia

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    Development and testing of more effective vaccines is underway. [227] Two registrational trials have evaluated vaccine candidates in active immunization strategies against S. aureus infection. In a phase II trial, a bivalent vaccine of capsular proteins 5 & 8 was tested in 1804 hemodialysis patients with a primary fistula or synthetic graft ...

  7. Measles - Wikipedia

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    The measles vaccine is effective at preventing the disease, is exceptionally safe, and is often delivered in combination with other vaccines. [ 7 ] [ 20 ] Vaccination resulted in an 80% decrease in deaths from measles between 2000 and 2017, with about 85% of children worldwide having received their first dose as of 2017. [ 16 ]

  8. COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The main tasks of the CITF were to plan, implement, and monitor the supply and distribution of vaccines; manage vaccination enrollment; prepare vaccine storage centres and vaccination centres; report on vaccination key performance indicators (KPIs); and handle risk management throughout the implementation of the immunisation programme.

  9. Adaptive immune system - Wikipedia

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    Immunization (commonly referred to as vaccination) is the deliberate induction of an immune response, and represents the single most effective manipulation of the immune system that scientists have developed. [6] Immunizations are successful because they utilize the immune system's natural specificity as well as its inducibility. [citation needed]