Jennifer Mendoza
Research expert covering health, pharma and medtech
Immunization coverage in India - statistics & facts
Vaccinations are fundamentally the most cost-effective and scientifically proven, sound interventions relative to disease prevention. While most medicines are administered to cure a disease or relieve its symptoms, vaccines are administered to prevent diseases. It specifically targets infants, children and pregnant women who are susceptible to contracting diseases. In effect, vaccines contain the identical germs that cause the disease. However, since they have been clinically weakened, they are not potent enough to make one sick, but rather, they simulate an immune response that produces antibodies exactly like it when exposed to the agents that cause the disease.
