Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years: WHO

Oms, almeno 154 milioni di vite salvate dai vaccini in 50 anni

I vaccini hanno salvato almeno 154 milioni di vite nel mondo negli ultimi 50 anni; oltre 92 milioni di vite salvate da quello contro il morbillo da solo. (ANSA)

Vaccines saved 154 million lives in 50 years – WHO

GENEVA — Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, adding that most of those to benefit were infants. That is the equivalent of six lives saved every minute of every year of the half century, the UN health agency said. […]...Keep on reading: Vaccines saved 154 million lives in 50 years – WHO

154 million lives saved: Landmark study highlights power of vaccination

A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years.

We’ve saved 154 million lives. Want to guess how?

Photo credit should read Umer Qadir/ Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives. The world has become a much safer place to be a young child in the last 50 years. Since 1974, infant mortality worldwide has plummeted. That year, one in 10 newborns died before reaching their first birthday. By 2021, that rate had fallen by over two-thirds. A lot of factors …

Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years: WHO

Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that most of those to benefit were infants.