In Babies and more We have talked on multiple occasions about the risk of not vaccinating our children. Unfortunately, the lack of information and support in some countries, as well as the anti-vaccine movement, has caused epidemics to occur and even to return diseases that were already considered eradicated, endangering the lives of many people.
Now through a report presented by its European office, which groups 57 countries, The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that anti-vaccines are one of the main health risks for Europeans.
This would not be the first time that WHO warns about the dangers of not vaccinating and the myths about vaccination, but it is still necessary to do so In spite of all the existing information, many people still refuse to vaccinate their children.
In Babies and more "Do not vaccinate your children leaves them vulnerable throughout life," the blunt message for parents They have had various measures in different countries to try to counteract this dangerous anti-vaccine movement, such as financially sanctioning parents who do not vaccinate their children or adopt mandatory vaccination to access nursery schools or nursery schools, but they still do not seem to be enough.
In your most recent report, WHO places the lack of childhood vaccination among the greatest health risks for Europeans, next to other bad habits such as obesity and the consumption of tobacco and alcohol. Although the causes of mortality have been reduced and life expectancy has increased, these factors could reverse these advances.
There is still much work to continue to end the misinformation and myths that exist about vaccination. Recall that vaccines save between two and three million lives a year and they are one of the most effective health interventions that exist.
