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Immunizatio
Immunizatio
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Definition of terms
Immunity: Resistance to development of infection and/or clinical
disease due to presence of specific antibodies and/or cellular immunity
Immunization: The process whereby a person is made immune
typically by the administration of a vaccine
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Types of immunity
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Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs)
Tuberculosis meningitis
Yellow fever
Poliomyelitis
Mumps
Diphtheria
Rubella
Hepatitis B
Japanese encephalitis
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Herd Immunity
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Immunization Programs and Maintenance
of Vaccine Stability
Immunization programs
◦ Small-pox eradication program in the past
◦ EPI Plus
◦ Polio eradication program
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Expanded program of immunization
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EPI plus
vitamin A supplementation
ITN distribution
anti- helmintics
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EPI Strategies
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EPI in Ethiopia
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Maintaining vaccine stability - The Cold Chain
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Maintaining Cold Chain
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Cont’d
◦ using refrigerators for vaccine storage only
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Thank You
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