The development of the world of Medicine in recent years has been spectacular. Great discoveries have been made that make our quality of life improve day by day. But some advances have been inherited for years, such as vaccines. They have managed, throughout history, to fight epidemics and diseases. Over the years, the effectiveness of vaccines and the importance of administering them according to the vaccine schedule have been more than proven.

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Vaccine

As explained by the Spanish Association of vaccinology, vaccines are biological products composed of dead (inactivated) microorganisms, attenuated or parts of them, which are administered to prevent infectious diseases in people likely to suffer them. Vaccines recreate the disease without producing the infection, and in this way stimulate the immune system so that it develops defenses that will act when it comes into contact with the microorganism that produces the infection and the disease.

If we go back years, in 1885, it was the well-known Louis Pasteur who prepared the first vaccine that would protect humans from the disease of rabies. Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids were introduced a little later, about the middle of the twentieth century; and after them, came the vaccines against tuberculosis, measles, and mumps.

The fact of starting vaccines in childhood is very important since our body begins the process of learning about what is what to fight, with enough time to be prepared throughout a lifetime. As we know, by injecting a small amount of antigen weak or inactive in the body, the child's immune system learns to recognize the disease, producing in this way antibodies (those proteins that attack the virus, bacteria, and other harmful substances) intending to combat and eliminate the possible threat of any pathology.

The fact of vaccinating the little ones from birth to the age of 6, protects them from about 14 deadly diseases such as measles, mumps, and polio. Similarly, we must understand that vaccines protect not only children but their entire environment. For years we have been fighting to eradicate pathologies and with vaccines in our hands, many of the deadly diseases that used to take human lives have now been eradicated.

Vaccines improve year after year and guarantee that we can be protected against many diseases. Our reference professional will guide us in this process, educate and guide us on when and how to administer vaccines.

As you see, vaccines provide a better quality of life, and the fact of administering them from childhood only brings advantages. And you have your calendar falters up to date?