Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew

Turns out, vaccines are providing *even more* robust protection for older adults than initially understood! 🥳 This is truly uplifting news for public health. #VaccineSuccess #ElderCare #GoodNews

7/12 Dr. Houston emphasises vaccines' impact: they've saved 154 million lives in 50 years, mostly children under five.

"The impact of vaccines on life expectancy almost certainly surpasses advances like surgery and antibiotics."
#VaccineSuccess #LifeExpectancy

5/13 The reality: mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the pandemic and represent "brilliant innovations," says Prof Andrew Pollard, who led Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine development.
#VaccineSuccess #PandemicResponse

8/12 The game-changing vaccine results:

Both inactivated and DNA vaccines provided 100% protection against:
• High-dose respiratory challenge
• Direct mammary gland infection
• Multiple H5N1 virus strains

Complete sterilizing immunity achieved.
#VaccineSuccess #SterilizingImmunity

8/11 Bernstein explains the historic success of vaccines: "Hundreds of millions of lives saved... Smallpox, the world's largest killer over centuries, has been eradicated. A young physician today has never seen smallpox, polio, or measles."
#VaccineSuccess #DiseaseEradication

Vaccines in action—let the graph speak for itself. #VaccineSuccess #PublicHealth #Prevention
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