World Immunization Week: Vaccines Keep Communities Healthy

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Our progress in the fight against polio shows why vaccination is important.

From Rotary International

Increasing awareness about the power of vaccines and closing immunization gaps could protect millions of people worldwide from vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio, according to the World Health Organization. World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, is an opportunity to focus on that work, and the robust polio eradication infrastructure built by Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) provides a model for it..

Read more about World Immunization Week and how Rotary is keeping communities healthy here.

If you would like to support Rotary Southeastern PA’s efforts to fight against polio, come to the Rotary Polio-Fighting Night at the Phillies, Monday, July 21.