It’s World Immunisation Week!


The aim of World Immunization Week (WIW) is to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Every year, millions of lives are saved thanks to immunisation and it is recognized widely as one of the most successful and cost effective health interventions. However, nearly 20 million children are still unvaccinated and under-vaccinated worldwide.

As a proud member of the Vaccine Safety Network (a global network of websites established by the World Health Organisation), MVEC is pleased to celebrate WIW. Join us on Facebook and Instagram as we celebrate WIW with the theme #VaccinesWork for All and focus on the people who develop, deliver and receive vaccines.

Read more about WIW here:

World Health Organisation: World Immunization Week

MVEC acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which we live, work and educate. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
We are committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas.

About MVEC

The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) is an educational website, developed with the aim of providing up-to-date immunisation information for both healthcare professionals and members of the public. We are based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), a research organisation, and are affiliated with SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community), the Victorian Vaccine Safety Service.

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