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25 April 2022
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.
WHO works with countries across the globe to raise awareness of the value of vaccines and immunization and ensures that governments obtain the necessary guidance and technical support to implement high-quality immunization programmes. The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more people – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.
This World Immunization Week 2022 campaign page will be updated regularly during the week and will be available in all six UN languages shortly.
As resources become available you will be able to download them in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish and editable design files here.
Campaign Materials
- World Immunization Week Communications Toolkit
- Click here to download resources and assets in six UN languages and editable design files
- World Immunization Week Partner Microsite
Video message: Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Video: If you could see viruses
A Brief History of Vaccines
For centuries, humans have looked for ways to protect each other against deadly diseases.
For World Immunization Week, the WHO has teamed up with Google Arts & Culture and scientific institutions from around the world to bring this history vividly to life with A Brief History of Vaccination. Take a journey through centuries of life-saving science and learn how vaccines work to provide a chance at a long life for all.
Blog by Dr. Kate O'Brien
Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO
History of Smallpox Vaccination
History of Measles Vaccination
History of Polio Vaccination
History of Influenza Vaccination
Regional World Immunization Week campaign sites
Related news:
- Over 1 million African children protected by first malaria vaccine
- The Bahamas: Protecting the population with safe and effective medicines and vaccines
- Malawi fights misinformation around the current polio vaccination in the midst of COVID-19 and cholera emergencies
- Measles vaccination campaign kicks off in Afghanistan to fight ongoing outbreak: around 1.2 million children in 24 provinces to get vaccinated
- Community nurses in rural Romania go the extra mile for COVID-19 vaccination
More resources
- More information on vaccines and immunization
- Vaccine Q&As
- Immunization coverage and data
- Global Malaria Programme enewsletter
- Video: Lifesaving malaria vaccine: harnessing innovation to fight an ancient killer
- Facebook Q&A with Dr Kate O'Brien on World Immunization Week
- ICYMI: play the recording of our @TwitterSpaces chat on how vaccines offer the chance of a #LongLifeForAll with Dr @Kate_L_OBrien
- COVID-19 vaccines
- COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine equity
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