World Immunization Week 2026 - Special Issue

World Immunization Week 2026 - Special Issue ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2026     Vaccines have shaped healthier lives for generations and remain among the most powerful and life-saving tools in public health. Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives — not by chance, but because millions of people chose to protect themselves, their children, and their communities from diseases such as measles, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, and rotavirus. Today, vaccines continue to make a difference at every stage of life. Newer vaccines against malaria, HPV, cholera, dengue, meningitis, RSV, Ebola and mpox are saving lives and helping people everywhere live longer, healthier lives — thanks to scientific progress and global collaboration people of all ages can live longer, healthier lives than ever before. During World Immunization Week, we celebrate a legacy worth passing on and a powerful truth – “For every generation, vaccines work”. Under this theme, we will highlight how vaccines have safely protected families and communities for decades — and how they continue to safeguard our shared future. By building trust, sharing accurate information, and strengthening confidence in vaccines, we can support people everywhere to make informed decisions — protecting themselves, their loved ones, and generations to come. Join us during World Immunization Week, 24–30 April 2026, in recognizing the generations protected by vaccines, in passing this protection forward and celebrating the power of vaccines to protect every generation. Hashtag: #VaccinesWork, #WorldImmunizationWeek Campaign website & material   • Campaign website here • Resources and assets in six UN languages and editable design files here • Campaign key messages here Events   • State of inequality in childhood immunization webinar 30 April 2026 13:00 – 14:00 CET   Stories of progress   • Village outreach delivers vaccines in Samoa • Measles in Viet Nam: breaking the cycle for good • Sierra Leone closes gap on cervical cancer elimination • Overcoming vaccine fear in remote Peru • Building vaccine confidence one conversation at a time in India • 45 million children vaccinated in Pakistan by 400 000 polio workers • Scaling up vaccination to protect communities in Congo from ebola • HPV vaccination in Tajikistan: protecting tomorrow's women More resources   • WHO's department of Vaccines, immunization and Biologicals • Vaccines Information Hub • Health topic: Vaccines and Immunization • Global and National Immunization Data • Vaccines Q&As     Tweet    Forward  World Health Organization Department of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals (IVB) Universal Health Coverage/Lifecourse Division World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy. Subscribe to our newsletter Preferences  |  Unsubscribe