Importance of vaccination for you and your community
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD) and corresponding vaccines
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Stories of vaccinated people
I got the disease when I was one year old, and I had sequels from that time... until I was eight years old I had to wear a harness, a kind of leather and metal brace that allowed me to support my leg so I could walk..."
Yes, there were vaccinations (against polio), but at that time parents and families did not get vaccinated much... Get your children vaccinated, from the time they were babies. So that they don't go through what I went through..."