THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINES AND FALSE MYTHS

The Africa is finally free from poliomyelitis, the viral disease which affects the central nervous system and caused hundreds of thousands of paralysis and deformation cases among the children of the whole Continent.

The news was given by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General on last 25^th August. This historical milestone has been possible thanks to the synergical work of WHO and the Africa Regional Certification Commission (Arcc) that supervised and verified the eradication of the disease in the different African countries through the vaccination campaigns which allowed to obtain a coverage over 95% of population.

However, today the efficacy of vaccines and the importance of vaccination are questioned by some people.

Now, more than ever before, due to the health emergency of virus Sars-CoV-2, it is increasingly important to inform. The false myths around the vaccines are many and in this respect the Italian Higher Institute of Health dedicated on its website an entire paragraph.