Dr.Helena Swinkles - The Benefits of immunization

On Tuesday March 18th. we had the pleasure to hear from Dr. Helena Swinkles.MD,MHSc,FCFP FRCPC, Medical Health Officer for Surrey on the topic of immunizations and the benefits. With a current outbreak of Measles in the Fraser Valley it is a timely subject. Also the proof of the success of the Polio immunization campaign which has now made India Polio Free gives further credence to the need to immunize.
Why Vaccinate?
Save 2.5 million children each year.
Safest Medicines we have (As a result of extensive testing)
Most cost effective tool to combat communicable diseases.
Need to stay up to date.
Dr Swinkles mentioned that many people think they are safe but they have not kept their immunizations current.
It is important to get together with your family doctor and check on your status.
Currently Dr Swinkles is leading the battle against the Measles outbreak and described the issues they were facing.

We really appreciated the time taken by Dr Swinkles to bring us up to date on a very important medical issue.

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