For some reason, there are folks think that other countries don’t vaccinate and protect their kids as well as we do in the United States.
Of course, looking at the immunization schedules in many of these countries, it is easy to see that simply isn’t true.
Many countries use immunization schedules that are very similar to the one is used in the United States.
Vaccine PSA’s and Posters from Other Countries
Many of these countries are a little more creative in the ways that they encourage folks to get vaccinated and protected though.
Before you travel, get vaccinated! A PSA in Japan where the goal is measles zero.
This French poster helped show that measles could be serious for older children and young adults.
Vaccinate your kids to boost their ability to fight disease.
This Korean poster encourages folks to vaccinate their family.
I protect myself, I protect others, I’m getting myself vaccinated
An immunization poster contest winner from Nova Scotia.Korean vaccination poster with a superhero.
People come before the flu in Germany. Get your flu vaccine each year.
In New Zealand, they know the best time to vaccinate and protect their kids – today!
A poster in Malaysia emphasizes that you if you wait too long to get your child vaccinated and protected, then they could get sick.
Best vaccine poster ever?
Immunization posters won’t ever replace the information you get from your pediatrician, but they can help you get educated and raise awareness about new vaccines and new recommendations. In any language.
Does your pediatrician have any signs or posters up on the doors or walls?
If they do, it is probably just a sign alerting you that flu vaccines are available or a reminder to cover their cough when they are sick.
Or maybe they have some educational posters up to educate parents about the overuse of antibiotics, how to wash your hands, or when to call poison control.
Vaccine Signs You Might See at Your Pediatricians Office
Some pediatricians also have signs and posters about vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases:
Do your kids get a lollipop after their vaccines, or just protection against life-threatening diseases?
Getting your kids vaccinated and protected is a good idea.
Vaccines are safe, necessary, and they work.
Why do we need posters and slogans to help educate people about their benefits?
A billboard in Minnesota educates parents about a benefit of vaccines – protecting those who rely on herd immunity.
Maybe because as long as there have been vaccines, there have been anti-vaccine slogans scaring parents away from them.
Immunization posters are also a good way to raise awareness of new vaccines and new recommendations for getting vaccinated.
Educating Parents About Vaccines
This slogan, during a whooping cough epidemic, reminded parents to get their kids vaccinated now.
In the early 1980s, vaccine preventable diseases had come roaring back as folks in England and other countries got scared to vaccinate and protect their kids with the DTP vaccine.
It is reported that “public confidence in the pertussis vaccine collapsed in the early 1970s as a result of widely publicised concern about its safety and campaigns for compensation for children damaged by the vaccine.”
It got so bad that as vaccination rates fell to less than 30% in 1978, there were at least 154 deaths and 17 cases of brain damage in the UK because of pertussis infections, even though the concerns about the pertussis vaccine were widely unfounded.
“While You Make Up Your Mind About Whooping Cough Vaccination, Thousands Of Children Are Holding Their Breath” was an effective poster at this time. It highlighted the fact that you could sometimes wait too long to get your kids vaccinated, as pertussis cases and deaths grew during the outbreaks.
Vaccination rates eventually went up again, as parents made up their mind to vaccinate and protect their kids.
Immunization Posters and Slogans
Other immunization slogans and posters that have been used, including many historical posters, include:
Although you hopefully already know all about all of the vaccines that your kids need, if you see a new immunization poster or slogan, ask your pediatrician for more information.
Although immunization posters won’t ever replace the information you get from your pediatrician, they can help you get educated and raise awareness about new vaccines and new recommendations.
