How do Vaccines Work?

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This page explains the body’s response to pathogens, how vaccines help, and herd immunity.

Germs are all around us, both in our environment and in our bodies. When a person is susceptible and they encounter a harmful organism, it can lead to disease and death.

The body has many ways of defending itself against pathogens (disease-causing organisms). Skin, mucus, and cilia (microscopic hairs that move debris away from the lungs) all work as physical barriers to prevent pathogens from entering the body in the first place.

When a pathogen does infect the body, our body’s defences, called the immune system, are triggered and the pathogen is attacked and destroyed or overcome.

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    Confiance Totale PSAs

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    In 2020, Breakthrough ACTION created the Confiance Totale brand and logo to generate trust in and demand for FP methods and services among women of reproductive age in ILN catchment areas.

    Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, WABA developed several Confiance Totale materials in collaboration with service delivery partner Amplify-FP and Ministries of Health. The campaign materials include IUD, injectable, oral contraceptive pill, implant, Standard Days, emergency contraception, and all-methods leaflets and two radio public service announcements (PSAs) in French and local languages that promote having confidence in the safety and efficacy of FP and in health centers and healthcare providers.

    Anticipating limited FP service and method access during COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, and subsequent potential complications tied to unplanned pregnancies and overcrowded and under-stocked health facilities, the WABA team pivoted its Confiance Totale mass media activities at the end of Q2 by drafting scripts for new radio spots. The new PSAs feature adapted calls to action, including:

    • Using this time at home together to discuss birth spacing with your partner
    • Continuing to use FP successfully without going to the health center by using call-in numbers
    • Ensuring you have FP method supplies while sheltering in place and/or during government restrictions on movement to avoid an unwanted pregnancy
    • Using exclusive breastfeeding to avoid unwanted pregnancy (for new moms)
    • Discussing postpartum family planning before going into labor
    • Using a mask and other COVID-19 risk reduction behaviors when going to the health center or pharmacy for FP methods

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      COVID-19 Instagram Posts: Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse: If You are Visiting Family or Friends

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      The Breakthrough ACTION Guatemala COVID-19 Prevention Campaign developed a set of four Instagram stories to raise awareness that COVID-19 threat continues in Guatemala.

      The Breakthrough ACTION Guatemala COVID-19 Prevention Campaign developed a set of four Instagram Stories to raise awareness that COVID-19 threat continues in Guatemala. The Instagram Stories remind the population that it is the responsibility of the entire family to do key prevention behaviors (Wash your hands, Maintain physical distancing, and Wear a Mask) at critical moments of elevated risk to visit family or friends, go to work, or go do daily errands. The slogan of the campaign is “Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse”. Each story was contextualized for the following locations: Guatemala, Nebaj, Solola, and Totonicapan.

      This suite of Instagram Stories emphasized COVID-19 prevention when visiting family or friends.

      Source: COVID-19 Instagram Posts: Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse: If You are Visiting Family or Friends

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        COVID-19 Instagram Posts: Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse: If You are Going to Work

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        The Breakthrough ACTION Guatemala COVID-19 Prevention Campaign developed a set of four Instagram stories to raise awareness that COVID-19 threat continues in Guatemala.

        The Instagram stories remind the population that it is the responsibility of the entire family to do key prevention behaviors (Wash your hands, Maintain physical distancing, and Wear a Mask) at critical moments of elevated risk to visit family or friends, go to work, or go do daily errands. The slogan of the campaign is “Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse”. Each story was contextualized for the following locations: Guatemala, Nebaj, Sacatepequez, Solola, and Totonicapan.

        This suite of Instagram Stories emphasized COVID-19 prevention when going to work. Key behaviors promoted are maintaining physical distancing and wearing a mask.

        Source: COVID-19 Instagram Posts: Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse: If You are Going to Work

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          COVID-19 Billboards, Ethiopia

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          These billboards were produced to promote COVID-19 prevention throughout Ethiopia. Each has a different message with the theme of the campaign – Cover. Wash. Distance!

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            Nalamdana: Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation

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            This illustration-based video share the challenges of listening to misinformation – it can lead to risk of getting COVID-19. Friends gather (distanced and masked) around a tea shop and discuss what happened to an acquaintance who refused to listen to prevention messages and believed in quack methods to keep COVID-away.

            Source: Nalamdana: Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation

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              COVID-19 Informative Comics: Don’t Forget to Wear Your Mask

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              This illustration indirectly reinforces the importance of wearing a mask before stepping out of the house. This illustration was designed by Angshuman Kashyap, a graphic designer from India that has created multiple illustrations to communicate effective information about COVID-19 prevention.

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