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Wednesday marks the start of World Immunization Week, and this week is celebrated in the last week of April, and it aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases. The goal of World Immunization Week is for more children, adults – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives. This year’s theme - Humanly Possible: Immunization for All This year World Immunization Week will celebrate 50 years of the Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI), and this ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for every child According to the City of Cape Town, it has seen a 16% decline year-on-year in follow-up immunisations of children younger than 12 months. MMC for Community Services & Health, Patricia van der Ross, says children are considered fully vaccinated by the age of one year, provided all the vaccines scheduled from birth to 12 months have been ad