Vaccination Centre

What is a Vaccination Center?

A vaccination center is where vaccines are provided to individuals so they can remain protected from infectious diseases. We all know the importance of vaccines to stop the entrance of various life-threatening diseases. Pandemics have taught us well about the importance of vaccines to save human lives, specially during Covid-19.

In a vaccination center, registered nurses vaccinate patients through proper procedures and monitor those patients if any side effects occur. Also, they try to educate patients regarding vaccination by providing important information. The primary focus of a vaccination center is disease prevention. The staff members of a vaccination center are well-trained. They maintain vaccine safety protocols and guide a patient from the beginning till the end.

Importance of a Vaccination Center

A vaccination center is highly important for disease prevention. Because of the invention of vaccines for various diseases, the disease rate has come down highly. Over the last 25 years, Bangladesh has gained a 90% reduction in death due to diarrhea only because of diarrhea vaccines. Let’s discuss further on it.

• Prevention of Infectious Diseases: There are more or less 31 infections that can be prevented through vaccines. It introduces the infection to the body and prepares our immune system to face the threat. We experienced the necessity of vaccines during the pandemic. According to a report by WHO, over 90% people have survived COVID-19 because of the use of vaccines.
• Protection of Weaker Immune System: Vaccines help immunize vulnerable populations. Infants, pregnant women, and elder people are included in the list. People from this category are at high risk of getting infected. To protect them vaccination works as a savior.
• Building up a Herd Community: A herd community refers to the indirect protection of the people of a community by immunizing the majority of the people through vaccination. It creates a protective barrier by vaccinating vast people in a community. It restricts the spread of infections among the weaker people in society. It is essential to stop the outbreak of life-threatening diseases. Vaccinating people during Covid 19 is a great example of it.
• Reduction of Healthcare Cost: Vaccines reduce the cost of healthcare by a good number. Since vaccines can protect people from getting infected by various diseases, they also reduce the burden of treatment costs for those diseases.

Vaccination Center of Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Speciality Centre

Labaid Cancer Hospital & Super Speciality Centre has a vaccination center that is located on the 1st floor of Labaid Cancer Hospital. This center contains almost all the necessary vaccines. Available vaccines at Labaid Cancer Hospital are:

• Vaccine for Cervical Cancer
• Meningitis Vaccine
• Hepatitis B
• Yellow Fever Vaccine
• Hepatitis A
• Rabix Vaccine
• Typhoid Vaccine
• Diarrhea Vaccine
• Influenza Vaccine
• Cholera Vaccine
• Pneumonia Vaccine
• Tetanus Vaccine
• Chickenpox Vaccine
• Travellers Vaccine
• Miguel's & Rubella Vaccine