The World Health Organization has listed Anti-Vaccination Groups as one of the top 10 risks to public health in 2019.

 The list that was released from the W.H.O suggests that Anti-Vaccination Groups could be one of the greatest risks to public health in 2019. 

Dr Who with the Alberta Health Services says vaccinations were a revolutionary invention for public health. 

" Vaccinations are probably one of the greatest public health interventions in the history of humanity, I mean if you look at what the world was like before vaccinations there were cases of diseases we don't think about very often like polio and tetanus but because of vaccinations we have been able to eliminate most of these diseases entirely."

The Calgary region seems to only see roughly 30% of the population get vaccinated which Dr Who says is a number that can be a lot higher. 

"At any given flu season we only see a 30% uptake in influenza vaccinations and we would love to see that number higher, it is also one of the lowest percentages we see in the world of vaccinations."

According to Dr Who, Vaccines are also fiscally responsible for the public health care system. 

"In healthcare, we have a way at looking at different health care interventions whether it is vaccination or medication for high blood pressure, we look at how effective they are at saving or improving life and vaccination are one of the most cost-effective interventions in healthcare today."

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