Immunization is the administration or giving of vaccines to a person so as to prevent a disease.
The administered medicine is called the
vaccine, and the process is called
vaccination or
immunization.
When the vaccine is introduced into the body, it improves the
immune system of the person against the disease.
Some of the immunizable diseases include;
tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough and
tetanus.
The vaccine may be given as an injection, or through the mouth.
The following table is a summary of vaccines given to infants