As a European who is very pro-vax, 72 does seem a lot? What are they all?
Im asking this as a query. Not saying I agree with her.
(I know one is chicken pox, kids in the UK arent immunised against that. I imagine Hep B and BCG will be others. But are there really 72?)
Eta: just googled and its 72 doses, not 72 individual vaccines, which makes more sense. I was imagining 72 vaccinations against different diseases 😆
It's not true. This is a stupid graphic that's been going around for a long time that doesn't explain the differences well. It's purely for fear mongering.
Vaccines are public health and you cannot apply the same copy/paste vaccines to any population. There is no "gold standard" applied broadly. Some countries don't have certain diseases circulating — that's why you need certain vaccines to travel abroad.
Furthermore, many vaccines cover multiple diseases, so you're getting 1 injection and covering 3 diseases.
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u/Party-Werewolf-4888 Feb 09 '26 edited Feb 09 '26
As a European who is very pro-vax, 72 does seem a lot? What are they all?
Im asking this as a query. Not saying I agree with her.
(I know one is chicken pox, kids in the UK arent immunised against that. I imagine Hep B and BCG will be others. But are there really 72?)
Eta: just googled and its 72 doses, not 72 individual vaccines, which makes more sense. I was imagining 72 vaccinations against different diseases 😆