Vaccinations save lives: UN spotlights benefits of immunization in a week of global events

An annual global push by the United Nations to spotlight the role that immunization plays in saving lives, especially those of children, will wrap up on Sunday after a week of vaccination campaigns, training sessions, exhibitions and round-table discussions around the world.

Immunization Week 2011 was marked in nearly 180 countries and territories across five major regions this year, a record, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).