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Dear little friends,

I want to tell you how important vaccines are for all of us. From the moment we’reborn we get vaccinated, sometimes with a little pinch of a shot, other times with drops.These vaccines protect us from a number of dangerous diseases. But there are thousandsof children in other countries who haven’t been vaccinated or who haven’t gotten all thedoses they need to be well protected because they live far from health clinics or becausetheir parents don’t know about the benefits of vaccines. For this reason, we createdVaccination Week in the Americas to get vaccines to all the children of this continent, tomake sure they grow up strong and healthy.

Talk about vaccines with your friends at school and your family at home so that every-one understands and no one gets left behind. Help the vaccination teams when they cometo your town, your neighborhood, or your school. Remember that you need to be healthyif you want to play, jump, dance, ride a bicycle…and live all your dreams. Remember too:Vaccination is an Act of Love.

Dr. Mirta Roses PeriagoDirector, Pan American Health Organization

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TIME TO GET UP,

MARY ANGELA!

WE HAVE A LOTTO DO TODAY!

HMM.. . I GUESS MY SLEEPINGBEAUTY NEEDS A KISS TO

WAKE UP!

SMACK!

MARY ANGELA?! MARY ANGELA?!

WHERE COULD SHEHAVE GONE?

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HEH! HEH! LET'S GO AND PLAY,

MAWY ANGELA!GOO-GOO DA-DA!

HI, JIMMY FIVE! WHERE YA’GOIN’ WITH YOUR SISTER?

UH.. .WELL. . . I’M JUST GONNA PLAYWITH HER!

CAN I PLAY,TOO?

NO! 'CAUSE YOU'LLSCARE HER WITHTHOSE BIG TEETH!

I THINKHER TEETH

ARE PRETTY!

JIMMY FIVE ALWAYSFINDS A WAY TO

UPSET ME!

IF HE WASN'TCARRYING

MARY ANGELA,I’D SHOW HIM.. .

MONICA! HAVEYOU SEEN MARY

ANGELA ANYWHERE?

WELL. . .

HMM.. . I HAVEN'T SEEN JIMMY EITHER!

OH, NO?

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DON'T WORRY, MRS.FIVE! I THINK I CAN FIND

JIMMY FIVE!

CAN'T A PERSON READIN PEACE ANYMORE?

WHAT'S ALL THEFUSS ABOUT,

MONICA?

JIMMY FIVESNEAKED OUT OFTHE HOUSE WITH

HIS LITTLE SISTER,FRANKLIN!

REALLY?!

I THINK HE'SUP TO SOMETHING!

LET'S GO LOOK FOR HIM!

HOLD ON, MAWYANGELA! DON'T GO

WEE-WEE NOW!

DARN! I FORGOTTO BWING

DIAPERs!

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AHA!!JIMMY FIVE CAUGHT

RED-HANDED IN THE PARK!

I'M DOING THIS FORMAWY ANGELA'S GOOD!

MY GOOD?

MOM SAID SHE'STAKING HER TO

THE HEALTH CLINIC!

KNOWWHATTHAT

MEANS?

SURE! THIS IS VACCINATION WEEK!

AND MARY ANGELA IS GOING TO GET VACCINATED!

THAT'S WIGHT ! THE POORTHING IS GOING TO GET

A BIG SHOT!

IT'S JUST A TINYONE!

IT DOESN'THURT!

LET ME TELL YOUA STORY, JIMMY FIVE!

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”FOR YOU TO GROW ANDBE STRONG, YOU HAFTA

BE HEALTHY, RIGHT?”

AND THE VACCINE WILL PREVENTLOTS OF DISEASES THATARE VERY BAD FOR US!

“A VACCINE CAN COME IN DROPS. . . ”

”. . . OR A SHOT. . . ”

”. . . BUT IT GIVES YOU ANEXTRA DOSE OF HEALTH! “

”KIDS WHO DON'T GET THEIR VACCINES,CAN GET A LITTLE BIT SICK. . . ”

”. . . OR SERIOUSLY ILL!"”

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”DID YOU KNOW WE GET VACCINES FROM THE MOMENT WE'RE BORN?”

”AND WE KEEP ON GETTINGTHEM FOR MANY YEARS!"”

”AT 2MONTHS. . . ”

”. . . AT 4MONTHS. . . ”

”. . . AT 6MONTHS. . . ”

”. . . AT 12MONTHS. . . ”

”ALWAYS ACCORDING TO

THE VACCINATIONSCHEDULE!"”

”. . . AT 15MONTHS. . . ”

”. . . AT 24MONTHS. . . ”

”. . . FROM 4 TO 6YEARS AND EVEN

WHEN WE’RETEENAGERS! ”

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WOW! SO HOW DOVACCINES WORK TO KEEP

US FwOM GETTINGSICK?

HMM.. . I THINK I LEARNED THATIN SCHOOL THE OTHER DAY!

”VACCINES SEND WEAK GERMS INTO OUR BODIES! THAT WAY WE DON'T GET SICK!"”

”HEH! HEH! WHAT A NICELITTLE BODYTO LIVE IN!"”

CLEAN!HEALTHY!

BUT WE'RE GONNADO SOME BIG DAMAGE

AROUND HERE!

AND LEAVETHIS BODYLOOKINGLIKE US!

”THEN THE BODY REACTS TO THE

GERMS, PRODUCINGANTIBODIES, WHICHARE LIKE SOLDIERSWHO ATTACK THEWEAK GERMS!"”

HEY! GETOUT OFHERE!

LET'S TEACHHIM A LESSON!

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OOPS! YAY!! MOREANTIBODIES!

UH-OH! WHAT CREEPY-LOOKING GUYS!

”THOSE ANTIBODIES STAYIN OUR BODY AND

PROTECT US!"”

THAT'SIT!

SUPER!

GOOD!

”AND IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TOSTRONGER GERMS. . . ”

THEY CAN COME BACK!

"”. . . MORE ANTIBODIESWILL BE PRODUCED!"”

C'MON,GUYS!

"”AND STRONGER ONES! “

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GEE! THAT'S COOL! AND IT'S SO SIMPLE!WANNA PLAY

WITH SAMSON?

LET'S GO, MAWY

ANGELA! MOMMY'S WAITINGFOR US!

WHERE HAVEYOU TWO

BEEN?UH.. .WE WENTTO THE PARK

TO PLAY!

GOO-GOO...

MISSIONACCOMPLISHED,

MOM!

NOW YOU CANTAKE MAWY

ANGELA TO GETVACCINATED!

WHAT?!

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SO, AWEN'T YOUGONNA TAKE HER

TO GET VACCINATED?

I'M JUST TAKING HER TOTHE HEALTH CLINIC

BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONETO STAY WITH HER!

MARYANGELA'S

ALREADY UP-TO-DATE ON HERVACCINES!

TODAY IT'SYOUR TURN,JIMMY FIVE!

C'MON,SON!

I CALLED DOCTORMIRTA AND SHE'SWAITING FOR US!

IT'S JUST A LITTLEBITTY PWICK !

CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. FIVE!YOUR SON IS REALLY GROWN UP!

THANK YOU, DOCTORMIRTA! AND I DIDN'T

FEEL ATHING!

THE END

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TH’SUN’S AWREADYHIGH AN’ CHUCK’S NOT EVEN UP YET!

MEBBE HEFERGOT IT’SVACCINATIONDAY T’DAY!

WAKE UP,SON!

CHUCK?!WHUT’S

HAPPENEDT’YA?!

YER ALLCUHVER’D WITH

RED SPOTS!

AH’M SICK, MA!AH CAIN’T GIT NOVACCINE T’DAY!

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OH, SON! HOW’DTHIS HAPPEN?

E-E-EASY,MA!

LOOK! M’ARM’SFULL O’ REDSPOTS, TOO!

SEE? THISDISEASE

I GOT’S CON-TAGIOUS!

AHA! CAUGHTYA, SCAMP!

GUlP!THET’S NOTNICE, CHUCK! AW, MA!

AH DON’ WANNAGO IN T’TOWN

T’DAY!

THERE’S GONNA BEAN AWFUL BIG LINE

AT THE HEALTHCLINIC! AN’ ‘SIDES,T’DAY’S SATIDAY!

BUT. . .LEAVE TH’BOY

ALONE , POOR THANG!HE WANTS T’PLAY...

AN’ HAVE FUN...

BUTWILLY. . .

MATTER O’ FACT, THISREMINDS ME O’

TH’STORY ‘BOUT A BOYCALLED ANTENOR!

HE THOUGHTJES LIKE CHUCK

DOES!

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WAS ANTENORA BOYHOOD FRIEND

O’ YERS?

THET’S RIGHT!HE THOUGHT HE WAS REALHEALTHY.. . AN’ THET THISVACCINATION BUSINESSWAS JUST SILLINESS!

HE EVEN LAUGHEDAT HIS FRIENDS WHEN

THEY CAME BACKFROM THE CLINIC. . .

HA! HA! HA!

"”HE’D TELL HIS FOLKS HEWAS GOIN’ T’GIT VACCINATED

AN’ HE’D GO SWIMMIN’!"”

”HE DIDN’T PAY NOATTENTION TO IT!"”

“"‘TIL ONE DAY.. . ”

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”ANTENOR GOT SICK. . . ”

” HIS FOLKS HAD T’GO RUNNIN’ TO TH’CLOSESTHOSPITAL WITH ‘IM, BUT IT WAS FAR AWAY!"”

“AH DON’T RECALL WHUT TYPE O’ SICKNESSHE GOT, BUT IT WAS AWFUL BAD!"”

“ TH’BOY HAD T’STAY DAYS AN’NIGHTS IN TH’HOSPITAL!"”

”WHILE HE WAS THERE, HIS FRIENDS WHOHAD BEEN VACCINATED PLAYED AN’ HAD FUN! “

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”BUT ONE DAY ANTENOR WAS FINALLY ABLE T’GO HOME!"”

”HE WAS REAL LUCKY! Y‘KNOW, LOTS O’ THEM DON’T GO BACK?"”

PA! MA! SORRY AH’M IN SECHA HURRY, BUT AH’M GOIN’

DOWN T’THE HEALTHCLINIC!

HEH! HEH! AH GOTTA GIT THETVACCINE!

WAIT! WE’LLGO WITH YOU! DON’T NEED TO,

PA!

AH’M A BIG BOY NOW!

AN’ ‘SIDES, EVER-BODY WE KNOW

FROM ‘ROUND HERE’SGONNA BE THERE!

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HI, Y’ALL!YOU ALL GONNAGIT TH’VACCINE,

TOO?

WESURE ARE,

CHUCK!

AH WANNA BEONE O’ TH’FIRST! ME, TOO!

IT DON’TMATTER T’ME!

AS LONG’S AHGIT M’SELF

VACCINATED!

Y’SAID THETSO NICE, CHUCK! AW, ROSIE LEE. . .

AN’ YOU? WHATCHAWAITIN’ FER?

GOT ALL YER VACCIN-ATIONS?

GOOD!

THEEND

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ANS.: 1- DIPLOMA ON THE WALL; 2- CLIPBOARD IN THE NURSE’S HAND; 3- BASEBOARD (CENTER); 4- FOOT OF THE CHAIR;

5- NURSE’S CAP; 6- COLLAR OF MARIANGELA’S MOTHER’S DRESS; 7- SUN.

LET’S HELP MRS.FIVE FIND

MARY ANGELA!

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KNOW WHY VACCINATIONIS AN ACT OF LOVE?

IT PROTECTSAGAINST MANY TYPES

OF DISEASE!

AND SOME OF THOSEDISEASES CAN

BE FATAL!

IF A VACCINE CAUSESANY REACTION, SEE

A DOCTOR!

TEENAGERS ALSO NEEDTO GET VACCINES!

FIND OUT ABOUT IT AT THE NEARESTHEALTH CLINIC!