Both children and adults can protect themselves against a number of viral and bacterial infections by being vaccinated. This helps to reduce antibiotic consumption and the risk of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Having a viral diseases puts you at risk of secondary bacterial infections. If high-risk patients are vaccinated in time, the probability of a disease involving infectious pathogens is much lower. If fewer primary and secondary infections occur, there is less need to prescribe antibiotics. Similarly, potential complications caused by existing or newly resistant bacteria in these target groups are kept in check by vaccination…find out more