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National Vaccination Day

Significance

National Vaccination Day is observed annually on 16th March in India. It is a day celebrated to make people aware of the importance of timely vaccination for preventable diseases. There are many diseases, which, if not vaccinated at the right time, can take the form of a fatal disease.

Most of the population in India is not aware of it and about vaccination. Due to a lack of awareness among people, many children and pregnant women in our country are not able to get vaccinations on time. This proves to be fatal for their health so every year with the help of National Vaccination Day people are informed about the need and requirements of vaccination.

In the year 1995, the first vaccination day was celebrated in our country. Through ‘Pulse Poli Abhiyan’ scheme, the government had targeted to eradicate polio from the country on March 16,  1995 and since then National Vaccination Day is celebrated on this day to mark the launch of Pulse Polio Program. On this day, small children and pregnant women are vaccinated and people are told about the benefits of vaccination.

How National Vaccination Day is Celebrated

Every year on National Vaccination Day, many types of health-related schemes are run by the government. Apart from this, vaccination is also given free of cost to the people. On this day special programs are organized from hospitals to schools. Programs related to vaccination are organized in government hospitals and through these programs, people are told the characteristics of vaccination. In many hospitals, small children are given polio medicine and other types of vaccines.

Young children whose age is up to 5 years are given polio medication. Children are also given information about how to avoid diseases. There are many villages in India where people do not have awareness about vaccination. In such a situation, the state governments send doctors teams to the villages of their state so that they can make people aware of vaccination. Apart from this, polio medicine is also given to the children of villages.

Why vaccination is necessary

Actually, the immunity system through immunization gives strength to fight dangerous diseases. Therefore, every child’s parents are advised by their doctors to get their children vaccinated because the immune system of young children is weak.