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.