National Vaccination Day 2023: Know significance, theme, history and quotes

National Vaccination Day 2023: Vaccines are key for the prevention of viruses and diseases. Vaccines provide immunity to the body. With vaccines, several diseases and viruses like COVID-19, chicken pox, tetanus, rubella, and polio are prevented. The Government of India observe March 16 as National Vaccination Day. The day was first celebrated in 1995 with the government launching Pulse Polio Immunisation programme to fight polio.  

On March 16, 1995, the first dose of the oral polio vaccine was given under the World Health Organization’s (WHO) campaign which started in 1988. 'Do Boond Zingaki Ki' - a campaign was launch by the government in 1998 to spread awareness about the benefits of vaccination.

Under this campaign, children of age 0-5 years were given two drops of the vaccine orally at public health centres. The last case of Polio was reported in West Bengal's Howrah in 2011 and the WHO declared India Polio free on March 27, 2014.

The country is now moving towards the eradication of measles and rubella through the vaccination of over 324 million children through MR vaccination campaigns.

National Vaccination Day 2023: Significance

National Vaccination Day is celebrated to create awareness among Indians about the benefits of vaccination for children and adults. Vaccination is the only way to prevent diseases. This day raises the importance to get vaccinated to stay healthy.

Because of the awareness of vaccination, India recently witnessed a successful Covid –19 vaccination programme. To date, 2,20,64,71,236 Covid vaccines have been administered in the country.

National Vaccination Day 2023:  Theme

This year's theme is not declared yet.

National Vaccination Day 2023: Quotes  

• If you want to save your child from polio, you can pray or you can inoculate. … Choose science. ― Carl Sagan
• It’s important for children to be vaccinated so that they have the opportunity to become adults. ― Brad McKay
• Misinformation or distrust of vaccines can be like a contagion that can spread as fast as measles. — Theresa Tam
• With infectious disease, without vaccines, there’s no safety in numbers ― Seth Berkley
• Vaccines save lives; fear endangers them. It’s a simple message parents need to keep hearing. ― Jeffrey Kluger

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