India observes National Vaccination Day
sometime called as National Immunization Day (NID) on 16th March every
year. National Immunization Day was first observed on 16th March
1995 when first dose of Oral Polio Vaccine was given.
The observance of National Vaccination Day is an attempt to
enhance awareness for the eradication of polio from planet earth. Every year
on this day, millions of children are immunized with the polio vaccine.
Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing
infectious diseases; widespread immunity due to vaccination is largely
responsible for the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the restriction of
diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus from much of the world. The World
Health Organization (WHO) reports that licensed vaccines are currently
available to prevent or contribute to the prevention and control of twenty-five
preventable infections.
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