Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday greeted people on the occasion of the National Vaccination Day and called for greater engagement of citizens of the coastal state towards immunisation against COVID-19. The National Vaccination Day is observed on March 16 every year to convey the importance of vaccination to the entire nation. The #NationalVaccination Day spreads awareness about the importance of vaccination and improvement of health and well being. I urge greater engagement of the citizens of Goa around immunization of #COVID19 vaccine to protect and safeguard people of all age groups against the disease, Sawant tweeted.
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On National Vaccination Day, SocialStory discusses the importance of the day in 2021, how the COVID-19 vaccination has progressed so far in India and how citizens can take the jab.
National Immunisation Day 2021: Significance, history - All you need to know
National Immunisation Day
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National Immunisation Day is observed every year on March 16. Also known as National Vaccination Day, the purpose of the day is to convey the importance of vaccination.
On this very day in 1995, the first dose of Oral Polio vaccine was given in India. The National Immunisation Day is extremely important this time as India has started the COVID-19 vaccination drive early this year. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), vaccination is a proven tool for controlling and eliminating several life-threatening diseases.
Significance of National Vaccination Day 2021
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National Vaccination Day, which falls on March 16 every year, assumes more importance and meaning in the light of people queuing up for their Coronavirus vaccine shots. But before we dwell into the future, here s a little flashback.
Also known as Immunisation Day, National Vaccination Day was first observed in 1995 because this was the day when the first polio vaccination was administered in India. And it was in the year 2014 that India was declared polio-free. Remember the Pulse Polio immunisation campaign? It all started in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. It was this town that was 100% polio-free first. And the rest of India followed soon.