"World Immunization Day 2025: Celebrating Vaccines' Role in Global Health"

World Immunization Day on November 10 emphasizes the critical role of vaccines in global health, promoting awareness of diseases like measles and polio and the importance of Herd immunity.

• Established by the World Health Organization in 2012, World Immunization Day commemorates the launch of the Expanded Programme on Immunization in 1974, significantly improving global Vaccination efforts.
• Vaccines have proven essential in preventing severe Infection from diseases such as Measles, Polio, and Tetanus, saving millions of lives worldwide each year.
• The observance aims to educate communities about the importance of Immunization in achieving Herd immunity, which protects vulnerable populations and curbs the spread of infectious diseases.