Immunization saves millions of lives every year and considered one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. Several vaccine-preventable diseases, including diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, and measles, have successfully been controlled by immunization. Thus, undoubtedly, vaccination has an enormous contribution to global health. Despite many success stories of vaccines, around 3 million children, mostly from the developing countries, die every year due to a lack of awareness.
In India, “Mission Indradhanush” was launched in Dec 2014 to ensure that all children up to two years of age and pregnant women receive complete immunization. Still, two-thirds of children in India do not receive their vaccination on time. Therefore, to promote the use of vaccines and encourage people to get vaccinated, it is necessary to create awareness about immunization in the first…
