National Immunization Awareness Week

National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW) is an annual event held in the last week of April to highlight and recognize the importance of immunization. This year, Canada’s NIAW – from 24 to 30 April 2023 – coincides with Vaccination Week in the Americas and World Immunization Week.

During NIAW, you will see increased publicity about the importance of immunization and the success and impact that immunization has had in protecting and saving lives. Many organizations, in Canada and around the world, participate in international strategies to raise awareness about the important role of vaccines.

Immunize Canada invites you to celebrate National Immunization Awareness Week with us.

Hashtags: #NIAW2023 #VaccinesWork

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NIAW2023 logo | Instagram

Resources

Posters

Let’s talk about vaccines – poster A

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Let’s talk about vaccines – poster B

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Let’s talk about vaccines – poster C

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Let’s talk about vaccines – poster D

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Cree)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Inuktitut - North Baffin)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Mohawk)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Arabic)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Chinese - simplified)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Chinese - traditional)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Farsi)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Hindi)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Italian)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Polish)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Portuguese)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Punjabi)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Romanian)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Russian)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Somali)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Spanish)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Tagalog)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Tamil)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Turkish)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Ukrainian)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Urdu)

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Let’s talk about vaccines (Vietnamese)

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Social media images

Let’s talk about vaccines – image A

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Let’s talk about vaccines – image A

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Let’s talk about vaccines – image B

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Let’s talk about vaccines – image B

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Let’s talk about vaccines – image C

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Let’s talk about vaccines – image C

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Let’s talk about vaccines – image D

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Let’s talk about vaccines – image D

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10 reasons to get vaccinated (Twitter)

10 reasons to get vaccinated (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 1 (Twitter)

Reason 1 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 2 (Twitter)

Reason 2 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 3 (Twitter)

Reason 3 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 4 (Twitter)

Reason 4 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 5 (Twitter)

Reason 5 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 6 (Twitter)

Reason 6 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 7 (Twitter)

Reason 7 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 8 (Twitter)

Reason 8 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 9 (Twitter)

Reason 10 (Twitter)

Reason 10 (Facebook/Instagram)

Expecting a baby? Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (English)

Expecting a baby? Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (Spanish)

Get back on track with routine vaccines for your kids (English)

Get back on track with routine vaccines for your kids (Spanish)

Back to routine vaccines. (English)

Back to routine vaccines. (Spanish)

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (English)

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (Spanish)

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (English)

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (Spanish)

Videos

Video – Madeline Rosemary Mallett: A 102-year-old polio survivor's story. Immunize Canada. July 2020.

Video – 10 reasons to get vaccinated. Vaccine Ambassadors and Immunize Canada.

Safia talks about living with post-polio syndrome. She encourages everyone to be up to date with their immunizations.

Mallory is mother to a child who cannot be vaccinated. Her son relies on community immunity for protection.

Celebrate #NIAW2023!

National Immunization Awareness Week in your community, using this sample Proclamation.

about immunization with these credible online resources.

your own immunization awareness activities in your community. Download our Awareness Campaign Ideas - Get your community involved resource.

your plans and ideas for Immunization Awareness Week activities with your colleagues across Canada! Contact us and send us your ideas/plan/suggestions. Get ideas from our Awareness Campaign Ideas resource.
messaging promoting immunization via social media – using the hashtags #VaccinesWork and #NIAW2023.

a short article about the history of National Immunization Awareness Week in Canada.