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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Resources

Posters

Let’s talk about vaccines – poster A

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Let's talk about vaccines - poster A

Let’s talk about vaccines – poster B

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Let's talk about vaccines - poster B

Let’s talk about vaccines – poster C

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Let's talk about vaccines - poster C

Let’s talk about vaccines – poster D

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Let's talk about vaccines - poster D

Let’s talk about vaccines (Cree)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Cree)

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

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

Let’s talk about vaccines (Mohawk)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Mohawk)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Arabic)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Arabic)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Chinese - simplified)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Chinese - simplified)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Chinese - traditional)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Chinese - traditional)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Farsi)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Farsi)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Hindi)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Hindi)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Italian)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Italian)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Polish)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Polish)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Portuguese)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Portuguese)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Punjabi)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Punjabi)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Romanian)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Romanian)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Russian)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Russian)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Somali)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Somali)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Spanish)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Spanish)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Tagalog)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Tagalog)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Tamil)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Tamil)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Turkish)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Turkish)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Ukrainian)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Ukrainian)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Urdu)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Urdu)

Let’s talk about vaccines (Vietnamese)

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Let's talk about vaccines (Vietnamese)

 

Social media images

Let’s talk about vaccines – image A

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Let's talk about vaccines - image A (for Twitter)

Let’s talk about vaccines – image A

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Let's talk about vaccines - image A (for Instagram/Facebook)

Let’s talk about vaccines – image B

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Let's talk about vaccines - image B (for Twitter)

Let’s talk about vaccines – image B

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Let's talk about vaccines - image B (for Instagram/Facebook)

Let’s talk about vaccines – image C

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Let's talk about vaccines - image C (for Twitter)

Let’s talk about vaccines – image C

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Let's talk about vaccines - image C (for Instagram/Facebook)

Let’s talk about vaccines – image D

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Let's talk about vaccines - image D (for Twitter)

Let’s talk about vaccines – image D

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Let's talk about vaccines - image D (for Instagram/Facebook)

10 reasons to get vaccinated (Twitter)

10 reasons to get vaccinated - social media image title - Twitter

10 reasons to get vaccinated (Facebook/Instagram)

10 reasons to get vaccinated - social media image title - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 1 (Twitter)

Reason 1 - Vaccines keep us healthy - Twitter

Reason 1 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 1 - Vaccines keep us healthy - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 2 (Twitter)

Reason 2 - Vaccines protect those around us - Twitter

Reason 2 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 2 - Vaccines keep us healthy - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 3 (Twitter)

Reason 3 - Vaccines prevent certain cancers - Twitter

Reason 3 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 3 - Vaccines prevent certain cancers - Facebook and Twitter

Reason 4 (Twitter)

Reason 4 - Vaccines protect you and your baby - Twitter

Reason 4 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 4 - Vaccines protect you and your baby - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 5 (Twitter)

Reason 5 - Vaccines reduce your risk of being hospitalized - Twitter

Reason 5 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 5 - Vaccines reduce your risk of being hospitalized - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 6 (Twitter)

Reason 6 - Vaccines are the safest way to build immunity - Twitter

Reason 6 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 6 - Vaccines are the safest way to build immunity - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 7 (Twitter)

Reason 7 - Vaccines give children a healthy start - Twitter

Reason 7 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 7 - Vaccines give children a healthy start - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 8 (Twitter)

Reason 8 - Vaccines are important throughout the lifespan - Twitter

Reason 8 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 8 - Vaccines are important throughout the lifespan - Facebook and Instagram

Reason 9 (Twitter)

Reason 9 - Vaccines are safe and effective - Twitter

Reason 9 (Twitter)

Reason 9 - Vaccines are safe and effective - Twitter

Reason 10 (Twitter)

Reason 10 - Vaccines save lives - Twitter

Reason 10 (Facebook/Instagram)

Reason 10 - Vaccines save lives - Facebook and Instagram

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

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

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

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

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

Get back on track with routine vaccines for your kids - Spanish

Back to routine vaccines. (English)

Back to routine vaccines. Vaccines work.

Back to routine vaccines. (Spanish)

Back to routine vaccines - Spanish

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (English)

Young adults: Get back on track with recommended vaccinations.

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (Spanish)

Young adults: Get back on track with recommended vaccinations - Spanish

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (English)

Older adults: Get back on track with recommended vaccinations.

Get back on track with recommended vaccines. (Spanish)

Older adults: Get back on track with recommended vaccinations - 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!

Proclaim

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

Learn 

about immunization with these credible online resources.

Plan 

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

Share

  • 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.

Read

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


Last Updated: 08 March 2023