What is an NID?
National Immunization Days aim to interrupt the circulation of the wild polio virus by immunizing every child in the highest risk age group (normally under the age of five) quickly and effectively by flooding a country with the oral polio vaccine. In countries where polio is endemic, this usually involves organizing two rounds of National Immunization Days a year one month apart for a period of at least three years. The aim is to catch children who are non-immunized, or only partially protected, and boost the immunity of children already immunized. This way, every child in the most susceptible age group is protected against polio at the same time instantly depriving the virus of the fertile seedbed to thrive. • What is social mobilization? Social mobilization is organized community activities designed to help meet immunization, surveillance, and polio eradication goals at regional, national, and local levels. It is the name given to the vast cooperative effort of public and private org
