National Immunization Awareness Week
Theme: Don’t let history repeat itself. Protect your future. Get immunized.
Not that many decades ago, there was no way to protect yourself from devastating diseases such as polio, tetanus, diphtheria, and meningitis – or wildly contagious infections such as measles. Outcomes were inescapably tragic. Lifelong paralysis. Stillbirth. Neurodegenerative disease. Encephalitis. Even death.
Vaccines changed this landscape. As time progressed, more and more diseases became preventable by vaccination, and health outcomes greatly improved.
We don’t want to turn the clock back to former times.
Immunize Canada & Vaccine Ambassadors champion everyone staying up to date on all recommended vaccinations, so that they can live healthier lives protected against preventable diseases.
Celebrate National Immunization Awareness Week with us!
Meet our NIAW 2025 ambassadors
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 21 to 30 April 2025 – coincides with Vaccination Week in the Americas and World Immunization Week. Immunize Canada is pleased to collaborate with Vaccine Ambassadors on this campaign.
Meet our NIAW 2025 ambassadors
Tristian - The impact of HPV
Tristan lost his father to HPV-induced squamous cell carcinoma at just 50 years old. Now, he’s committed to raising awareness.
“It wasn’t until after my dad passed that I understood his cancer was vaccine-preventable,” he says. “HPV is the most common STI, but people don’t understand how serious it can be.”
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Jessica - The risk of RSV for newborns
When Jessica’s son Eitan was just four weeks old, he contracted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV can become very serious for newborns, and Eitan ended up in the ICU on a ventilator.
“Our stay in hospital was two weeks long, and we were very close to losing him,” she says. “The trauma doesn’t go away.”
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Dr. Cora Constantinescu - Protecting our children
Dr. Cora Constantinescu, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist, is concerned about the decline in vaccine confidence among Canadians.
“It’s a crisis for children’s health,” she says. “Until parents understand the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases in a personal way, they aren’t likely to change their behaviour.”
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Proclaim in your community
Proclaim National Immunization Awareness Week 2025 in your community. Download our sample document to proclaim today! Looking to plan your own immunization awareness activities in your community but not sure where to start? Download our Awareness Campaign Ideas Guide to spark inspiration and get your community involved! Have ideas, plans, or suggestions of your own? We’d love to hear from you—contact us today!Proclaim NIAW 2025 today!
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Download our promotional toolkit
This toolkit offers promotional resources and messaging that highlight the life-saving power of vaccines. Our ready-made posters, social media creatives, videos, and content provide evidence-based information in plain language. Our goal is to spark meaningful conversations about the benefits of immunization. Explore the materials in our toolkit to help spread the word about how vaccines have changed our world for the better—and how they continue to help keep us safe.NIAW 2025 Promotional Toolkit
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NIAW 2025 in the media
17 April 2025, OTTAWA, ON — Immunize Canada, in collaboration with Vaccine Ambassadors, advocates for everyone to stay up to date on all recommended vaccines, so that they can live healthier lives protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. Read our latest media release to learn more. National Immunization Awareness Week, held from April 21 to April 30 this year, highlights the importance of vaccination for Canadians. We spoke with two individuals who have experienced the devastating impact of vaccine-preventable diseases firsthand, as well as Dr. Cora Constantinescu, a pediatrician and infectious disease expert, to discuss why immunization is essential.Media Release - 17 April 2025
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Patient Voice - XX April 2025
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Share our campaign resources
Download and share our NIAW2025 logo
NIAW 2025 videos
We need to stay vigilant
It’s National Immunization Awareness Week, and this year, it is especially important to talk about the health gains we’ve made through vaccination, as these achievements are actively under threat.
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Vaccines work
Since the introduction of various vaccines in Canada, we have seen massive declines in preventable diseases. Vaccines work.
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How to take part in NIAW
It’s National Immunization Awareness Week and here are three ways you can get involved. Let’s keep the conversation going about how vaccines have helped change our world for the better.
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NIAW 2025 posters
NIAW 2025 posters: Spanish
NIAW 2025 social media images
NIAW 2025 social media images: Spanish
Debunk vaccine misinformation with our Myth-busting Mondays Series
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (general)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (HPV)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (measles)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (meningococcal)
Myth-busting Monday
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Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (pertussis - whooping cough)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (diphtheria)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (tetanus)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (influenza)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (influenza and COVID-19)
Myth-busting Mondays: social media images (COVID-19)
Myth-busting Monday
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Amplify the successes of vaccines by sharing our Throwback Thursdays Series
Archives: Past NIAW awareness campaign resources
NIAW 2024
Meet Dr. Anne Pham-Huy. She’s the Chair of Immunize Canada and knows that immunization is the strongest defense against preventable diseases.
During this National Immunization Awareness Week, Dr. Anne (a pediatric infectious disease specialist) wants Canadians to know that it is more important than ever to keep their families’ immunizations up to date.
She says, ‘Delaying or missing vaccines could leave your children, family, and community vulnerable to infectious diseases. No one should be left behind when it comes to protecting the future of their health and that of their families, friends and communities. Protect your future – get immunized!’
Liz Ellwood is committed to creating positive change. Diagnosed with cervical cancer at 24, she became an advocate for the prevention of the disease. HPV causes cervical cancer and is preventable through vaccination.
Liz hopes that sharing her cervical cancer survival story will inspire and empower Canadians to take preventative action against HPV. She advocates to not only increase awareness about the prevention of cervical cancer, but all HPV-related cancers and diseases, through vaccination.
She is a tireless advocate for women’s health and encourages Canadians to take action against HPV by getting immunized. Liz encourages everyone to get the HPV vaccine.
NIAW 2023
I almost lost my life to meningitis B. Now, we’re raising awareness to save others.
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I almost lost my life to meningitis B. Now, we’re raising awareness to save others.
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I almost lost my life to meningitis B. Now, we’re raising awareness to save others.
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Let’s catch up with confidence | short video
Hear Neil’s story about his sister Alison’s battle with cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), and the importance of getting vaccinated against HPV | short video
Hear Andrea's story about her daughter's near-fatal encounter with meningitis B, and the importance of getting vaccinated against it | short video
Hear Dr. Vivien Brown speak about the importance of staying up to date with routine and recommended immunizations | short video