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The first day of the National Immunization Day (NID) is called the 'booth day'.
Set up at fixed sites around a community, such as in schools, market or village
squares, churches or mosques, parents can bring their children to such a booth
for immunization.
The subsequent days of the NID are known as the 'house-to-house' days.
Vaccinators travel throughout all communities across India to visit each house
in efforts to immunize any further children who may not have been immunized
during the booth day. All in all, more than 191 million homes were visited
between 21 November and 26 November.
Children who are immunized are 'finger-marked' with a pen with impermeable ink.
The ink will remain visible for two weeks, ensuring that as vaccinators come
across this child later in the week, they will be able to tell that this
particular child has already received its polio vaccine.
In total, more than 167 million children were immunized during the 'booth day'
and 'house-to-house' activities.
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