#world immunization week

Don’t Throw Away Your Shot

This week is World Immunization Week so we are sharing this fun image of Navy recruits receiving inoculations at the U.S. Naval Training Station in San Diego in the 1920s. If you are a military veteran, you probably remember this experience!

There are many resources available online to help people learn about vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) website about #WorldImmunizationWeek can be found here. For general information about vaccines and immunizations, please visit the Health and Human Services (HHS) website here.

Item: [Recruits receiving inoculations at the dispensary, U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, California.] File Unit: U11-83 Naval Training Center, Balboa Park. Series: Historical Photograph Files, 1917 - 1994. Record Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000. (National Archives Identifier 295565).