An ongoing exhibition ‘Vaccines: Injecting Hope’ is opening eyes at the Nehru Science Centre in Worli. The exhibition which was reported in this paper, aims to show the role vaccines have played in our history. The big connect, of course, was the recent coronavirus pandemic and the role of vaccines. There have and will one thinks, always be naysayers when it comes to vaccines. We witnessed that during the pandemic, too. While that debate will not fizzle out, bigger takeaways include the lessons we can learn from the exhibition.

One of the asides is of course, learning the trajectory of vaccines through the ages. Through plaques, installations, artworks and literature, this is a walk down history lane and the role the shot has played. A look into the past, puts the present into perspective. The bigger lesson is about science. It is time to give it the importance it deserves in our lives. Science, credible research, experimentation, analysis should be at the top of the pyramid.