Mrs Aiyedatiwa described vaccination as life-saving.
According to him, youth advocacy remains key to promoting awareness about the importance of immunisation.
A parent commended UNICEF and the Taraba government for the campaign.
Mrs Makinde urged parents and guardians to release their wards who fall within the specified age bracket to take full advantage of the free vaccination campaign.
The MR vaccine protects against measles and rubella.
He said that the vaccination campaign would run from October 7 to October 17.
Mr Fara said that a total of 2,253 teams will be deployed to administer the vaccine using fixed and temporary post strategies from October 4 to 13.
