Source-backedFixed AnnualHeightened editorial care

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD)

NIH HIVinfo states that HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is observed each year on May 18. The page title “World AIDS Vaccine Day” is treated as a search/legacy alias, not the authority’s official name.

Date / rule18 May annually
ScopeUnited States / NIH HIV awareness observance
VerificationUs Health Agency Recurring Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveTuesday, May 18, 2027See everything on May 18 →
Authority summary

What is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD)?

NIH HIVinfo states that HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is observed each year on May 18. The page title “World AIDS Vaccine Day” is treated as a search/legacy alias, not the authority’s official name.

Date and recurrence

18 May annually

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / NIH HIV awareness observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

World AIDS Vaccine Day

Classification

Topic and context

Health, Wellness & Awareness →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Health Information Not Medical Advice.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. NIH HIVinfo — HIV Vaccine Awareness DayFederal Health Agency
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD)?

18 May annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 18 May.

Does HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / NIH HIV awareness observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD)?

The stored designation basis is: NIH HIVinfo states that HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is observed each year on May 18. The page title “World AIDS Vaccine Day” is treated as a search/legacy alias, not the authority’s official name.. Supporting provenance includes NIH HIVinfo — HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / NIH HIV awareness observance.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.

Same date

Other observances on May 18

Date guide →

These records also resolve to May 18, 2027 under the current authority data.

Source-backedFixed Annual

Constitution and State Flag Day

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan government states the national observance is celebrated every year on 18 May

Source-backedFixed Annual

Fête du Drapeau et de l’Université

Haiti / national flag and university observance

The Government of Haiti documented official 18 May 2025 ceremonies for the Fête du Drapeau et de l’Université and described the date’s national symbolic importance.

Source-backedFixed Annual

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

United States / NIH HIV research awareness

NIH states that HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is held annually on May 18 and recognizes volunteers, community members, health professionals and scientists working on preventive HIV-vaccine rese…

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Cheese Soufflé Day

Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list National Cheese Soufflé Day on 18 May.

Source-backedRule Based Annual

National Stop Nausea Day

United States / Reliefband-created nausea-awareness observance

Reliefband Technologies states that it created National Stop Nausea Day and that it is celebrated on the third Tuesday in May each year.

Explore further

Related observances with useful context

More in this topic →

Related records are selected from shared ontology signals. When a reviewed distinction exists, it is labeled separately so “related” is not mistaken for “the same observance.”