National Immunization Awareness Month

AUGUST National Immunization Awareness Month = August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and it breaks down as follows: August 2-8: Preteens and Teens August 9-15: Pregnant Women August 16-22: Adults August 23-29: Infants and Children INFANTS AND UP Babies receive vaccinations 14 that help protect them from 14 diseases, including measles and whooping cough, by age 2. DISEASES of new parents reported that they are vaccinating according to schedule or are intending to do so. UP TO 88.9% THE SEASONAL FLU VACCINE PREVENTED MORE THAN 40,000 FLU-ASSOCIATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING A NINE YEAR PERIOD FROM 2005 TO 2006 THROUGH 2013 TO 2014. ALL CHILDREN A yearly flu vaccine is 6 recommended for all children MONTHS & OLDER 6 months and older. It takes about 2 weeks 2 after vaccination for antibodies to develop for WEEKS AFTER SHOT protection against influenza. TO DEVELOP PROTECTION PRETEENS AND TEENS 79 About 79 million people in the U.S., most in their MILLION PEOPLE 14 teens and early 20s, are infected with HPV. About MILLION PEOPLE GET HPV 14 million people become infected every year. BECOME INFECTED EVERY YEAR HPV Specific vaccines, like HPV vaccine, should be given VACCINES during the preteen (11 to SHOULD NORMALLY BE GIVEN AT 11-12 YEARS OF AGE 12) years because they provide more protection when given at that age. ADULTS of adults 19 years or older had received Tdap vaccination, which helps protect tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough. And more than 28,000 cases of whooping cough were provisionally reported to CDC during 2014. ONLY 17% of adults 60 years or older had received shingles (herpes ONLY 24% zoster) vaccination. ONLY of adults 18 years or older re- ceived a flu vaccine during the 42% 2013 to 2104 flu season. SOURCES: cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam.html • nphic.org/niam-preteensteens nphic.org/niam-adults • nphic.org/niam-birthto6 Brought to you by: ImmediateClinic www.ImmediateClinic.com