Features
CDC's
Immunization Website For Parents
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently launched a
new immunization website for parents. Called For
Parents: Vaccines for Your Children, it features
information about a host of topics of special
interest to parents, including recording
immunizations, finding old immunization records,
vaccinations during pregnancy, what
immunizations a child needs before traveling
internationally, and much more! Visit the
website here.
Immunization
Resource Spotlight:
The
History of Vaccines (click title or
button labeled "The History of
Vaccines" at lower right to go
to website)
This informative and educational website,
created by The College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, "explores the role of
Immunization in the human experience and
examines its continuing contribution to Public
Health."
The site features articles
about the History of Anti-vaccination Movements,
DIfferent Types of Vaccines, Ethical Issues and
Vaccines, and much more. One article of note is
an excellent overview of vaccine injury
compensation programs in the U.S., including an
introduction by immunization expert Paul Offit,
M.D.
Also
featured are timelines
showing the important events in the histories of
diseases and vaccines, science and society and
vaccine pioneers.
There
is a special section just for parents with
features like Top 20 Questions about
Vaccinations, Misconceptions About Vaccinations
and the Development of the Vaccine Schedule. There
are also special sections for educators and the
media. Anyone interested in vaccines and
vaccination will find a wealth of interesting
and helpful information.
Resource
For Parents!
Immunizations and Developmental Milestones
for your Child from Birth Through 6 Years Old is
a flyer on which you can keep track of the
immunizations your child needs and also
developmental milestones you see as he or she
grows (such as smiling, talking, walking, etc.).
This free tool is produced by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American
Academy of Family Physicians and the American
Academy of Pediatrics. Download it by clicking here.
Flu
Season 2011-12
Everyone
6 months of age and older should get flu vaccine.
Have you
received flu vaccine yet? What about your
family and friends? Coworkers? If not, why not?
Did
you know that the single best way to protect
against the flu is to get flu vaccine every
year?
According to the Federal Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, seasonal flu vaccines
protect against the three influenza viruses that
research indicates will be most common during
the upcoming flu season. The viruses in the vaccine
can change each year based on international
surveillance and scientists' estimations about
which types and strains of viruses will
circulate in a given year. About 2 weeks after
vaccination, antibodies that provide protection
against the influenza viruses in the vaccine
develop in the body. Information specific to the
2011-2012 season, including the vaccine
formulation, can be found at 2011-2012
Flu Season.
Immunization
Video PSA (click to play)!
Vaccines.gov:
Consumer-Based Immunization Information
Website!
The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
hosts an innovative website to help
parents and other consumers learn about the most
effective way to protect themselves and their
children from infectious diseases and learn
about immunization. Vaccines.gov
brings together the best in federal resources on
vaccine and immunizations to provide consumers
with easy-to-understand health information
specifically for their needs.
