CAMPAIGN
National Immunization Awareness Month
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This annual observance emphasizes the importance of protecting yourself and fellow community members against vaccine-preventable diseases. Given recent measles outbreaks in neighboring states, the upcoming flu and RSV season, and geographic disparities in vaccination rates that persist across the state, it’s more important now than ever for everyone to get the vaccines available to them. You have the power to protect against vaccine-preventable diseases.
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PRESS RELEASE
“Neglecting vaccines could lead to an outbreak of dangerous illnesses in Virginia. Timing and action are important for the best possible protection from vaccine-preventable diseases”
- Dr. Carolyn Moneymaker, Immediate Past Chair of ImmunizeVA, Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and Virginia Chapter Immunization Representative to the American Academy of Pediatrics
READING CHALLENGE
Tracker's Reading Toolkit
Please help us flood the Commonwealth with evidence-based books on vaccines! Unfortunately, if you look at most library catalogs–or even the search bar of Amazon–you are likely to see many books with misleading information, “alternative schedules”, or even pro-disease messages. No wonder families are confused!
Luckily, ImmunizaVA is mobilized, and you can contribute to our efforts in several ways:
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Donate books directly from our Amazon wishlist or Bookshop.com wishlist
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Donate funds to ImmunizeVA so we can purchase books not available online, like Queenie Gets Her Shots
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View our library toolkit below and ask for some of these titles at your local library! While you’re there, feel free to use any of the printables for children in your life, and check out our reading list for adults too!
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Stay tuned later this month to hear about our Vaccine Hesitancy Training we'll be offering to public librarians across the state.
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Social Media Toolkit
Interested in being featured in our #WhyIVax Campaign? We'd love to include your voice!
Email your photo and reason why you're passionate about vaccination to immunizeva@institutephi.org
