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NFID provides educational information for the public and healthcare professionals about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases and has become a trusted resource among the media.
NFID provides educational information for the public and healthcare professionals about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases and has become a trusted resource among the media.
Home Resources Resources Resources Adolescent Immunization American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): AAPs website will help parents understand the diseases vaccines for adolescents prevent, when vaccines are due, and get answers to common concerns about preteen vaccines Adolescent Vaccination: Protecting Adolescents Now and Into the Future (2011) Call to Action on practical strategies for improving adolescent…
Home Professional Resources Professional Resources Adolescent immunization rates lag far behind childhood rates. As a result, adolescents are left needlessly exposed to serious diseases that can cause immediate and irreparable harm, such as meningococcal disease, and infections like hepatitis B and HPV that can lead to long-term health crises including certain cancers. One of the…
10 Reasons To Be Vaccinated Vaccine-preventable diseases havent gone away. The viruses and bacteria that cause infectious diseases and deaths still exist and can be passed on to those who are not protected by vaccines. Adolescents…
Home Vaccine-Preventable Diseases & Infections Vaccine-Preventable Diseases & Infections Vaccination is the only medical intervention that has ever completely eliminated an illness in humans. As a result of vaccines, smallpox has been eliminated throughout the world. Many other diseases like polio, diphtheria, and tetanus that once sickened and killed millions of US children are so…
Home Professional Resources HPV Resource Center Vaccine Safety Vaccine Safety HPV vaccines are safe and effective. These resources answer common questions that patients and their parents/guardians may have about HPV vaccines. As of October 2016, CDC recommends 11 to 12 year olds get two doses of HPV vaccine—rather than the previously recommended three doses—to protect…
Home Vaccine-Preventable Diseases & Infections Vaccine-Preventable Diseases & Infections Vaccination is the only medical intervention that has ever completely eliminated an illness in humans. As a result of vaccines, smallpox has been eliminated throughout the world. Many other diseases like polio, diphtheria, and tetanus that once sickened and killed millions of US children are so…