National Immunization Awareness Month
Guarding against preventable diseases, this medical shield protects lives, safeguards communities, and honors the value of health and well-being.
Position your healthcare or wellness brand as a trusted partner in vaccine education and community health protection during August awareness month.
- Debunk vaccine myths with science-backed facts and expert testimonials
- Share patient stories: how immunization protected families from preventable diseases
- Interactive vaccine-need checker tool promotion for adults and parents
- Partner with local clinics for August vaccination drives and community health events
Getting its start in the United States when it was founded by the National Public Health Information Coalition, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is meant to highlight the important role that vaccines play for people of all ages. This event was first recognized in 2013 and has since been coordinated by the CDC.
The hope is that National Immunization Awareness Month will act as a time to raise awareness for and combat misinformation surrounding the way that vaccines work to maintain health not only for individuals, but also for local communities and, ideally, the population of the entire globe.
Check Which Vaccines Are Needed
For people who have not recently been to a doctor or medical clinic, there may be some confusion about which immunizations are important for children or adults to have. Sometimes memories fail or medical records get lost, so it is vital to check with a medical professional to make sure that the necessary vaccines are up to date. Those who don’t yet have an appointment with a doctor but want to stay informed can head over to the CDC website to use an interactive assessment tool that helps determine which vaccines are needed for adults or children. Celebrate National Immunization Awareness Month by visiting the website and getting more information. Learn Facts About ImmunizationThose who receive vaccines have a sort of superpower against all sorts of illness and disease. Being armed with information is also important when it comes to celebrating National Immunization Awareness Month! Check out some of these important facts related to vaccines:Vaccines do not cause autism or Sudden Infant Death SyndromeAlthough it is possible for a person to have some rare side effects from an injection, people are much more likely to be harmed by a preventable disease than by a vaccine. Herd immunity will protect peopleWhile this is true if a large percentage of the population is vaccinated, this is meant to protect at-risk people like infants, pregnant women or immunocompromised people, it won’t work if other people stop getting immunized. A child can’t get the disease from the vaccineMost vaccines are made from killed germs, which makes it impossible to get the disease from the vaccine. National Immunization Awareness Month FAQsAre immunizations and vaccines the same?Technically, the vaccine is the actual injection or oral dose while the immunization is the process of becoming immune to disease following the vaccine. [1]Do immunizations hurt?An injection immunization may cause minor pain in the injection site for a few minutes, or soreness for a few days. [1]Does immunization cause hair loss? While alopecia (hair loss) can be a side effect of some medicines, vaccines do not typically have this side effect. [1]How do immunizations work?Immunization works by exposing a person to a small amount of a germ (whether live or dead) so the immune system can react to fight it off and then recognize the same germ if exposed in the future. [1]Is there a vaccine for monkeypox?Yes. Now called Mpox, the vaccine for this disease was originally developed to work against smallpox. [1]