{"id":16363,"date":"2024-08-09T07:31:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T12:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/?p=16363"},"modified":"2024-08-09T07:31:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T12:31:24","slug":"august-is-national-immunization-awareness-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/2024\/08\/august-is-national-immunization-awareness-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August is National Immunization Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National\u00a0Immunization Awareness Month highlights\u00a0the importance of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMjEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNkYy5nb3YvdmFjY2luZXMvcGFydG5lcnMvcm91dGluZS1pbW11bml6YXRpb25zLWxldHMtcmlzZS5odG1sP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1oZWFsdGhfZXF1aXR5X2xpbmsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDgwNi45ODY1MzU1MSJ9.RdZ0GHZGTdnJHuFdmMHiYfP8TjfYWgK6TzSIpxjsojQ%2Fs%2F2896804360%2Fbr%2F246976331200-l&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmiles-dietz%40uiowa.edu%7C5818efe72dcf4adc100908dcb6313024%7C1bc445959aba4fc3b8ec7b94a5586fdc%7C1%7C1%7C638585569611648211%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MY4LOeDmXHf1a9yb5VOzC3eQeTTzJHug7IjOyfyckwk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">routine vaccination<\/a>\u00a0for people of all ages. As\u00a0people across the country prepare for\u00a0back-to-school\u00a0season\u00a0in August, it is vital to remind everyone that receiving all recommended vaccines is the best defense against severe illness.<\/p>\n<p>People from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMjIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNtcy5nb3YvcHJpb3JpdGllcy9oZWFsdGgtZXF1aXR5L21pbm9yaXR5LWhlYWx0aC9yZXNvdXJjZS1jZW50ZXIvaW1tdW5pemF0aW9uLXZhY2NpbmUtcmVzb3VyY2VzP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1oZWFsdGhfZXF1aXR5X2xpbmsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDgwNi45ODY1MzU1MSJ9.qGQs9BtsX3cLkaqoZ7j1GopBB3CjE0F9l1OZHUgXr3c%2Fs%2F2896804360%2Fbr%2F246976331200-l&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmiles-dietz%40uiowa.edu%7C5818efe72dcf4adc100908dcb6313024%7C1bc445959aba4fc3b8ec7b94a5586fdc%7C1%7C1%7C638585569611657651%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=86BaeaLsldJIwLJ9KNvY%2B2sg0yB3uj%2B%2BdLvMWegC%2FwQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">racial and ethnic minority groups\u00a0tend to have lower rates of vaccination<\/a>\u00a0when it comes to receiving recommended vaccines. Many factors can contribute to lower vaccination rates, including\u00a0limited access to\u00a0vaccines,\u00a0concerns about vaccine safety,\u00a0and health\u00a0insurance\u00a0coverage.<\/p>\n<p>This month, help\u00a0inform your community about the benefits of vaccination and\u00a0find out which\u202fvaccines you and your family may need. Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMjQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNkYy5nb3YvdmFjY2luZXMvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249aGVhbHRoX2VxdWl0eV9saW5rJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA4MDYuOTg2NTM1NTEifQ.-8erR2zxzbWl60opt6b0DHlS_nuCqJIEpQD5h-xT-Dk%2Fs%2F2896804360%2Fbr%2F246976331200-l&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmiles-dietz%40uiowa.edu%7C5818efe72dcf4adc100908dcb6313024%7C1bc445959aba4fc3b8ec7b94a5586fdc%7C1%7C1%7C638585569611673296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BmVhouICYbkYJMvaJvmPq%2BWWUo0LIkz81edfwHpqqKE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">CDC\u2019s Vaccines and\u00a0Immunization website<\/a> for more information, resources,\u00a0immunization schedules, and more. Find more resources on the CDC National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/events\/niam\/index.html?utm_campaign=health_equity_link&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National\u00a0Immunization Awareness Month highlights\u00a0the importance of\u00a0routine vaccination\u00a0for people of all ages. As\u00a0people across the country prepare for\u00a0back-to-school\u00a0season\u00a0in August, it is vital to remind everyone that receiving all recommended vaccines is the best defense against severe illness. People from\u00a0racial and ethnic minority groups\u00a0tend to have lower rates of vaccination\u00a0when it comes to receiving recommended vaccines. Many&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/2024\/08\/august-is-national-immunization-awareness-month-2\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1166,"featured_media":16364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[151],"tags":[363],"class_list":["post-16363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-national-immunization-awareness-month"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/NIAM-Banner.png?fit=936%2C236&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8NC9K-4fV","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16365,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16363\/revisions\/16365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}