{"id":17541,"date":"2023-08-08T15:05:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=17541"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:05:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:05:44","slug":"national-immunization-awareness-month-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2023\/08\/08\/national-immunization-awareness-month-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"National Immunization Awareness Month 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17542\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/niam-logo_500x333.png\" alt=\"A logo with a teal band-aid in the shape of a heart with the text &quot;National Immunization Awareness Month&quot; below it.\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/niam-logo_500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/08\/niam-logo_500x333-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/>Each August is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/events\/niam\/index.html\">National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM<\/a>), hosted by the CDC. The purpose of NIAM is to highlight the importance of routine vaccination, particularly as it coincides with the start of Fall, one of the peaks for flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. Flu is a significant public health concern, and vaccination to prevent\u00a0flu illness and potentially serious complications is a critical facet in reducing its annual impact. In fact, in past flu seasons, 9 out of 10 adults hospitalized for flu had at least one underlying medical condition or risk factor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/highrisk\/index.htm\">Factors that increase one\u2019s risk<\/a> for flu complications include older age (over 65), asthma, heart disease, diabetes and more.<\/p>\n<p>Flu season begins roughly in the fall and ends in spring the following year. Each year the CDC and other health organizations work to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/weekly\/flusight\/index.html\">forecast<\/a> what strains of influenza will be prevalent that year. This allows them to design the annual vaccine to target flu strains they believe will be more common, increasing its effectiveness. The FDA\u2019s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee uses data collected by the CDC and other organizations to design each year\u2019s vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>NIAM isn\u2019t just about flu vaccinations though, it\u2019s an important reminder to keep up to date with vaccinations of all types. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/covid-19\/index.html\">CDC maintains updated information<\/a> about current COVID-19 vaccination guidance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/parents\/index.html\">Childhood vaccination<\/a> is also critical for combating illness in the young and the adults around them.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/vaccines.html\">Vaccination<\/a> (MedlinePlus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/parents\/index.html\">Vaccines for your Children<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/adults\/index.html\">Adult Vaccination<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/events\/niam\/index.html\">National Immunization Awareness Month<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/season\/index.html\">Current flu season updates<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/resource-center\/freeresources\/print\/index.htm?web=1&amp;wdLOR=c6F94C086-C7AB-4816-A6D9-A97835FE9AB7\">Printable flu materials<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/pandemic-resources\/pandemic-timeline-1930-and-beyond.htm\">Historical timeline of influenza<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/vaccines-work\/effectiveness-studies.htm\">Flu vaccine efficacy<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/weekly\/flusight\/index.html\">How flu season forecasting works<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/symptoms\/flu-vs-covid19.htm\">Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19\u200b<\/a> (CDC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), hosted by the CDC. The purpose of NIAM is to highlight the importance of routine vaccination, particularly as it coincides with the start of Fall, one of the peaks for flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. Flu is a significant public health concern, and vaccination to prevent\u00a0flu&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2023\/08\/08\/national-immunization-awareness-month-2023\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2974,"featured_media":0,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2974"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17541"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17544,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17541\/revisions\/17544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}