July 30, 2024

Webinar TODAY! Talking with Parents About School-Required Immunizations

This webinar will be interactive and time will be dedicated to questions and discussion with Dr. Ball and subject matter experts from CDPH. 

Register for the Talking with Parents About School-Required Immunizations webinar TODAY, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (PT).

National Immunization Awareness Month: Adolescents

Each week of NIAM has a different focus: this week it’s on adolescents. To protect against many serious vaccine-preventable diseases, adolescents should receive:  

• Tdap vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough (pertussis)  
• HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to protect against cancers caused by HPV   
• Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) to protect against the devastating effects of bacterial meningitis; teens and young adults may also be vaccinated with a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine 
• Flu vaccine every year to protect against influenza
• COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months and older
  
  

California HPV Vaccine Week

To go along with the observance of NIAM and this week dedicated to adolescent immunizations, there's also California HPV Vaccine Week, August 4-10, an annual observance held the first full week of August. The goal of this campaign is to increase awareness of the HPV vaccine and promote the vaccination of adolescents ages 9-13. California HPV Vaccine Week is a great way for families, providers, coalitions supporting children’s health, and local health departments to get out the message about the importance of the HPV vaccine as cancer prevention.

How can you help?

• Review the campaign toolkit and share content on social media, in newsletters, or during meetings/webinars.
• Check out the video, HPV and Cancer: Get Vaccinated, created by our colleagues at UC San Diego Health. Considering sharing this video - or one created by you and your own staff - with the families you take care of.

Resources for Parents of Adolescents: 

• Adolescent Vaccine Schedule for Parents (CDC)
• Vaccines for Your Preteen flyer (English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Hmong | Russian | Tagalog | Ukrainian | Vietnamese)
• How Important is HPV Vaccine for Preteens and Teens flyer (English | Spanish | Arabic |  Chinese | Hmong | Russian | Tagalog | Ukrainian | Vietnamese)
• Factsheet on Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccines

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