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Vaccines help our immune systems fight infections. There are several types of vaccines that protect of us from serious illness. Vaccine-preventable diseases cause long-term illness, hospitalization and even death. These modules can help us better understand what illnesses are vaccine-preventable and can provide guidance when having conversations about getting vaccinated.
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Vaccination Overview
Test Your Knowledge: After watching the above video, Vaccination Overview, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Test Your Knowledge: After watching the above video, Influenza (Flu) Vaccine: What You Need to Know, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
References:
- Influenza (Flu) Resources, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Safety Information for Influenza (Flu) Vaccines, CDC
- Why Get a Flu Vaccine?, CDC
- Lisa shares her flu story | MyShot, American Lung Association
Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Test Your Knowledge: After watching the above video, Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
References:
- An Introduction to Hepatitis
- Can Hepatitis Be Passed Through Breast Milk?
- Hepatitis B – Vaccination of Adults | CDC
- Impact of Stigma on People Living with Chronic Hepatitis B
- Preventing Hepatitis B | CDC
- What Does Your Liver Do?
- What you need to know about Hepatitis B
Patient Stories:
Pneumococcal Vaccine: What You Need To Know
Test Your Knowledge: After watching the above video, Pneumococcal Vaccine: What You Need to Know, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
References:
- Pneumococcal Disease, CDC
- Symptoms and Complications of Pneumococcal Disease, CDC
- Pneumococcal Disease: Risk Factors and How it Spreads, CDC
- Pneumococcal Immunizations, U.S. Department of Health Services (HHS)
- About Pneumococcal Vaccines, CDC
- Pneumococcal Vaccination, CDC
- Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations, CDC
- Pneumococcal Vaccine Decision Tree, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
- PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor, CDC
- Who should NOT get vaccinated with these vaccines?, CDC
- NIH – Racial Disparities in Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination Indications and Pneumococcal Hospitalizations in the U.S., Journal of the National Medical Association
- Vaccine narrows racial disparities in pneumococcal disease, Vanderbilt University
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine: What You Need To Know
Test Your Knowledge: After watching the above video, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine: What You Need To Know, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
References:
- Is RSV Dangerous In Older Adults?, Cleveland Clinic
- Vaccine Information Statements (VISs),CDC
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), CDC
- FDA Approves First Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Why is RSV Different Now Than in Past Years?, Cleveland Clinic
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), CDC
- CDC Recommends a Powerful New Tool to Prevent Infants from the Leading Cause of Hospitalization, CDC
- Safe and Effective RSV Protein Vaccines, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Should You Get the New RSV Vaccine?, Yale Medicine
- Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, CDC
- RSV in Older Adults and Adults with Chronic Medical Conditions, CDC
- FDA Approves New Drug to Prevent RSV in Babies and Toddlers, FDA