{"id":10997,"date":"2022-04-26T14:58:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T18:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=7152"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:52:11","slug":"national-infant-immunization-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/national-infant-immunization-week\/","title":{"rendered":"National Infant Immunization Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7153\" src=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"625\" \/>National Infant Immunization Week<br \/>\nApril 24 &#8211; 30, 2022<\/h2>\n<p>National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). This year, in particular, it\u2019s critical to ensure that families stay on track for children\u2019s routine checkups and recommended vaccinations following disruptions from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research has consistently shown that healthcare professionals are the most trusted and influential source of vaccine information for parents.<\/strong> All staff in healthcare practices, including non-clinical staff, play important roles during NIIW.<\/p>\n<p>To highlight childhood immunizations this NIIW:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build a culture of immunization in your organization by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/conversations\/downloads\/foster-support-vaccination-8.5x11-508.pdf\">fostering a culture of immunization<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/conversations\/talking-with-parents.html\">simple tips for talking with parents<\/a> about childhood vaccines.<\/li>\n<li>Provide <a href=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/order-materials\/\">educational materials<\/a> for parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional resources are available from the CDC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parent friendly schedule: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/parents\/downloads\/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs.pdf\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/parents\/downloads\/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Childhood Immunization Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/partners\/childhood\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/partners\/childhood\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Infant Immunization Week April 24 &#8211; 30, 2022 National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). This year, in particular, it\u2019s critical to ensure that families stay on track&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vfc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10997\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}