December 20, 2024
Introducing Travel Vaccines
The Travel Vaccines main page connects you with authoritative travelers’ health information, with a focus on vaccination, from CDC and other expert sources.
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In addition to print materials, Immunize.org periodically records live webinars and produces or shares short educational videos related to immunization. These webinars and videos reflect current information at the time they were recorded.
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December 20, 2024
Introducing Website Office Hours
Our experts show you how to navigate Immunize.org and use available tools in a series of Website Office Hours webinars. View recorded sessions or attend live monthly sessions.
October 25, 2024
Ask the Experts: What are the recommendations for the use of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine?
Recommendations for the use of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
August 27, 2024
Ask the Experts: How to Repeat a Second Dose of Hepatitis A Vaccine Given too Early
A child was given her second dose of hepatitis A vaccine 4 months after the first dose, Does it need to be repeated?
August 27, 2024
Ask the Experts: Why Is Hepatitis A Vaccination, Not IG, Recommended for At-Risk Infant Travelers?
Why is hepatitis A vaccination recommended – and immunoglobulin or IG, NOT recommended – for infant travelers age 6 through 11 months at risk of exposure to hepatitis A?
August 13, 2024
Introducing Clinical Resources
Learn how to locate what you need among the more than 200 resources we offer to support your immunization practice.
August 13, 2024
Introducing VIS and VIS Translations
Learn about federal Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) and the hundreds of VIS translations available at Immunize.org.
August 2, 2024
Introducing Ask the Experts
Learn how to find the clinical answers you need on our popular web feature.
August 2, 2024
Introducing Ask the Experts [Mobile View]
Learn how to find the clinical answers you need on our popular web feature.
July 10, 2024
Ask the Experts: When is the best time of year to give long-acting RSV preventive antibody?
Kelly Moore answers the question: When is the optimal timing for infants and toddlers to receive a dose of long-acting RSV preventive antibody?
June 28, 2024
Ask the Experts: Why are AI and AN children recommended to receive RSV preventive antibody for their 2nd RSV season?
Kelly Moore answers the question: Why are otherwise healthy American Indian and Alaska Native children recommended to receive a dose of long-lasting RSV preventive antibody to protect them during their second RSV season?
June 28, 2024
Ask the Experts: How is RSV preventive antibody different from an RSV vaccine?
Kelly Moore answers the question: How is the RSV preventative antibody that is recommended for babies different from a vaccine to prevent RSV?
June 21, 2024
Introducing Immunize.org
An introduction to our organization, our mission, our website, and our resources to support effective immunization practice.
June 21, 2024
Introducing Immunize.org [Mobile View]
An introduction to our organization, our mission, our website, and our resources to support effective immunization practice.
January 23, 2024
Ask the Experts: Can We Give Influenza Vaccine with Other Vaccines?
Kelly Moore answers the question: May influenza vaccines be given at the same time as other vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines?
January 23, 2024
Ask the Experts: Influenza Vaccination and Egg Allergy
Kelly Moore answers the question: What is the latest ACIP guidance on influenza vaccination and egg allergy?
January 23, 2024
Ask the Experts: When to Start Influenza Vaccination Each Fall?
Kelly Moore answers the question: When does CDC recommend starting influenza vaccination?
January 23, 2024
Ask the Experts: Are Certain Influenza Vaccines Preferred?
Kelly Moore answers the question: Are any of the available flu vaccines recommended over others?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Adults Who Don't Have HepB Vaccine Records
Kelly Moore answers the question: What do I do for adult patients who don’t have records of HepB vaccination, but are sure they were vaccinated?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Avoid Lost HepB Vaccine Records!
Kelly Moore answers the question: Adults go to many different healthcare providers over time. HepB is a vaccine series most only need once. How do we avoid the problem of lost records for adult patients we vaccinate now?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Hepatitis B Infection Diagnosed After Vaccination
Kelly Moore answers the question: A healthy young adult patient who received the HepB vaccine series before college recently had a triple panel screen for hepatitis B virus infection and discovered that he had chronic hepatitis B. Did the vaccine fail? What do I tell the patient?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: HepB for Healthcare Workers
Kelly Moore answers the question: Which people who work in healthcare settings need hepatitis B vaccine?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Is Hepatitis B Screening Required Before Vaccination?
Kelly Moore answers the question: If an adult hasn’t been screened for hepatitis B infection or immunity yet, should you screen them before you decide about vaccinating?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Nurse’s Anti-HBs Was Positive, Now Negative: Does She Need HepB Vaccine?
Kelly Moore answers the question: I’m a nurse who received the HepB series more than 10 years ago and had a positive hepatitis B surface antibody (or, anti-HBs) follow-up titer (measured at 10 mIU/mL, or greater). At present, my titer is negative. What should I do now?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Past HepB Vaccination, Negative Screening Anti-HBs. What Now?
Kelly Moore answers the question: Do adults who were properly vaccinated with HepB vaccine need to be revaccinated if they have a negative surface antibody (anti-HBs) result on their triple panel screening test for hepatitis B?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Which Adults Need HepB Vaccine?
Kelly Moore answers the question: Which adults should be vaccinated for hepatitis B?
December 7, 2023
Ask the Experts: Why Universal Adult HepB Vaccination Now?
Kelly Moore answers the question: Why should healthcare professionals focus on vaccinating adults against hepatitis B now?
December 6, 2023
Ask the Experts: Polio Vaccination of Adults
Kelly Moore answers the question: How did ACIP alter its recommendations for polio (IPV) vaccination of unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated adults in June 2023?
October 27, 2023
Addressing Vaccination Anxiety for Children: Strategies for Vaccine Recipients and Caregivers
October 27, 2023
Addressing Vaccination Anxiety for Infants: Strategies for Vaccine Recipients and Caregivers
October 27, 2023
Addressing Vaccination Anxiety: Strategies for Healthcare Professionals
October 27, 2023
Fainting Related to Vaccination: What You Need to Know
October 27, 2023
Using Enhanced Screening Checklists for Contraindications to Vaccination
October 27, 2023
How to Administer Multiple Intramuscular Vaccines to Adults During One Visit
June 22, 2023
Ask the Experts: Safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in children
Kelly Moore answers the question: What do we know about the safety and effectiveness of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in the youngest children?
May 26, 2023
Ask the Experts: Fertility and COVID-19 Vaccination
Kelly Moore answers the question: Can COVID-19 vaccination lead to fertility problems?
May 24, 2023
Ask the Experts: MenACWY Given at Age 10. Revaccinate at 11, or Not?
Kelly Moore answers the question: If a child without any high-risk conditions received a dose of meningococcal ACWY, or menACWY vaccine (brand names Menactra, MenQuadfi, or Menveo) at age 10 years, does the child need to be revaccinated at age 11–12 years?
May 23, 2023
Ask the Experts: Four Doses of Polio Vaccine before Age 4. Booster Needed?
Kelly Moore answers the question: A 4-year-old’s vaccine records show that she had four doses of inactivated polio vaccine, or IPV, given at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and age 2 years. Should she have a booster dose?
May 23, 2023
Ask the Experts: Live Vaccines for Contacts of Cancer Patient
Kelly Moore answers the question: I have a healthy 5-year old patient whose close household contact (her mother) is immunocompromised due to cancer chemotherapy. Can I administer live vaccines to the healthy child?
May 23, 2023
Ask the Experts: Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine for College Students
Kelly Moore answers the question: Should college students be vaccinated against meningococcal disease with MenACWY vaccine?
May 23, 2023
Ask the Experts: Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine for Mature First Year College Students
Kelly Moore answers the question: Several healthy adult college students from outside the U.S. (ages 24 years and older) presented to our clinic. They will be living in a residence hall. None have a record of having received vaccination against meningococcal ACWY disease. Should they receive a dose of MenACWY now?
May 23, 2023
Ask the Experts: Minimum Interval When Repeating Expired Live Vaccine Dose
Kelly Moore answers the question: An expired dose of measles-mumps-rubella-and-varicella vaccine, also known as MMRV was given to a patient. We assume that the repeat dose should be given in three months because the spacing between doses of a combination vaccine depends on the longest minimum interval of a component (in this case the varicella vaccine component). Is this correct?
May 23, 2023
Ask the Experts: Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine Schedule
Kelly Moore answers the question: What is the schedule for Meningococcal ACWY, or MenACWY, vaccine?
May 9, 2023
Ask the Experts: Combination Vaccines and Catch-Up Vaccination
Kelly Moore answers the question: Can combination vaccines be used with children who have fallen behind with their vaccinations? If so, what schedule should we follow?
May 9, 2023
Ask the Experts: Doses of DTaP Needed to Protect a Baby from Pertussis
Kelly Moore answers the question: How many doses of pediatric diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, or DTaP, vaccine does an infant need before she or he is protected from pertussis?
May 9, 2023
Ask the Experts: Drawing Up Vaccine Doses in Advance
Kelly Moore answers the question:
Is it okay to draw up vaccines at the beginning of the shift/ If it isn’t, how much in advance can this be done?
May 9, 2023
Ask the Experts: Pneumococcal Vaccination at Age 65
Kelly Moore answers the question: My patient just turned 65 and has never had a pneumococcal vaccine. What are my options now?
May 9, 2023
Ask the Experts: Vaccination of Patients on Steroids
Kelly Moore answers the question: Should vaccines be withheld for patients on steroids?
May 9, 2023
Ask the Experts: Who Should Receive MenB Vaccine?
Kelly Moore answers the question: Who is recommended to be vaccinated against meningococcal B disease?
April 21, 2023
Ask the Experts: Use Same Brand of MenB for All Doses
Kelly Moore answers the question: I know the primary series of meningococcal B vaccine (or MenB) should use the same brand for all doses. Does that also apply to booster doses?
April 6, 2023
Ask the Experts: COVID-19 Vaccines during Pregnancy
Kelly Moore answers the question: Are COVID-19 vaccines recommended during pregnancy?
April 6, 2023
Ask the Experts: Answer Parent Concerns about HPV Vaccination
Kelly Moore answers the question: Some parents resist HPV vaccination of their 11- and 12-year-olds because they are not sexually active. How should I counter this position?
April 6, 2023
Ask the Experts: Pregnancy and Flu Vaccine
Kelly Moore answers the question: Is influenza vaccination recommended during pregnancy?
March 31, 2023
Ask the Experts: Alternative Schedules
Kelly Moore answers the question: Some parents are requesting that we space out their infant’s vaccinations because they are concerned that receiving multiple vaccinations at a single office visit might overwhelm the infant’s immune system. What do you think about using alternative schedules?
March 28, 2023
Ask the Experts: Acute Illness and Vaccination
Kelly Moore answers the question: We frequently see patients who are febrile or have an acute illness and are due for vaccinations. We are uncertain if we should withhold the vaccines or not. What do you advise?
March 28, 2023
Ask the Experts: Contraindication versus Precaution
Kelly Moore answers the question: What is the difference between a contraindication and a precaution?
March 28, 2023
Ask the Experts: Late Season Influenza Vaccination
Kelly Moore answers the question: How late in the season can I vaccinate my patients with influenza vaccine?
December 13, 2021
Vaccine Hesitancy and Autism: A Family’s Story
In this video from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, a parent of a child with autism shares her family’s story of educating themselves on vaccine safety and addresses additional concerns present in the Hispanic community.
March 30, 2020
Do Babies Get Too Many Vaccines?
From a series of short videos—Talking About Vaccines with Dr. Paul Offit: Age Groups and Vaccines—from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Offit answers individual questions related to vaccines.
March 16, 2020
Do Vaccines Cause Autism?
Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses common concerns related to vaccines and autism and reviews some of the scientific studies.
February 14, 2019
How Do Vaccines Help Babies Fight Infections?
In this How Vaccines Work series video, baby Jack and his parents find out how vaccines help train your baby’s immune system to help prevent disease.
November 15, 2017
Getting Parents to Yes! Vaccine Conversations that Work for Providers and Parents
Drs. Humiston, Boonstra, and Savoy share their best practices for effective recommendations, educating parents about the HPV vaccine, and how to handle a parent decline or delay.
August 11, 2015
Is There Mercury in Vaccines?
Paul A. Offit, MD, explains the different types of mercury and how they are processed in the human body. From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
August 11, 2015
Is the Aluminum in Vaccines Safe?
From the Vaccine Education Center (VEC), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Paul A. Offit discusses why aluminum is in vaccines and the safety of those small amounts.