Update on Childhood Vaccines: Getting Ready for the School Year

• 2023

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• David Kimberlin

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This webinar provides updates on childhood vaccines as the school year approaches. It describes new developments in vaccines for diseases like measles, pneumococcal infections, polio, RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), and meningitis. The talk highlights vaccine schedules and recommendations for children and addresses challenges like vaccine hesitancy. It also covers recent changes in vaccine options and effectiveness while emphasizing the importance of vaccinations to protect children's health as they return to school.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child, Preschool; Immunization; Immunization Schedule; Schools; Schools, Nursery; Vaccines; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Return to School

Institutions: Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control (ARC IPC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

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