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Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
Vaccine Information Statements
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Notable Publications
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The Autism Society, Immunize.org, and Vaccinate Your Family release “The Facts About Autism and Vaccines” infographic
The Autism Society, Immunize.org, and Vaccinate Your Family partnered to create an infographic titled The Facts About Autism and Vaccines. This resource provides simple facts about common myths and misconceptions. This valuable tool emphasizes the scientific research showing no link between vaccines and autism. As the topic of vaccines and autism resurfaces widely online and in clinical offices in response to comments made by the HHS Secretary, this resource can help reassure and support families with facts.
Immunize.org updated the clinical content of our Ask the Experts: RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) web page to reflect recent recommendation changes and the addition of clesrovimab (Enflonsia, Merck) as an RSV preventive antibody product option for infants. Answers also cover the new lower recommended age for vaccinating high-risk adults (now beginning at age 50 years). Three new questions and answers were added:
Immunize.org’s Ask the Experts main page leads you to 30 web pages on various topics with more than 1,300 common or challenging questions and answers about vaccines and their administration. Immunize.org’s team of experts includes Kelly L. Moore, MD, MPH (team lead); Carolyn B. Bridges, MD, FACP; Iyabode Beysolow, MD, MPH; and Jane Zucker, MD, MSc. Related Links
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American Academy of Family Physicians publishes fall immunization recommendations, urging protection against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV
On September 8, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) published its own evidence-based recommendations for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV vaccination. The American Academy of Family Physicians is the national association of family doctors. The AAFP’s recommendations are consistent with those recently issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Related Link “Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations During a High Severity Season—Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season” published in MMWR CDC published Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations During a High Severity Season—Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season on September 11 in MMWR. Preliminary data on influenza-associated hospital admissions from October 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025, show the cumulative influenza-associated hospitalization rate was higher than all end-of-season rates going back to the 2010–11 season. Key facts include:
Immunize.org revised its Ask the Experts: Influenza web page, updating content for the 2025–26 influenza season and revising hyperlinks to CDC web pages. Clinical answers address recent ACIP changes to recommendations about the use of preservative-containing multidose vials. Where relevant, answers provide links to 2025–26 season influenza vaccination recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Immunize.org’s Ask the Experts main page leads you to 30 web pages on various topics with more than 1,300 common or challenging questions and answers about vaccines and their administration. Immunize.org’s team of experts includes Kelly L. Moore, MD, MPH (team lead); Carolyn B. Bridges, MD, FACP; Iyabode Beysolow, MD, MPH; and Jane Zucker, MD, MSc. Related Links
Immunize.org updates the season on its Spanish translations of screening checklists for contraindications to influenza vaccination
Immunize.org updated the season information (i.e., 2025–26) on its Spanish-language versions of the influenza screening checklists. No substantive changes were made to the patient questions. The English language content on the back of the form matches recent minor updates to the English versions of the checklists.
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As the fall respiratory virus season begins, remind patients, family, and friends how important it is to vaccinate against influenza, COVID-19, and RSV. Strong recommendations from trusted healthcare providers remain one of the most effective drivers of vaccine confidence and uptake. Several organizations offer toolkits and educational resources you can use to strengthen conversations and advocate for vaccination.
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Do you need to know the year that CDC made a vaccination recommendation or FDA first licensed a vaccine? Refer to Immunize.org’s Vaccine History Timeline. This useful resource was updated to include recent vaccine-related events. “Ensure Pediatricians Know About Maternal RSV Vaccination Status.” Watch the 1-minute video, part of the Ask the Experts Video Series on YouTube. This week, our featured episode from the Ask the Experts Video Series is titled Ensure Pediatricians Know About Maternal RSV Vaccination Status. The video highlights the importance of documenting maternal RSV vaccination. Without clear documentation and communication, pediatric practices and families may face added challenges in tracking records, and infants could receive unnecessary doses of RSV preventive antibody. Like, follow, and share Immunize.org’s social media accounts and encourage colleagues and others interested in vaccination to do likewise.
These recent articles convey the potential risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the importance of vaccination.
Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
Use What’s New on Immunize.org to view the timeline of content changes on our website. This feature helps you quickly find Immunize.org’s recently updated Ask the Experts sections, clinical resources, VISs, translations, or other web pages.
Next, you will see a reverse chronologic list of website updates. Immunize.org completed the annual review of our entire suite of influenza clinical resources for the 2025–26 season. All materials have a new date in the footnote to indicate they were reviewed and are current for the 2025–26 season, even if no content changes were necessary. These resources include:
Immunize.org's team of experts reviewed and updated all questions and answers in Ask the Experts: Zoster (Shingles). There have been no changes to federal recommendations for the use of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV, Shingrix, GSK) since the previous update in 2022. Vaccine Information Statements
Immunize.org posted Spanish translations of the two current pneumococcal VISs that were updated by CDC on May 29, 2025.
Check the version date of your inventory of VIS translations. Discard translations of previous versions as translations of current versions become available. Featured Resources
To emphasize the critical importance of the hepatitis B birth dose for newborns, the Hepatitis B Foundation created a comprehensive media toolkit. This resource includes fact sheets, ready-to-use social media messages, and other materials to help you and your organization share accurate, consistent information about protecting infants from hepatitis B. As the ACIP weighs discontinuing the longstanding, successful routine HepB birth-dose program, use these resources to champion the value of hepatitis B prevention for all infants.
Vaccinate Your Family shares its free, online Vaccination Community Learning Program covering the essentials of vaccine science, safety, communication, and access Vaccinate Your Family offers its VYF University's flagship program, Vaccination Community Learning Program (VCLP). This program is a set of free online courses describing the essentials of vaccine science, safety, communication, and access. It is designed for community health workers, healthcare providers, advocates, or anyone interested in protecting their community. VCLP courses include:
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CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center shares new video and podcast series that aims to help families get vaccine information easily
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Vaccine Education Center (VEC) offers its new VEC Vaccine Notes series, which relays vaccine information in both video and podcast formats for people on the go. Each episode is based on one of VEC's Vaccines and Diseases web pages. Each describes the diseases vaccines prevent, the vaccines available, answers to common questions, and vaccination risks and benefits.  Visit the VEC Vaccine Notes web page. Back to top
“Human Papillomavirus and Cancer” published by New England Journal of Medicine in its Double Take Video Series
In a Double Take video (13:35 minutes) from the New England Journal of Medicine, Julie Barzilay, MD, discusses the link between certain types of HPV and cancer as well as the evidence supporting the safety and effectiveness of HPV vaccination in reducing the risk of these cancers. Back to top
Common Health Coalition launches fall respiratory viral season resources, including scenario planning toolkits for payers and providers
The Common Health Coalition offers three toolkits of fall respiratory season resources to help payers, providers, health systems, and public health leaders address respiratory disease season. Common Health Coalition is a project coordinated by the Public Good Projects, a nonprofit organization specializing in large-scale media monitoring, social and behavior change interventions, and cross-sector initiatives. These toolkits were made possible with funding from Kaiser Permanente.
Use these toolkits to help promote vaccine messaging and uptake. Notable Publications
"Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines and Chronic Diseases in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study" published in Annals of Internal Medicine
In its July 15 issue, Annals of Internal Medicine published Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines and Chronic Diseases in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Portions of the abstract are paraphrased below. Back to top
“Hospitalization for COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Severe Disease Among Children: 2022–2024” published in Pediatrics In its August 1 issue, Pediatrics published Hospitalization for COVID-19 and Factors for Severe Disease Among Children: 2022–2024. A portion of the abstract appears below. In its September 2025 issue, Pediatrics in Review published Recognizing a Few of the Vaccine Preventable Diseases. This article presents information on preventable diseases for which vaccination rates are declining. Providers may not have seen patients with these diseases and may not know how to recognize them. Pediatrics in Review developed a series of images formatted as flash cards that depict some of the most serious vaccine-preventable diseases to aid in recognition, treatment, and understanding of potential outcomes. Upcoming Events
CDC will convene the ACIP today and tomorrow, September 18–19. The draft agenda, posted late on September 12, shows the meeting will discuss and vote on MMRV, HepB, and COVID-19 vaccines. Experts representing professional medical societies and other vaccination stakeholders were excluded from ACIP work groups earlier this summer. No registration is required to watch webcasts of live ACIP meetings or listen via telephone. Related Links
Virtual and in-person: Clinical Care Options hosts three events centered around childhood vaccination on last Saturday and Monday of September; CME available Clinical Care Options will host three vaccine-focused events this September, both virtually and in person at the AAP Experience in Denver. The events include:
AMA, ANCC, and ACPE credit is available at no charge for some events. Register for Immunize.org Website Office Hours. Join a 30-minute discussion about the Clinical Resources web section on October 8 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or October 9 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). Recorded sessions archived.
To learn simple tips and tricks for using our website efficiently, please register for our next set of Website Office Hours on Wednesday, October 8, at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or Thursday, October 9, at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The same content will be covered in both sessions. Register today for Immunize.org Website Office Hours (content is the same for both): The archive of previous Website Office Hours content is posted at Immunize.org’s "Webinars & Videos" page. Mark your calendar for future Immunize.org Website Office Hours. |
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