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ACP recognizes August as National Immunization Awareness Month, urges adults to get vaccinated

Resources available from ACP include immunization patient education materials, the I Raise the Rates initiative, and the ACP Practice Advisor Adult Immunization Module.


August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and in the interest of increasing immunization rates, ACP offers internists the following resources:

ACP advises adults to get an annual flu vaccine and to use that opportunity to discuss with their internist other vaccinations they might need, including Tdap, pneumococcal, HPV, hepatitis B, and herpes zoster.

ACP encourages internists to assess their patients' vaccination needs at each office visit to ensure they are up to date on the last recommended adult immunization schedule issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, published in Annals of Internal Medicine.