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| Teen Vaccines: Resources |
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| Vaccinations for Preteens and Teens, Age 11-19 Years |
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| Covers all vaccinations for teens |
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| Vaccines for Preteens and Teens: What Parents Should Know |
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| This informational handout for parents from CDC |
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| When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccines? |
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| Picture of the shot schedule |
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| 10 Reasons To Be Vaccinated |
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| Explains why immunization is so important for teens too |
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| Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Quiz |
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| Take this quiz to find out which vaccines you may need |
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| Teens Home |
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| Vaccines You Need |
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| Facing Meningitis: Texas Children’s Hospital premiers powerful video that conveys the importance of meningitis immunization for college students. |
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| History of Vaccines Blog |
| A component of The History of Vaccines website created by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia |
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| Moms Who Vax |
| Group of mothers led by Ashley Shelby who support vaccinations |
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| Parents Who Protect |
| National Meningitis Association’s President Lynn Bozof's blog is a forum for parents to discuss child health and vaccine safety |
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| PKIDs Blog |
| Emily Willingham, PhD, is a scientist, writer, editor, teacher, autism & ADHD parent |
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| Shot of Prevention |
| Every Child By Two’s blog about the importance of vaccines and hot topics related to immunization |
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| Compelling testimonies from preteens who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases. |
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| Trusted Websites |
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| TeensHealth |
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| From the Nemour Foundation, find out how vaccines work and why pre-teens and teens need vaccines |
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| CDC Teen Website |
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| As kids get older, protection from some childhood vaccines begins to wear off. |
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| History of Vaccines |
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| Interactive website from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, includes games, videos, and fun facts. |
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| Vaccines.gov |
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| Vaccines.gov is the federal gateway to information on vaccines and immunization for infants, children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. Vaccines.gov provides resources from federal agencies for the general public and their communities about vaccines across the lifespan. |
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| adolescentvaccination.org |
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| Information about vaccine-preventable diseases that impact preteens and teens, includes real life stories. |
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| Content reviewed on March 11, 2013 |
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Immunization Action Coalition • 1573 Selby Avenue, Suite 234 • Saint Paul, MN 55104 |
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The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), a non-profit organization, works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. IAC also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, healthcare organizations, and government health agencies. |
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