Flu Immunization Campaign - Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

FLU CAMPAIGN

Pediatric health care providers play a significant role in helping to ensure children receive an annual flu vaccine. Every patient visit is an opportunity to promote and strengthen trust in the flu vaccine. Please use these resources to help increase flu vaccination rates in your community.

Resources for Providers

Resources for Families

Why It's so Important to Get Vaccinated Against the Flu

It's that time of year again!

Learn more by visiting: Which Flu Vaccine Should My Children Get This Year? - HealthyChildren.org

The influenza virus is highly contagious and can be serious - even deadly - regardless of age or how healthy an individual might be.

Learn more by visiting: https://www.familiesfightingflu.org/flu-facts-what-is-flu/

Some people, including older adults, infants, or individuals with weakened immune systems, are at higher risk of the flu or COVID-19 and cannot receive immunizations at all.

Learn more by visiting: https://www.vaccines.gov/basics/work/protection/index.html

When the community around us is vaccinated, we're all much safer from preventable disease.

Learn more by visiting: https://www.vaccines.gov/basics/work/protection/index.html

Immunizations are some of the most thoroughly tested medical products available in the U.S.

Learn more by visiting: https://64gbq3vj11cj33l2zkxvv10k-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/VYF-Handout_For-patients_How-Do-We-Know-Vaccines-are-Safe_August2018.pdf

The benefits of receiving a flu vaccine far outweigh the potential risks of contracting the flu.

Learn more by visiting: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-benefits.htm

Studies have shown flu vaccination reduced the risk of flu-associated death by over half among children with underlying high-risk medical conditions and by nearly two-thirds (65 percent) among healthy children.

Learn more by visiting: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/139/5/e20164244

Social Media Messages

The CDC and AAP recommend that everyone gets their flu shot this year. Schedule your flu vaccine today!
Check the National Vaccine Finder (https://vaccinefinder.org/) to find the closest place for a flu vaccine.
Getting vaccinated, proper hand washing, and mask wearing will help protect you, your family, and the most vulnerable among us during this flu season.
Flu vaccination reduces the risk of flu-associated death among children with underlying medical conditions AND healthy children. Don't delay – talk to your pediatrician about the flu shot today.