National Adult Immunization Awareness Week -- October 22-28, 1995
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week will be October
22-28, 1995.
This observance will emphasize the importance of appropriately
vaccinating
adults against diphtheria, hepatitis B, influenza, measles, mumps,
pneumococcal disease, rubella, tetanus, and varicella. National
Adult
Immunization Awareness Week coincides with the influenza
vaccination season
and offers opportunities to implement vaccination programs. The
following two
reports describe efforts to increase pneumococcal and influenza
vaccination
levels in high-risk populations.
Additional information about this week's activities is
available from
the National Coalition for Adult Immunization, 4733 Bethesda Ave.,
Suite 750,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 656-0003; fax (301) 907-0878.
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