NIIW Blog-a-thon

During National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) 2017, CDC invited partners to write blog posts on the importance of infant and childhood immunization as part of an NIIW blog-a-thon.  Over 20 organizations and individuals participated in the blog-a-thon, with topics ranging from personal motivations for becoming vaccine champions to the role that child care centers play in childhood immunization. The collaborative effort of so many partners helped increase awareness of vaccine preventable-diseases and the importance of following the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule.

Check out participating blogs below*:

NIIW anchor blogs:

• Shot of Prevention (Every Child by Two):
  • Five Things I’ve Learned About Vaccines Through 21 Years of Parentingexternal icon
  • Educational Materials for Daycare Centers to Inspire Vaccinationexternal icon
• PēdsGeek MD: A Pediatricians’ Path to Vaccine Advocacyexternal icon
• Child Care Aware of America: How Child Care Providers Play a Role in Childhood Immunizationexternal icon
• Verywell: Making Vaccine Visits Less Stressful for Parent & Babyexternal icon
• ACOG President’s Blog: Conversations with Pregnant Patients Should Include Discussions About Infant Immunization Plansexternal icon

Other participating blogs:

• AAP Voices (American Academy of Pediatrics):
  • Immunization in the Era of Fake Newsexternal icon
  • We Can’t Let Our Guard Down Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseasesexternal icon
• Brunet Garcia: Hit me with your best SHOTS: Postcards reinforce vaccinationexternal icon
• Chad Hayes, MD: The Vaccine Study You’ve Never Seenexternal icon
• charlotte + asher: National Infant Immunization Weekexternal icon
• Dr. Allen Cherer: Tackling Rotavirusexternal icon
• Florida SHOTS: Florida SHOTS Supports National Infant Immunization Week, April 22–29, 2017external icon
• Immunize Nevada:
  • A Perspective on Polio: Then and Nowexternal icon
  • The Why of the When: The Infant Vaccine Scheduleexternal icon
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Don’t Fall Behind—Vaccinate on Time!external icon
• Nacer sano (March of Dimes – Spanish): Semana Nacional de Inmunización Infantilexternal icon
• NACCHO: National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to Protect external icon
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases: Protecting Infants Through Immunization external icon
• News Moms Need (March of Dimes): Join the blog-a-thon for NIIWexternal icon
• Parents Who Vax (Voices for Vaccines): Mikey and His Grandma: A Vaccine Storyexternal icon
• Seattle Mama Doc: Vaccination Hesitancy: 4 Myths Explainedexternal icon
• The Immunization Partnership: How Coincidences Shape Views of Vaccines–and Shouldn’texternal icon
• The Pediatric Insider:
  • Vaccinations are the best immune boosterexternal icon
  • Breastfeeding and vaccinations protect your baby in different waysexternal icon
  • Nursing and vaccines: two good things, great togetherexternal icon
• The Thoughts and Musings of Tom Allain: Vaccines: They Have Your Back (and Your Childrens’ Back Too)external icon
• Wee the People (Pediatric Pharmacy Association): National Infant Immunization Week: How to Talk the Talkexternal icon

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