Educating Adult Patients: Vaccination Resources
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These resources are free for you to use to inform and educate adults about immunization.
Adult Vaccination Patient Handouts
You can print these materials about adult vaccination and give them to patients prior to their appointments or suggest they be taken home to read.
Protect your patients with the new shingles vaccine [2 pages] JUL 2018
Provides an overview of how to protect your patients with the new shingles vaccine.
Size and orientation: 8-1/2″ x 11″, portrait, color
Suitable for printing on your office printer.
Order free copies of this patient handout. (Order limits apply. Allow ample time for shipping.)
Vaccines: Know What You Need [2 pages] DEC 2016
Provides an overview of vaccines recommended for adults based on age, health conditions, and other factors.
Size and orientation: 8-1/2″ x 11″, portrait, color
Suitable for printing on your office printer.
Order free copies of this patient handout. (Order limits apply. Allow ample time for shipping.)
3 Important Reasons for Adults to Get Vaccinated [2 pages] AUG 2015
Provides compelling reasons for adults to get vaccinated as well as a chart of vaccine-preventable diseases and how they can affect adults.
Size and orientation: 8-1/2″ x 11″, portrait, color
Suitable for printing on your office printer.
Order free copies of this patient handout. (Order limits apply. Allow ample time for shipping.)
Adult Immunization Patient Intake Form [2 pages] FEB 2015
Distribute the form to your adult patients at appointment check-in to help facilitate the vaccine conversation. Customizable for your practice’s contact information.
Size and orientation: 8-1/2″ x 11″, portrait
Suitable for printing on your office printer.
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults
Easy-to-read schedule of recommended vaccines
Size and orientation: 8-1/2″ x 11″, landscape, color, 2-sided
Recommended Vaccines Prescription Pad [1 page] MAY 2014
Check off the recommended vaccines for each of your patients on this “prescription pad.” Customizable for your practice contact information.
Size and orientation: 4.25″ x 5.5″, portrait
Suitable for printing on your office printer. Prints 4 to a page.
Adult Vaccination Flyers, Posters, and Print Ads
You can print these flyers and posters encouraging adult vaccination for display in healthcare offices, workplaces, and other community venues.
These ads can be placed in your publications to motivate adults to learn more about the vaccines they need and get vaccinated.
The 8.5″x11″ sizes are suitable for printing on your office printer.
If you want to reproduce higher quality or large quantities of these pieces, or for flyers and posters larger than 8.5″x11″, consider using a local commercial printer. Send us your printer companies’ specifications in an email request and we can provide high-resolution, press-ready files.
“My dad got shingles, my wife got whooping cough”
African American male getting vaccinated. Color only.
Flyer
- flyer handout 8.5″x11″[1 page] FEB 2014
Posters
- poster 11″x17″[1 page] FEB 2014*
- poster 18″x24″ [1 page] FEB 2014
Ads
- Square 4.83″ x 4.83″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Long 3.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Rectangle 7.83 x 5.46″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Large 7.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
* Order free copies of the 11×17 poster. (Order limits apply. Allow ample time for shipping.)
“I have too much to do to risk getting sick so I’m getting vaccinated.”
Mother of two children explains why she gets vaccinated. Color only.
Flyer
- flyer handout 8.5″x11″[1 page] FEB 2014
Posters
- poster 11″x17″[1 page] FEB 2014*
- poster 18″x24″[1 page] FEB 2014
Ads
- Square 4.83″ x 4.83″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Long 3.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Rectangle 7.83 x 5.46″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Large 7.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
* Order free copies of the 11×17 poster. (Order limits apply. Allow ample time for shipping.)
“I do a lot of things to stay healthy, including getting vaccinated.”
Woman with band aid on shoulder just after getting a vaccine. Color only.
Flyer
- flyer handout 8.5″x11″[1 page] FEB 2014
Posters
- poster 11″x17″[1 page] FEB 2014*
- poster 18″x24″[1 page] FEB 2014
Ads
- Square 4.83″ x 4.83″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Long 3.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Rectangle 7.83 x 5.46″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Large 7.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
* Order free copies of the 11×17 poster. (Order limits apply. Allow ample time for shipping.)
“I want to protect my health, so I’m getting the vaccines recommended for me.”
African American woman with healthcare professional in background. Color only.
Flyer
- flyer handout 8.5″x11″[1 page] FEB 2014
Posters
- poster 11″x17″[1 page] FEB 2014*
- poster 18″x24″[1 page] FEB 2014
Ads
- Square 4.83″ x 4.83″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Long 3.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Rectangle 7.83 x 5.46″ [1 page] JUL 2014
- Large 7.58″ x 10.58″ [1 page] JUL 2014
* Order free copies of the 11×17 poster. (Order limits apply. Allow ample time for shipping.)
Videos
This live-action video spotlights real-life parents learning about the vaccines they and other adults may need to stay healthy. You can share the video (2 versions available) or one of the 15-second teasers on your web site, through social media, or in your waiting room. (See “share” function under video in YouTube player. Contact NCIRDwebteam@cdc.gov if you need assistance or require a broadcast quality file.)
Adults: Do You Know What Vaccines You Need?
With busy jobs and four active kids, Mary Beth and Barckley Toole don’t have time to get sick. A call from the doctor’s office reminded Mary Beth that they need vaccines to help stay healthy – just like their kids do. Follow along as she and Barckley find out what vaccines are recommended for adults.
Adult Vaccination Radio PSAs
These public service announcements (PSAs) can be downloaded and played in your office or for patients that are on hold while calling your office.
- Better Safe (Radio PSA, 30 seconds) JUL 2014
Transcript [1 page] - Busy Mom (Radio PSA, 30 seconds) JUL 2014
Transcript [1 page] - Search Results (Radio PSA, 30 seconds) JUL 2014
Transcript [1 page] - The Appointment (Radio PSA, 30 seconds) JUL 2014
Transcript [1 page]
Adult Vaccination Web Buttons and Banners
Place any of these Web buttons on your website to encourage your adult audiences to protect themselves and their loved ones with vaccination. Clicking on a button placed on your website sends your visitors to CDC’s Adult Vaccination website.
To add any of these buttons to your website, have a Web developer or IT staff copy this code onto your website.
Protect yourself and your loved ones.
This button link to CDC’s Adult Vaccination website: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/index.html
Copy this code to your website.
Size: 180 x 150 FEB 2014
Size: 300 x 250 FEB 2014
“I do a lot to stay healthy, including getting vaccinated.”
This banner and button link to CDC’s Adult Vaccination website: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/index.html
Copy this code to your website.
Size: 160 x 600 FEB 2014
Size: 300 x 250 FEB 2014
“I got vaccinated because I can’t risk getting sick.”
These baners and button link to CDC’s Adult Vaccination website: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/index.html
Copy this code to your website.
Size: 728 x 90 FEB 2014
Size: 160 x 600 FEB 2014
Size: 300 x 250 FEB 2014
“My wife got whooping cough so I’m getting the vaccines I need.”
This banner and button link to CDC’s Adult Vaccination website: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/index.html
Copy this code to your website.
Size: 160 x 600 FEB 2014
Size: 300 x 250 FEB 2014
“I want to protect my health, so I’m getting the vaccines I need.”
This banner and button link to CDC’s Adult Vaccination website: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/index.html
Copy this code to your website.
Size: 160 x 600 FEB 2014
Size: 300 x 250 FEB 2014
“Adults: Don’t Wait. Vaccinate!”
All buttons link to CDC’s Adult Vaccination website: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/index.html
Copy this code to your website.
Size: 180 x 150 FEB 2014
Size: 100 x 83 FEB 2014
Size: 180 x 150 FEB 2014
Size: 100 x 83 FEB 2014
Ready to Publish Articles
- Immunization Protects All of Us: Don’t wait. Vaccinate. [1 page] AUG 2014
Audience: General Public/Adults
Length: Approximately ~450 words
This short article highlights the importance of immunization to protect all of us and encourages adults to make sure the whole family is up-to-date on recommended vaccines. - There are many things we want to pass on to our loved ones, illness is not one of them. [1 page]
Audience: General Public/Adults
Length: Approximately ~500 words
This short article encourages adults to get vaccinated to protect themselves – and those around them – from serious vaccine-preventable diseases.Spanish version
Sample Tweets and Social Media Posts
Adult Immunization Social Media Samples [1 page]
These sample tweets and social media posts can be shared with your virtual community to encourage adult vaccination.
- Page last reviewed: May 2, 2016
- Page last updated: July 27, 2018
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