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 Parenting
  • Educational Materials for Daycare Centers to Inspire Vaccination
• PēdsGeek MD: A Pediatricians’ Path to Vaccine Advocacy
• Child Care Aware of America: How Child Care Providers Play a Role in Childhood Immunization
• Verywell: Making Vaccine Visits Less Stressful for Parent & Baby
• ACOG President’s Blog: Conversations with Pregnant Patients Should Include Discussions About Infant Immunization Plans

Other participating blogs:

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

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