December 13, 2024

Routine Immunizations on Schedule for Everyone (RISE)

Let's RISE is a CDC initiative to provide actionable strategies, resources, and data to support getting all Americans back on schedule with their routine immunizations to protect everyone from vaccine-preventable disease and disability.
Let’s RISE is focused on catching up groups of children and teens whose vaccination rates declined during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A woman and two children show off the band aids on their arms from where they had an immunization injected.

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a concerning drop in routine immunizations for children and adults. Routine vaccination coverage has not yet recovered among young children living in poverty and rural areas, kindergartners, and Medicaid-eligible adolescents.
Long-standing inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage that existed prior to the pandemic also continue for children in racial and ethnic minority groups and children who are not privately insured.
It is crucial that we take steps to help get everyone on schedule with their routine immunizations and meet Healthy People 2030 targets.

Why it's important

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends children keep up to date on their childhood vaccinations and well-child visits. This helps children stay healthy for school, childcare, and beyond.
Even small declines in vaccination coverage can result in an increase in the number of cases and outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases like measles that can cause serious illness, hospitalization, and death.
Routine childhood vaccinations are successful in preventing serious illness and death. Serious diseases once common at young ages in the United States, such as diphtheria, mumps, and rubella, are now practically unheard of. Help keep it that way.

Take Action to Get Routine Vaccinations Back on Track

Together, we can protect children, families, and communities through routine vaccination. Now is a great time to encourage families to check to see if everyone is up to date on their recommended vaccines and talk to a healthcare provider they trust.

CDC is calling on partners to take action to promote routine vaccination catch up with recommended vaccines.

Data for Routine Vaccination Catch Up

Action plan

Getting routine immunizations back on-track is a goal that we can achieve by working together

Use these evidence-based strategies and available resources to encourage catching up on routine vaccinations.

Health Departments

Leverage IIS data to identify and remind individuals behind on their vaccinations to get vaccinated
Make vaccines easy to find and access
Give strong vaccine recommendations
Disseminate vaccine-related communications around catch-up
Partner with schools and community organizations

Health Care Professionals

Send reminders to families whose children are behind on or due for vaccination
Improve vaccine-related communications
Offer vaccination-only appointments or hold vaccination clinics
Implement systems to review vaccine history at every visit
Offer strong recommendations
Have standing orders
Be prepared to answer questions and address concerns

Other Partners

Know where to find accurate information on routine vaccination
Connect with local public health department, ask how you can help with catch-up
Help carry messages about importance of catch-up; you are trusted sources who understand your community best
Engage with community members to address vaccine hesitancy
Leverage data to focus catch-up efforts on communities that have fallen behind on vaccinations

Schools

Share and utilize school vaccination data for catch-up
Include vaccination information in back-to-school communications
Help share the facts about vaccines
Send reminders to families whose children are not up to date on their vaccinations
Expand access to immunization services (e.g. school-based vaccination clinics)
Enforce school vaccination requirements