VACCINE AWARENESS
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. The month emphasizes the importance of vaccinations. Vaccines are safe and effective way to protect yourself and your loved ones from serious disease.
Things everyone should know about immunizations
1. Protection
Vaccines programs over the past 50 years have prevented an estimated 154 million deaths. Most of these lives were children under the age of 5 years. Vaccination has a direct link to 40% decline in infant mortality rates.
2. Testing and Carefully Selected Ingredients
Today, vaccines are subject to rigorous and extensive development programs mandated by the FDA. This includes comprehensive laboratory testing, as well as both animal and human clinical trials to prove their safety and effectiveness.
3. Cost-Effective Shield Against Disease
Vaccines have slashed national health care spending by over 60% compared with a no-vaccine scenario, reducing costs to just $13 billion and preventing 3.4 million hospital days and nearly 154,000 deaths.
4. Minimal Risk vs Lasting Benefits
Vaccine side effects are typically minor and brief, for a life-saving medical intervention. The most common reactions are swelling at the injection site or low grade fever, both of which may only last a few days.
Scientific consensus is clear: Getting vaccinated is a responsible and powerful choice that not only protects yourself but the ones you love as well. Everyone deserves the chance to stay healthy.
To check on your vaccination status or schedule an appointment to get vaccinated, visit FourPointsHealth.org