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Vaccine-Preventable Deaths Reach New Low in U.S. Growing Number of U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Vaccinations U.S. Flu Vaccine Plentiful: CDC

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Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis are serious diseases caused by bacteria. ... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Hepatitis A Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is found in the stool of persons with hepatitis A. It is usually spread by close personal contact and sometimes by eat... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Hepatitis B Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Hepatitis B virus is spread through contact with the blood and body fluids of an infected person.... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Inactivated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Thai Vietnamese   Two types of influenza (flu) vaccine are now available. Inactivated (killed) influenza vaccine, given as a shot, has been used in the United States for many years. A live, weakened vaccine was license... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases.... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine can help prevent serious pneumococcal disease, such as meningitis and blood infections. It can also prevent some ear infections.... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Polio Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Polio is a disease caused by a virus. It enters a child’s (or adult’s) body through the mouth. Sometimes it does not cause serious illness. But sometimes it causes paralysis (can’t move arm or leg). I... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong   These questions help health care providers determine which vaccines may be administered on a given day. ... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Tetanus and Diphtheria Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Tetanus (lockjaw) and diphtheria are serious diseases. Tetanus is caused by a germ that enters the body through a cut or wound. Diphtheria spreads when germs pass from an infected person to the nose... Details > Immunization Action Coalition