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Pre-teen Vaccine Campaign
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The Pre-teen Vaccine Campaign launched on August 1, 2007. Through extensive audience research, CDC has created posters, flyers, and PSA's in English and Spanish to educate parents and providers about the three pre-teen vaccines and the 11 and 12 year old medical check-up. Use the above links to visit the "flyers", "posters", and "PSA" gallery pages to download materials. You can also request a DVD if you plan to professionally print the posters.
Campaign Goals
- Motivate caregivers of 11 and 12 year olds to have their pre-teens immunized with Tdap, MCV4 and HPV (for girls).
- Motivate caregivers to get their pre-teens caught up on missed childhood vaccines.
- Through additional targeting of African Americans and Hispanics, increase awareness of immunization recommendations and benefits (and thereby increase immunization rates and prevent disparities).
- Promote the 11 to 12 year old medical check-up.
- Provide healthcare providers with educational materials to facilitate their efforts.
Target Audiences
- Primary audiences
- Mothers of pre-teens
- Pediatricians and their staffs
- Family Physicians and their staffs
- Secondary Audiences
- Fathers and other caregivers of pre-teens
- Organizations that have members who can reach parents and providers
PSA Media Advisory
- CDC Urges Pre-Teen Vaccinations with New Radio and TV Public Service Announcements: PSAs in English and Spanish urge parents protect their 11 and 12 year olds against serious diseases such as meningitis, whooping cough and the virus that causes cervical cancer.
- Media Advisory in English
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Press Release
- Press release: CDC Urges Parents to Protect Preteens with Three Recommended Vaccines: New CDC campaign launched during National Immunization Awareness Month encourages a routine health checkup for 11-and 12-year-olds.
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This page last modified on August 29, 2008
Content last reviewed on July 30, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Content last reviewed on July 30, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases