Strengthening Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage

While the United States has made significant progress toward eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases among children, unacceptably low immunization rates still exist among many adults and adolescents.

IDSA policy efforts specific to:

IDSA's Efforts in Strengthening Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage

2/4/2010

Adult Immunization: Shots to Save Lives (PDF)

IDSA partnered with the Trust for America's Health (TFAH), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) on this report, which found that more than 30 percent of adults ages 65 and older had not been immunized against pneumonia in 36 states as of 2008.

11/3/2008

ACP-IDSA Joint Statement of Medical Societies Regarding Adult Vaccination by Physicians (PDF)

The American College of Physicians and IDSA position stating that primary care and many subspecialty physicians should take an active role in the discussion and review of their adult patients’ vaccination status and in the administration of recommended vaccines.

6/15/2007

Action to Strengthen Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage in the United States: Policy Principles of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

IDSA, Clinical Infectious Diseases vol. 44 no. 12 June 15, 2007 e104-e108.

Download the entire principles document.

6/15/2007

Executive Summary--Actions to Strengthen Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage in the United States: Policy Principles of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

IDSA, Clinical Infectious Diseases vol. 44 no. 12 June 15, 2007 1529-1531.

Download the executive summary of the principles document.

More Statements

11/15/2004

Stimulating Innovation in Medical Technologies (PDF)

IDSA urged HHS to develop an initiative to stimulate innovation in medical technologies, specifically new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics to treat, prevent, and detect infectious diseases agents, and particularly for antibiotics to treat resistant bacterial infections and new rapid diagnostics to detect them.

10/29/2004

Concern about the Hypothetical Association between Thimerosal in Vaccines and Autism (PDF)

IDSA opposes the actions of some congressional members who inaccurately propose an association between vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal and autism.

5/23/2003

Improved Vaccine Affordability and Availability (PDF)

IDSA supported legislation that would ensure the future stability of the national Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).

6/4/2002

IDSA Outlines its Research Priorities for NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, MD (PDF)

IDSA joined with HIVMA to support the development of new therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics and approaches; investigation of the chronic diseases/infectious agents link; global tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS research; research capacity/infrastructure building in resource-limited nations; the Fogarty International Center; international ID training opportunities; and domestic HIV/AIDS therapeutic research.

More Letters

6/5/2012

Adult Immunization: Shots to Save Lives; Trust for America's Health, IDSA & The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 02/04/2010

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Strengthening Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage

IDSA's Efforts in Strengthening Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage

Adult Immunization: Shots to Save Lives (PDF)

ACP-IDSA Joint Statement of Medical Societies Regarding Adult Vaccination by Physicians (PDF)

Action to Strengthen Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage in the United States: Policy Principles of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Executive Summary--Actions to Strengthen Adult and Adolescent Immunization Coverage in the United States: Policy Principles of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Stimulating Innovation in Medical Technologies (PDF)

Concern about the Hypothetical Association between Thimerosal in Vaccines and Autism (PDF)

Improved Vaccine Affordability and Availability (PDF)

IDSA Outlines its Research Priorities for NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, MD (PDF)

Summary of 1st National Adult Immunization Summit & 12th National Influenza Vaccine Summit (PDF)

Enhancing Use of Clinical Preventive Services Among Older Adults; Closing the Gap (2011)

Adult Immunization: Complex Challenges and Recommendations for Improvement

Primary Care Physician Perspectives on Providing Adult Vaccines

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