IDSA : View All Statements on Adult and Adolescent Immunization(2)

02/04/2010

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.

11/03/2008

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.

06/15/2007

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.

06/15/2007

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.

06/15/2007

Adult Immunization: What Can We Learn from the Childhood Immunization Program?

Hinman et al., Clinical Infectious Diseases vol. 44 no. 12 June 15, 2007 1532-1535.

Download the companion editorial commentary.

04/06/2007

Statement on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

IDSA's statement on the HPV vaccine which supports ACIP recommendations for its use, and notes the importance of improving financing and coverage rates.