United States Joins International Vaccination Effort

For Immediate Release April 19, 2004 Contact: CDC Office of Communications Curtis Allen, 404-639-8487office 404-353-6558 cell United States Joins International Vaccination Effort National Infant Immunization Week Crosses the United States-Mexico Border El Paso, Texas—National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) and Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) will be launched in El Paso later this month in an international effort that crosses borders with the message that infants and children should be fully immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases. The U.S. Department of Health…

National Infant Immunization Week Urges Parents to Vaccinate

United States Joins International Vaccination Effort The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced they will be participating in an unprecedented multi-national Western Hemisphere campaign to promote immunization in all countries of the Americas starting April 25th. HHS and CDC will partner with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission (USMBHC) and more than 35 other nations for Vaccination Week in the…

“STOP WHOOPING COUGH” EVENT TO BE HELD APRIL 28

“STOP WHOOPING COUGH” EVENT TO BE HELD APRIL 28 Event to Focus on Importance of Immunizations in Protecting Kids’ Lungs In recent years, pertussis (whooping cough) cases have reached their highest levels in decades in San Diego County. To educate people about the importance of infant and toddler immunizations, local public and private health organizations are holding a Stop Whooping Cough event on April 28, during National Infant Immunization Week (April 25-May 1). The threat to children’s health posed by…

Cover the Uninsured Week 2004

There are nearly 44 million Americans living without health coverage – including 8.5 million children. In 2002, the number of people without health coverage increased by more than 2 million, the largest one-year increase in a decade. Unfortunately, the problem won’t get better soon. Rising health care costs continue to undermine the ability of individuals, businesses and state governments to purchase health care coverage. Reversing this disturbing trend, elevating this issue on the national and local agendas, educating Americans about…