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The Women’s Health Awareness Vaccine Confidence Study aims to understand public opinion, concerns and beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine and immunizations within the Black community in North Carolina.

The mission of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) is to prevent disease, disability and death through immunization and by control of respiratory and related diseases. To achieve this goal, the mission of the Immunization Services Division is to protect individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases through provision of federal funds and contracts to purchase vaccine, the provision of technical and financial support of immunization programs, provider and public education, and evaluation and research.

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Meningococcal Vaccine for Preteens, Teens, and Adolescents

Shannon Stokley, MPH1, Jenny Jeyarajah, MS1, David Yankey, MS1, Maria Cano, MD2, Julianne Gee, MPH2, Jill Roark, MPH3, C. Robinette Curtis, MD1, Lauri Markowitz, MD4 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Thanks to effective vaccine, the United States has been polio-free since 1979. But poliovirus is still a threat in some countries. Be part of the success story and get your child vaccinated on schedule.

Jessica R. MacNeil, MPH1, Lorry Rubin, MD2, Lucy McNamara, PhD3, Elizabeth C. Briere, MD1, Thomas A.

For Hepatitis Awareness Month and national Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19th, learn more about the different types of viral hepatitis. Find out if you should get tested or vaccinated by taking a quick, online Hepatitis Risk Assessment.

Vaccinate your child against rotavirus, a major cause of severe diarrhea.

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Safety and Pregnant Women - CDC