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Army Medicine Health Minute - August 2020 - Immunization & Influenza Vaccine Awareness
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and it is a prime time for ensuring that families are up-to-date on all their immunizations. Army public health experts say that vaccinations are the most effective protection against disease. Not only should adults be vigilant in their vaccinations to prevent spreading diseases to their children and others, but the children themselves need the required vaccines. Army public health experts say the advantage of vaccinations is not just protection for the individual who chooses to be immunized. When enough people in a community have immunity to a disease, opportunities for an outbreak are reduced because protected individuals interrupt the spread of disease.
Even more importantly, vulnerable persons who cannot receive certain vaccines—such as infants, pregnant women, or immunocompromised individuals—get some protection because the spread of contagious disease is contained. Required vaccinations vary between states and different ages; for more information contact your healthcare provider or local health department. Army Medicine is Army Strong!
| Date Taken: | 08.01.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 08.05.2020 17:08 |
| Category: | PSA |
| Video ID: | 762219 |
| VIRIN: | 200801-A-JX987-478 |
| Filename: | DOD_107923702 |
| Length: | 00:00:59 |
| Location: | US |
| Downloads: | 4 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 4 |
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