Featured Priority: Adult Immunization

Adult vaccination rates remain low in the United States. This leaves adults vulnerable to the heavy toll vaccine-preventable diseases take on health and productivity. We work with partners so more adults can get the vaccines recommended for them.

Making Adult Immunization Routine

To reinforce immunization as a routine part of health care, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) updated the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice in 2013. These standards encourage providers to:

• Assess adults’ immunization needs at every clinical encounter
• Strongly recommend necessary vaccines
• Administer recommended vaccines or refer patients to the appropriate provider
• Document the vaccines patients receive in a state or local vaccine registry

National Adult Influenza and Immunization Summit

OIDP co-chairs the National Adult Influenza and Immunization Summit in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Immunize.org.

Key summit goals include:

• Expanding access to vaccines for adults
• Reducing health disparities in adult immunization
• Developing strategies for educating providers and patients
• Establishing standard ways to measure progress toward adult immunization goals