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                        Internet Resources—Vaccines
 

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases—10- Reasons To Get Vaccinated
Great information in a list of 10 reasons to get vaccinated.
https://www.nfid.org/immunization/10-reasons-to-get-vaccinated/
 

KidsHealth from Nemours—Video: Immune System
Animated video about how the immune system battles an illness.
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/ismovie.html?WT.ac=en-k-htbw-main-page-f
 

Nemours Kids Health—Your Immune System
Good information for young students about the immune system.
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/immune.html

 

Other resources from KidsHealth:

Your Immune System
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/immune.html

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Why Do I Need To Wash My Hands?
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/immune.html

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Quiz—The Immune System
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/isquiz.html?WT.ac=k-ra

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What Are Germs? 
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/germs.html?WT.ac=k-ra

 

For Teens—Colds and Flu
This site includes many articles in each section on common infections, STD, bacteria and viruses, fungal infections, skin infections and rashes, stomach and intestinal infections.     https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/infections/?WT.ac=t-nav-infections

 

Vaccine Basics—Importance of Vaccines
Another list of the top 10 reasons to Protect Children Through

 

Vaccination
https://vaccineinformation.org/vaccines-save-lives/

 

Vaccine Basics—How Vaccines Work
https://vaccineinformation.org/how-vaccines-work/

 

Vaccine Information for PreTeens—Udon’tGetIt Campaign Videos
Videos for adolescents that explains that by getting the vaccines for Tdap, Meningococcal and HPV, they don’t get the diseases. Links to other videos.
https://vaccineinformation.org/videos/index.asp?vid_cat=0003


National Institutes of Health (NIH)—Vaccines for Adult Health (from the Mayo Clinic)
http://www.mayoclinic.org/vaccines/ART-20046750?p=1
 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—How Vaccines Prevent Disease
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/howvpd.htm
 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Vaccines and Immunizations: The Basics
Home page with lots of links to information about vaccines, including:

MedicineNet—Flu Vaccine
http://www.medicinenet.com/flu_vaccination/article.htm


Teen health—Who Needs a Flu Shot?
http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/flu-shot.html


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FEMA
Lots of great information on the coronavirus (COVID-19), including How to prepare and protect yourself, what to do if you think you are sick, and much more!
https://www.coronavirus.gov/


CDC—About COVID-19
Up-to-date information about the virus and its symptoms. Also information about how is at high risk for COVID-19, full list of symptoms, and when to see a doctor.
https://www.apple.com/covid19

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Why Are Childhood Vaccines So Important?
Good explanation about how vaccines work to prevent disease.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/howvpd.htm

 

CDC—What Would Happen if We Stopped Vaccinations?
Information about how vaccines have prevented disease, how herd immunity works to reduce infections and what might happen if we stopped immunizations.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/whatifstop.htm


Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) —Immunization Schedule
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Requirements and Laws
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/laws/index.html

 

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia—Vaccine Education Center
Includes information on topics such as Vaccine Safety, Vaccine Ingredients, Vaccines and Other Conditions, Evaluating Scientific Information, and much more.
http://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center#.VuhC1OIrK70

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The History of Vaccines: An Educational Resource by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia—Ethical Issues and Vaccines
Good source for information on issues about ethical considerations concerning vaccines.
http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/ethical-issues-and-vaccines

The History of Vaccines: An Educational Resource by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia—Cultural Perspectives on Vaccination
http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/cultural-perspectives-vaccination


National Foundation for Infectious Diseases—10 Reasons To Be Vaccinated
http://www.adultvaccination.org/10-reasons-to-be-vaccinated

 

 

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