{"id":13256,"date":"2026-08-14T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=13256"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:38:08","slug":"national-immunization-awareness-month-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/national-immunization-awareness-month-4\/","title":{"rendered":"National Immunization Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>August is recognized as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). It is a month observed to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vaccinations are important at every stage of life. They are one of the safest preventative care measures available and help play a vital role in keeping you healthy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vaccines work by stimulating the immune system to protect the body against viruses or bacteria that cause infection. After vaccination, the immune system is better prepared to respond quickly when the body\u00a0encounters\u00a0the disease-causing organism.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From infants to older adults, immunizations play a critical role in preventing serious diseases such as measles, whooping cough, flu, shingles, and HPV-related cancers. Skipping vaccines can leave you and your family vulnerable to these illnesses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting vaccinated plays\u00a0an important role\u00a0in keeping your family and community healthy, as vaccinations help protect you from infectious diseases and can lessen the severity of illness. They\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0just help protect you; they also help keep diseases from spreading to others, such as your family, neighbors, classmates, coworkers, and others in the community. Especially\u00a0those who are\u00a0most vulnerable to illness, such as infants, elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Immunization Awareness Month offers\u00a0a timely\u00a0reminder as families prepare for back-to-school and flu season approaches. If you would like to help raise awareness about the importance of vaccination, encourage friends and family to talk to a healthcare provider they trust about staying up to date on their vaccinations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page. You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter. PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August is recognized as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). It is a month observed to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vaccinations are important at every stage of life. They are one of the safest preventative … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1806,5,1,61,14,324,24,3,4],"tags":[274,722,457,2235,1712,1625,1530,473],"class_list":["post-13256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19","category-general-health","category-health","category-lifestyle","category-mens-health","category-observance","category-parenting","category-pediatric-care","category-womens-health","tag-flu","tag-health","tag-immunizations","tag-mens-health","tag-national-immunization-awareness-month","tag-vaccinations","tag-vaccines","tag-womens-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13258,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13256\/revisions\/13258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}