APhA Celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) just released a press release and website in support of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), which is observed throughout August to celebrate the benefits of vaccination and to highlight the importance of adhering to regular vaccinations for people of all ages.
APhA recommends that patients “protect yourself,
your family, and your community by keeping your immunization record up-to-date” and be proactive after receiving a vaccination by doing the following:
- Ask your pharmacist and other health care providers to update your immunization record card
- Ask your pharmacist and other health care providers to report the vaccination to the immunization registry
- Carry and share your updated immunization record/card with every member of your health care team