Stay up to date with the latest vaccine news.
- April 14 – US Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency for Three Months (Reuters)
- April 11 – Older Children, Teens At Greater Risk Of Severe MIS-C After SARS-CoV-2 Infection (HealthDay)
- April 8 – Risk for Cardiac Complications Higher After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Than After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination (CDC)
- April 4 – COVID-19 Vaccine Not Tied to Birth Defects (JAMA Pediatrics)
- March 30 – Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series Interval Considerations (CDC)
- March 29 – Immunocompromised Adolescents Approved for Second COVID-19 Booster (AAP)
- March 18 – AAP Releases the Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for the 2022-2023 Season (AAP)
- March 16 – New KDHE COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering Process (KDHE)
- Feb. 25 – New masking recommendations based on COVID-19 transmission rates by county (CDC)
View COVID-19 Resources.

Other Vaccine Updates
Free Training Modules to Improve Immunization Rates
Immunize Kansas Coalition offers two short, on-demand modules to improve immunization rates among adolescents in Kansas. KAAP invites you and your staff to take advantage of both of these important trainings. There is no cost and CME and CNE are available.
Shutting the Door on HPV Cancers
Estimated time to complete: 25-30 minutes
Audience: Healthcare Providers and Teams
Preventing Flu
Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes
Audience: Healthcare Providers and Teams
Campaign Resources and Toolkits
- Communicating About Vaccination in the United States: A FrameWorks Strategic Brief (Report FrameWorks Institute
and AAP) - Immunizations Campaign Toolkit (AAP)
- UNITY -United for Adolescent Vaccination Don’t Wait. Vaccinate. campaign
- CDC Digital Media Toolkit: 2021-22 Flu Season
- Immunize Kansas Coalition
- Podcast: YANSS 213 – How to improve your chances of nudging the vaccine hesitant away from hesitancy and toward vaccination
- Project VCTR
Vaccines for Children (VFC)
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