National Adult Immunization Awareness Week -- October 20 26, 1996
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week is October 20-26,
1996.
This week emphasizes the importance of appropriately vaccinating
adults
against in-fluenza, pneumococcal disease, hepatitis B, diphtheria,
tetanus,
measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. National Adult Immunization
Awareness Week coincides with the beginning of the influenza
vaccination
season and increases awareness for the need to implement adult
vaccination
programs.
Additional information about activities during National Adult
Immunization Awareness Week is available from the National
Coalition for
Adult Immunization, 4733 Bethesda Ave., Suite 750, Bethesda, MD
20814;
telephone (301) 656-0003; fax (301) 907-0878; e-mail
adultimm@aol.com; and
World Wide Web site www.medscape.com-ncai.
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