Public health experts hit the road to address barriers to vaccination for children in Texas

Every year the World Health Organization recognizes the last week of April as World Immunization Week – a time to celebrate the millions of lives saved and the eradication of multiple diseases because of vaccines. However, access to vaccines is still a barrier for many children in our community, so public health experts with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth）正在撞到地面，将救生免疫直接带给他们。

全都为他们是一项多疗法的多组分计划，旨在提高免疫率，包括HPV疫苗，在德克萨斯州医学贫乏地区的少数族裔青年中。由研究人员领导beplay苹果手机能用吗UTHealth School of Public Health，该倡议是与Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas Children’s Hospital, Memorial Hermann Health System, and Harris County Public Health.

In hopes of ending the current global pandemic, the importance of staying up to date on immunizations is especially relevant. However, with the dramatic shift in daily life due to COVID-19 precautions, experts worry many children will continue to fall behind on their immunization schedules.

全都为他们与精选的公立学区合作，在中学和高中生以及年轻的兄弟姐妹的学校举办免费疫苗接种诊所，因此这些孩子可以收到所有推荐的照片。提供的免疫接种包括破伤风，白喉，百日咳，脑膜炎球菌A，流感和人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）。

“We aim to help parents understand the importance of these immunizations, and bring the vaccines directly to their children to eliminate the barriers to their children receiving them,” saidPaula M. Cuccaro, PhD, principal investigator and assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth School of Public Health.

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The CDC recommends children ages 9-14 receive a two-dose immunization series. If the first dose is administered on or after the child’s 15th birthday, a three-dose schedule is recommended. The CDC also recommends that adults ages 27-45 may decide to get the HPV vaccine based on discussion with their health care provider.

HPV is responsible for 34,800 new cancer diagnoses annually. The virus is linked to more than 90% of all cervical and anal cancer diagnoses, more than 60% of all penile cancers, and approximately 70% of all oral cancers. The HPV vaccine provides protection against nearly 90% of cancer-causing infections.

To read more about the recommended immunizations schedules for children and adolescents, visit the CDC’swebsite.

全都为他们is funded by The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).