Press Releases & Media Advisories

Press Releases related to immunizations and vaccinations. Also see CDC Press Releases.

2017

• August 24, 2017 – Press Release
  Most U.S. Teens Are Getting Cancer-Preventing Vaccine
• April 3, 2017 – Press Release
  CDC Study Finds Flu Vaccine Saves Children’s Lives

2016

• February 24, 2016 – Press Release
  Flu Vaccine Nearly 60 Percent Effective

2015

• August 27, 2015 – Press Release
  State exemption levels low, national vaccination rates high
  • August 26, 2015 – Media Advisory
    CDC Telebriefing: CDC officials to discuss vaccine exemption levels and infant vaccination coverage
• July 30, 2015 – Press Release
  Many adolescents still not getting HPV vaccine
• April 27, 2015 – Press Release
  Microneedle Patch for Measles Vaccination Could Be a Game Changer
• April 14, 2015 – Press Release
  Ebola vaccine trial begins in Sierra Leone
  • April 13, 2015 – Media Advisory
    Launch of STRIVE Ebola Vaccine Trial
• January 15, 2015 – Press Release
  Protection from Flu Vaccination Reduced this Season

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2014

• August 28, 2014 – Press Release
  U.S. infant vaccination rates high
• July 24, 2014 – Press Release
  Safe and effective vaccine that prevents cancer continues to be underutilized
• July 24, 2014 – Media Advisory
  CDC officials to discuss National Immunization Survey-Teen results and HPV vaccination coverage among adolescents
• May 29, 2014 – Press Release
  Measles cases in the United States reach 20-year high
  • May 29, 2014 – Media Advisory
    CDC to announce record-breaking year in reported cases of measles in the United States
• April 24, 2014 – Press Release
  Report shows 20-year US immunization program spares millions of children from diseases
  • April 24, 2014 – Media Advisory
    Report shows 20-year US immunization program spares millions of children from diseases
• March 27, 2014 – Press Release
  New study shows flu vaccine reduced children’s risk of intensive care unit flu admission by three-fourths
• February 20, 2014 – Press Release
  CDC reports flu hit younger people particularly hard this season
  • February 20, 2014 – Media Advisory
    CDC telebriefing: Update on flu activity and vaccine effectiveness estimates

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2013

• December 5, 2013 – Press Release
  Measles Still Threatens Health Security
  • December 5, 2013 – Press Briefing Transcript
    Measles Press Conference: 50th Anniversary of Measles Vaccine
• July 25, 2013 – Press Release
  HPV vaccine: Safe, effective, and grossly underutilized
  • July 25, 2013 – Press Briefing Transcript
    CDC Telebriefing on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and vaccine safety monitoring
  • July 25, 2013 – Media Advisory
    CDC officials to discuss Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and vaccine safety monitoring
• June 20, 2013 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC advisory committee recommends an influenza vaccine option for persons with egg allergy
• June 19, 2013 – CDC Press Release
  New study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen girls
  • June 19, 2013 – CDC Media Advisory
    CDC officials to discuss decline in Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in females since vaccination started in 2006
  • June 19, 2013 – CDC Transcript
    CDC Telebriefing on HPV prevalence among young women following HPV vaccination introduction in the United States, NHANES, 2003-2010
    • Audio recording[MP3, 6.93 MB]
• June 12, 2013 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
• April 5, 2013 – CDC Transcript
  CDC Telebriefing on H7N9 Influenza Cases
• February 19, 2013 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
• January 29, 2013 – CDC Media Advisory
  Telebriefing on U.S. Adult Vaccination Rates
  • January 29, 2013 – CDC Transcript
    CDC Telebriefing on U.S. Adult Vaccination Rates
    • Audio recording[MP3, 6.68 MB]
• January 18, 2013 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Update: 2012-2013 Influenza Season
  • January 18, 2013 – CDC Transcript
    CDC Update: Flu Season and Vaccine Effectiveness
    • Audio recording[MP3, 8 MB]
• January 11, 2013 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Update: Flu Season and Vaccine Effectiveness
  • January 11, 2013 – CDC Transcript
    CDC Update: Flu Season and Vaccine Effectiveness
    • Audio recording[MP3, 9.17 MB]

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2012

• December 19, 2012 – CDC Press Release
  New CDC influenza mobile app gives physicians a new, easy way to connect with CDC
• November 30, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  Telebriefing on U.S. Influenza Activity and Vaccination Rates for Current Season
  • December 3, 2012 – CDC Transcript
    Telebriefing on U.S. Influenza Activity and Vaccination Rates for Current Season
    • Audio recording[MP3, 5.97MB]
• October 24, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommends HibMenCY for Infants at Increased Risk for Meningococcal Disease
• October 24, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices Recommends Tdap Immunization for Pregnant Women
• October 22, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
• October 12, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Releases First FluView Report for 2012-2013 Influenza Season
• October 11, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC, FDA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Joint Telebriefing Updating Investigation of Meningitis Outbreak
  • October 11, 2012 – CDC Transcript
    CDC, FDA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Joint Telebriefing Updating Investigation of Meningitis Outbreak
    • Audio recording[MP3, 16 MB]
• October 5, 2012 – CDC Press Release
  Update on Nationwide Meningitis Outbreak
• October 4, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC and FDA Joint Telebriefing on Investigation of Meningitis Outbreak
• August 9, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Update: Influenza A (H3N2) Variant Virus
  • August 3, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
    CDC Update: Influenza A (H3N2) Variant Virus
• July 18, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Telebriefing: Pertussis Epidemic in Washington State – 2012
  • Reported NNDSS pertussis cases: 1922-2011[1 page]
• June 14, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
• June 7, 2012 – CDC Media Statement
  Statement regarding Office of the Inspector General Vaccines for Children report
• April 19, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Telebriefing: Measles — United States, 2011
• February 23, 2012 – CDC Media Advisory
  CDC Telebriefing: Influenza Update

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