Did You Know? Millions and Millions
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Millions of HPV infections occur in teens and young adults each year, and tens of millions of Americans are currently infected with HPV.
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Millions of HPV infections occur in teens and young adults each year, and tens of millions of Americans are currently infected with HPV.
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Skipping vaccines can be costly — it cost almost $9 billion in 2015 to treat unvaccinated adults who had vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Annual influenza epidemics in the U.S. cause deaths, hospitalizations and lost work days and productivity
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Fewer teens are receiving the recommended three doses of HPV vaccine than are receiving the Tdap, meningococcal and chickenpox vaccines.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has a program that identifies reliable vaccine safety information on the internet.
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Women who receive the influenza vaccine during pregnancy protect their babies from the flu-like illness after birth.
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Rabies is invariably fatal once symptoms begin to develop.
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Meningitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the lining covering the brain and/or spinal cord, which can lead to a stiff neck, headache, fever and drowsiness, or, more seriously, coma or death.
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Fun tidbits about the Vaccine Heroes appear on screen after players use a Vaccine Hero card during game play.
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Antibiotics are available to treat pneumococcus but overuse of antibiotics has led to antibiotic-resistant in some strains of pneumococcus.