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May 20, 2025

Some Q&As in Japanese and other languages

The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) recently completed a project with our colleague in Japan, Dr. Tomohiro Katsuta, to make several VEC Q&As available in Japanese. Some are available in older versions and others are newly available. Q&A sheets available in Japanese include:

  • COVID-19
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • HPV
  • Influenza
  • Meningococcus
  • Pneumococcus
  • Shingles
  • Facts About Vaccine Safety
  • Aluminum in Vaccines
  • Vaccines and Autism
  • Vaccine Ingredients
  • Recommended Immunization Schedule
  • DNA, Fetal Cells & Vaccines

You can find the Japanese translations on our “Vaccine- and Vaccine Safety-Related Q&A Sheets” page or on our “Japanese Vaccine Informational Materials” page.

As a reminder, we also have a limited number of materials available in Greek, Kazakh, Polish, Somalian and Ukrainian. To see the selection, check our “International Vaccine- and Vaccine Safety-Related Informational Materials” page.

2025 Hilleman Essay Contest winners

We recently announced the 2025 Hilleman Essay Contest winners. This year, students were asked to discuss the importance of every citizen understanding science and use an example. Winners were celebrated during a virtual event hosted by Dr. Paul Offit, VEC Director, and a keynote address was delivered by Dr. Arthur Caplan, founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Department of Population Health. A private after-party for winners enabled them to meet the speakers and other VEC team members.

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