National Immunization Awareness Month

August isn't just back-to-school (BTS) season, it's also National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)!

Suggested hashtags include: #NIAM #NIAM2025 #ivax2protect #ImmunityCommunity.

IKC Back to School Campaign | IKC x Voices for Vaccines Campaign | #FirstDayVax Campaign | CDC Resources

IKC's NIAM & Back-to-School Campaign

Flyers

Start Smart Flyer - English
Start Smart Flyer - Spanish
Aren't Just for Kids Flyer - English
Aren't Just for Kids Flyer - Spanish

IKC X Voices for Vaccines Campaign

Week 1 (August 1 - August 2)

Week 2 (August 5 - August 10)

Caption: Trends come and go, but vaccines keep doing what they’ve always done: shielding us from diseases that once caused serious harm. They protected our parents, and they’re still working for us today.
#NIAM2025 #ImmunityCommunity

Caption: Being informed about vaccines means knowing that ingredients like gelatin and aluminum aren’t scary—they’re there for specific, science-based reasons. Knowledge beats worry every time.
#NIAM2025 #ImmunityCommunity

Week 3 (August 11 - August 16)

Caption: While debates may make the news, kindergarten enrollment forms tell a different story: most parents are consistently choosing protection. Nearly 90% of kids are protected against measles before starting school!
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Caption: The science behind vaccines is settled, but the policies that protect access to them need ongoing support. That’s where advocacy makes a real difference—and why it’s so important to hear from Kansans who care about protecting their communities.
#NIAM2025 #ImmunityCommunity

Week 4 (August 19 - August 24)

Pregnancy & Vaccination FB_IG

Caption: Pregnancy puts you at higher risk of certain infections—even if you’ve always been healthy. Vaccines step in to provide the protection your body might not be able to give on its own.
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Caption: Pertussis, hep A, and meningitis still occasionally find their way into our communities. The difference between an outbreak affecting you or passing you by? Being up to date on vaccines.
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Caption:Hepatitis B can affect anyone, but universal vaccination means no one has to wonder if they’re protected. Protect everyone from birth, and we can eliminate this disease entirely.
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Week 5 (August 25 - August 31)

Caption: You send your kids to school to learn, not to get sick. Outbreaks belong in the lesson plan—not in real life. Vaccines help keep it that way—keeping classrooms full and futures on track.
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Caption: The Vaccines for Children program isn’t just policy—it’s proof that America has long believed vaccination is so important that cost should never be a barrier. That’s the kind of commitment that saves lives.
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