IKC in the News
2021
- August 27, 2021: Kansas Republican legislator and family physician has thoughts for vaccine conspiracists. Here's his fact check.
- April 27, 2021: CDC Foundation: Strengthening Vaccine Confidence by Supporting Community Organizations
- March 24, 2021: Kansas Action for Children: Why legislators should leave Kansas' required vaccine process alone
- November 22, 2020: KSHB News: "Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial follows safety protocols, principal investigator says" by Dr. Spyros Kalams
- November 16, 2020: Pratt Tribune: Confidence is key of COVID-19 vaccine arrives soon in Kansas
- Fall 2020: KUMC Wichita Pediatric Milestones Newsletter: "Why does it seem like it can be so hard to do the right thing?" by Gretchen Homan, MD
- Oct 31, 2020: Topeka Capital Journal: If COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Kansas, public confidence is key
- Aug 29, 2020: Topeka Capital Journal: Fewer Kansas kids got their shots this year. Experts caution that could lead to other kinds of school outbreaks
- May 20, 2020: Immunization Action Coalition: Issue 1496
- February 13, 2020: The Wichita Eagle: Kansas weighs stripping vaccine authority from health officials after opponent outcry
- August 22, 2019: Fort Scott Biz: Kansas HPV Vaccine Rates Improve Significantly
- July 30, 2019: KSNT: 15% of Kansas kindergartners are missing vaccines
- July 3, 2019: Emporia Gazette: Mandatory vaccinations good for Kansas
- June 27, 2019: Wichita Eagle: Vaccine opponents demand Kansas drop plan to expand required child immunizations
- March 5, 2019: KAFP: 2019 Kansas Family Physican of the Year is John Eplee, MD, FAAFP
- March 3, 2019: Two Manhattan organizations received Adolescent Immunization Innovation grants - Mercury
- February 25, 2019: MEDIA RELEASE Immunize Kansas Coalition Honors Adolescent Immunization Innovation Grant Recipients
- February 8, 2019: How Kansas Hopes To Boost Low Vaccine Rates To Protect Kids Against Meningitis And More - KCUR
- September 1, 2018: Coalition works to improve Kansas' number of adolescent HPV vaccinations
- October 10, 2017: MEDIA RELEASE Immunize Kansas Coalition Announces Opportunity: Adolescent Immunization Innovation Grants
- September 12, 2017: MEDIA RELEASE Kansas Coalition Encouraged by Improvements in Teen Vaccination Rates
- July 20, 2017: Coalition Launches Effort to Boost KS Adolescent Immunization Rates - WIBW
- June 13, 2017: Immunize Kansas Coalition Unveils Two New Resource Tookits
- February 2, 2017: Shawnee County Sees Increase in HPV Vaccine Rate After Health Department Initiative
- January 30, 2017: MEDIA RELEASE Immunize Kansas Coalition Honors Adolescent Immunization Award Winners (Print Friendly PDF)
- October 6, 2016: Kansas Immunization Program Receives National Award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- August 31, 2016: MEDIA RELEASE Kansas Demonstrates Improvements in Teen Vaccination Rates
- June 10, 2016: MEDIA RELEASE Immunize Kansas Coalition Unveils HPV Vaccine Toolkit
- August 3, 2015 (featured interview with Dr. Pezzino): HPV Vaccination Rates Low in Kansas - Kansas Public Radio
- August 3, 2015 (featured interview with Dr. Pezzino): Kansas teens shying away from HPV vaccination - KSNT TV
- July 31, 2015: MEDIA RELEASE Kansas Ranks Low Among States for HPV and Meningitis Vaccination