Network News — November 13, 2025

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Virtual: National Network for Immunization Coalitions will host webinar “Social Media Strategies: Digital Advertising and Using Social Media for Rapid Response” on November 14 at 1:00 p.m. (ET)

The National Network for Immunization Coalitions will host a webinar titled Social Media Strategies: Digital Advertising and Using Social Media for Rapid Response at 1:00 p.m. (ET) on November 14. This webinar will explore strategies for using social media effectively, with a focus on digital advertising, behavioral marketing, and rapid response communications. Speakers will share practical approaches for developing targeted ad campaigns, leveraging data to maximize reach and engagement, and adapting quickly to emerging events or misinformation. Participants will gain insights and tools to strengthen their organization’s social media presence and ensure their messages are heard when it matters most.

Register for the webinar.

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Coalition News, Top Stories, and Events

EverThrive Illinois shares its 2025–26 COVID-19 and flu websites and campaign materials

EverThrive Illinois is combating widespread misinformation and disinformation about vaccines with new resources to help avoid further confusion around vaccination guidelines and eligibility and share a unified message that builds trust in public health guidance. To do this, EverThrive Illinois has launched two websites:

Everthrive Illinois is directing people to its websites through public outreach and a Facebook campaign. Use the campaign materials on your own social media channels and websites to promote the Everthrive Illinois resources this season.

Everthrive Illinois’ website messaging aligns with the latest recommendations from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).

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Boost Oregon’s motivational interviewing training is changing vaccine conversations nationwide

Boost Oregon is offering a variety of in-person and virtual training options to support you and your organization in becoming proficient in motivational interviewing (MI). MI is a collaborative communication style that helps people explore their own motivations for change. Rather than relying on persuasion, MI gives providers tools to ask open-ended questions, reflect on what they hear, and guide conversations in a way that honors patients’ autonomy and values.

Boost Oregon’s MI-based training is available to healthcare and public health organizations nationwide. Sessions are flexible, ranging from short virtual introductions to multi-session, skill-building workshops, and can be tailored for a range of audiences, including nurses, pharmacists, and community health workers. Trainings are available in both English and Spanish. For public health coalitions and partner organizations, MI training offers more than a professional skillset; it’s a strategy for rebuilding trust, one conversation at a time.

View the motivational interviewing training options.

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Today! Virtual: Immunize Colorado hosts webinar “What's New with the Flu?” on November 13 at 1:00 p.m. (ET).

Immunize Colorado is hosting a webinar titled What’s New with the Flu? at 1:00 p.m. (ET) on November 13. During the webinar, Suchitra Rao, MBBS, MSCS, will provide her annual update on the 2025–26 flu season, as well as other important information about respiratory virus season and vaccinations.

Register for the webinar.

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Virtual: Tulsa Area Immunization Coalition invites you to hear a cervical cancer survivor's story during its general membership meeting on November 19 at 1:10 p.m. (ET)

The Tulsa Area Immunization Coalition will host an event during its general membership meeting at 1:10 p.m. (ET) on November 19 featuring Lauren Lastauskas. Lauren is an HPV-related cervical cancer survivor and caregiver dedicated to improving quality of life and treatments for the cancer community through education, advocacy, and connection. Lauren became a Cervivor Ambassador in 2016, only a few months after her life-changing diagnosis. With a decade of personal and professional experience in healthcare and advocacy, Lauren frequently shares her experience and story with medical and industry professionals and the community to inspire change, and is currently a program coordinator at Cervivor, Inc.

The event is in-person, but can be viewed virtually. Contact Ron Kroening at rkroening@tulsa-health.org for the viewing information.

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Virtual: WithinReach shares webinar “Speak with Confidence: Immunization Recommendations During Pregnancy and Beyond” on November 19 at 3:00 p.m. (ET) 

WithinReach is hosting a webinar titled Speak with Confidence: Immunization Recommendations During Pregnancy and Beyond at 3:00 p.m. (ET) on November 19. During the webinar, Linda Eckert, MD, will provide an overview of vaccines recommended during pregnancy and the importance of vaccination for pregnant patients and their babies. Additionally, Elias Kass, ND, will discuss immunizations recommended for babies and share immunization resources for pregnant patients.

Register for the webinar.

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Virtual: Indiana Immunization Coalition hosts webinar “Meeting the Vaccination Needs of Patients Who Are Refugees” on December 10 at 3:00 p.m. (ET)

The Indiana Immunization Coalition will host a webinar titled Meeting the Vaccination Needs of Patients Who Are Refugees at 3:00 p.m. (ET) on December 10. Speaker Pyae Kyaw, MPH, public health administrator, Refugee and International Health, at the Indiana Department of Health, will discuss how to ensure refugee families receive the vaccines they need to keep them free of serious and preventable illnesses.

Register for the webinar.

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Other News, Educational Opportunities, and Events

Grandparents for Vaccines seeks volunteers to join its state leaders group to support communication activities

Grandparents for Vaccines (GFV) is a volunteer-run organization, formed in partnership with Voices for Vaccines, Nurses for America, and other organizations. It was formed to counter anti-vaccine sentiment by using the voices of grandparents to protect grandchildren. The organization aims to mobilize the voices of the 67 million American grandparents in the United States to make sure grandchildren do not suffer the deadly illnesses they experienced as children.

Right now, GFV is seeking to expand its state leader group of Grandparents for Vaccines. State leaders aid GFV in its communication goals by:

  • Appearing on local TV stations to tell the GFV story and call on the nation to vaccinate grandchildren
  • Helping to organize and speak at local events such as PTA meetings, web meetings, and faith meetings
  • Helping with other GFV communication activities

State leaders receive support, resources, and training, and can choose a working group to be involved with. The expectation is that everyone gets involved with at least one working group, and no more than two. Important group meetings occur twice a month and feature updates on activities the groups are working on, as well as skill-building sessions, and other training.

Volunteers are already set up to help in 15 states, but more volunteers are needed!

To learn more, contact GFV at grandparentsforvaccines@gmail.com with “state leader” in the subject line.

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Today! Virtual: Register for Immunize​.org Website Office Hours. Join a 30-minute discussion about its new travel vaccine content on November 13 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). Recorded sessions archived.

To learn simple tips and tricks for using Immunize​.org websites efficiently, please register for the Website Office Hours webinar today, Thursday, November 13, at 12:00 p.m. (ET).

Immunize​.org will open the 30-minute session with a short, live demonstration on navigating the Travel Vaccines website sections on Immunize​.org and VaccineInformation​.org. You can submit questions when you register or live on Zoom during the session.

Register for Immunize​.org Website Office Hours.

The archive of previous Website Office Hours content is posted at Immunize​.org’s “Webinars & Videos” page.

Mark your calendar for future Immunize​.org Website Office Hours.

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Virtual: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases hosts “Pulse Check: What's at Stake This Respiratory Season” webinar on December 3 at 12:00 p.m. (ET) as part of its 2025–2026 Respiratory Season News Briefing series. CME credit offered.

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) will host its third webinar in its 2025–2026 Respiratory Season News Briefings series titled Pulse Check: What’s at Stake This Respiratory Season at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on December 3. The panel includes NFID Medical Director Robert H. Hopkins; Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, former CDC director; and Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development.

Speakers will focus on new barriers to getting vaccinated, including access, payment, differing recommendations, and widespread misinformation. This briefing will provide a pulse check with new survey findings, expert perspectives, and personal stories that will highlight:

  • New challenges in protecting public health during the current respiratory season
  • What’s at stake for individual families, communities, and the U.S. healthcare system
  • The immediate and long-term implications for public health

CME and CNE credit are available. There is no fee to participate in this activity, but preregistration is required.

Register for the webinar.

NFID hosts monthly webinars to increase awareness of the importance of infectious disease prevention and treatment. CME, CNE, and CPE credits are available for select recordings. View all archived NFID webinars.

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Virtual: CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center hosts Current Issues in Vaccines series webinar “The Hepatitis B Birth Dose Revisited” on December 3 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). CME credit offered.

The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will present a 1-hour webinar titled The Hepatitis B Birth Dose Revisited at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on December 3. Part of its Current Issues in Vaccines series, the webinar will feature Paul Offit, MD, director of the VEC.

Free continuing education credits (CME, CEU, and CPE) will be available for both the live and archived events.

Register for the webinar.

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Virtual: Register for Immunize​.org Website Office Hours. Join a 30-minute discussion about its image library, webinars, videos, and social media content on December 10 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or December 11 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). Recorded sessions archived.

To learn simple tips and tricks for using Immunize​.org websites efficiently, please register for its next set of Website Office Hours on Wednesday, December 10, at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or Thursday, December 11, at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The same content will be covered in both sessions.

Immunize​.org will open each 30-minute session with a short, live demonstration on navigating its image library, webinars, videos, and social media (YouTube) website sections. You can submit questions when you register or live on Zoom during the session.

Register today for Immunize​.org Website Office Hours (content is the same for both):

The archive of previous Website Office Hours content is posted at Immunize​.org’s “Webinars & Videos” page.

Mark your calendar for future Immunize​.org Website Office Hours.

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Resources

CDC updates "Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States" web page for the 2025–26 season

On November 4, CDC updated its Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States web page for the 2025–26 season. The clinical considerations provide guidance to healthcare professionals and public health officials on use of COVID-19 vaccines.

The adult and child and adolescent schedules were updated to reflect the changes on October 7.

CDC summarizes recent changes to the COVID-19 vaccination guidance to reflect:

  • COVID-19 vaccination recommendations have been updated to reflect individual-based decision-making (shared clinical decision-making) for people age 6 months and older.
  • The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is no longer authorized for children age 6 months through 4 years. The only FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine available for this age group is Spikevax (Moderna).

Communication with the public is more important than ever, as the public are facing greater access barriers and more confusion about vaccines in general.

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Vaccinate Your Family announces Viraltruths​.org website, providing plain language answers to the questions most frequently asked about vaccines

Vaccinate Your Family (VYF) launched its new microsite Viraltruths.org built to provide plain language answers to the questions most frequently asked about vaccines. The site serves as a helpful tool to understand the challenging, dynamic vaccine policy and information environment.

The site features:

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Look here for respiratory season toolkits supporting outreach, education, and prevention

As respiratory virus season gets into full swing, healthcare professionals and public health communicators can tap an expanding library of free respiratory season toolkits that support outreach, education, and prevention. We have the opportunity now to improve upon the 2024–25 season performance. Last season, we saw declines in influenza vaccination, very low COVID-19 vaccination, and many missed opportunities for RSV immunization, especially among infants born during spring and summer who need immunization at the beginning of the RSV immunization season.

The following toolkits and web pages from trustworthy sources help make it easier to encourage your communities and reinforce the value of immunization this season:

  • American Academy of Pediatrics: RSV Campaign Toolkit provides materials to communicate about RSV prevention. It includes downloadable resources, social media graphics, educational parent handouts, and suggested messages.
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Maternal Immunization Social Media Toolkit provides messaging to promote COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and Tdap vaccines during pregnancy. Messages for either patient or clinician audiences are offered.
  • American Hospital Association: United Against the Flu Toolkit has content about availability of influenza vaccine for at-risk and vulnerable populations.
  • CDC: Respiratory Illness Season Toolkit provides resources and communication materials for promoting influenza, COVID-19, and RSV vaccination this season. It provides communication materials, including social media messages, graphics, handouts, and videos.
  • CDC: Social Media: For Parents (RSV) toolkit offers social media graphics and message templates to raise awareness about RSV disease and how to protect children. It includes downloadable carousel images, along with sample messages encouraging parents to learn about immunization and prevention.
  • Common Health Coalition offers three toolkits, including:
    • Payers toolkit: resources for health plans and insurers to guide vaccine coverage decisions, communications, and member engagement
    • Providers toolkit: practical tools and materials to help healthcare providers integrate updated vaccine guidance and strengthen patient communication
    • States toolkit: guidance for state health leaders and agencies to coordinate vaccine distribution, outreach, and system-wide planning
  • Immunize​.org: Vaccines A–Z: Influenza, Vaccines A–Z: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Vaccines A–Z: COVID-19. These pages include all resources from Immunize​.org on each topic.
  • NFID.org: RSV Social Media Graphics web page offers social media graphics to raise awareness about RSV. The graphics come with suggested messages and can be paired with other NFID resources.
  • NFID.org: From Wild to Mild: The Power of Flu Vaccination campaign promotes annual influenza vaccination to reduce the severity of influenza. It offers downloadable, co-brandable graphics and animations in English and Spanish.
  • Vaccinate Your Family: #RootedInProtection 2025 Respiratory Campaign toolkit includes easy-to-share content to help answer questions families ask this season. The social media graphics and copy are free to use and adapt across platforms. The campaign materials are offered in both English and Spanish.

Busy public health and healthcare practices can use all of these ready-to-use resources to lighten the load in seasonal vaccine education and promotion this fall.

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CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center needs your help with its new “Vaccine Dictionary” resource and shares two new videos in its Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News series

The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is offering a new vaccine dictionary resource for the public. It gives short definitions of relevant terms and, in some cases, links for those who want to take a deeper dive. The dictionary also defines common vaccine-associated acronyms.

VEC is asking for your help by spreading the word on your own websites and social media pages about this new resource so the public can benefit. Additionally, please help VEC improve the resource by sending suggestions for additions to the dictionary. To do so, use the form on the Parents PACK web page.

The VEC also released two new videos in its Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News series featuring Paul A. Offit, MD:

Resources accompany each video, available on the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News web page.

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American Society for Meningitis Prevention shares new advocate video

The American Society for Meningitis Prevention posted a new video, The Day Kristen’s World Changed, featuring meningitis prevention advocate Kristen Aldretti. Thirty-five years ago, Kristen faced the unimaginable loss of her 20-month-old daughter, Lindsay, to meningitis B. In the video, Kristen shares her story of loss and of gratitude for vaccines that have made meningococcal meningitis preventable. Kristen hopes that by sharing her story, other parents may be less likely to experience what she did.

Watch the video.

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American Pharmacists Association releases interactive maps to help people find pharmacy-based vaccination locations

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) offers two interactive maps that can be used to find pharmacy vaccination locations:

  • Public map of vaccine access allows searches by address or zip code to identify pharmacy vaccination locations. Filters allow tailored searches based on handicap access, walk-in basis, and languages spoken. Map pin descriptions give hours of vaccine availability for each pharmacy.
  • Provider map of vaccine access allows searches to identify vaccine access, with the ability to filter for medically underserved areas, social vulnerability index, health professional shortage area, and pharmacy proximity.

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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society offers “Comprehensive Vaccine Education Program—from Training to Practice,” a free education program to address vaccine misinformation and vaccine hesitancy

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) offers a free educational program, Comprehensive Vaccine Education Program—from Training to Practice, to help combat vaccine misinformation and address hesitancy in two ways:

  • Collaboration for Vaccine Education and Research (CoVER) curriculum: Enhancing vaccine knowledge and confidence in having discussions with patients and parents through a web-based educational curriculum. The CoVER curriculum consists of 19 online modules.
  • Vaccine Education from Training to Practice Program: Enhancing access for medical providers to reliable, up-to-date and accurate vaccine information through The Vaccine Handbook (PDF).

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Pan American Health Organization releases new guides to help combat vaccine misinformation

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) released six new guides to help support health workers and other professionals in identifying and responding to vaccine misinformation. The guides provide practical tools for key audiences to strengthen their capacity to recognize and counter false or misleading messages about vaccines. Each guide is downloadable for free in PDF format. The guides include:

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Announcements

Announcements from the National Network of Immunization Coalitions

The National Network of Immunization Coalitions reminds you of the important ways every coalition can plug into the power of our network:

  • Bookmark National Network of Immunization Coalitions’ Calendar of Events on its website, immunizationcoalitions.org, to learn about upcoming national, regional, state, and local conferences; workshops; and virtual educational opportunities.
  • Subscribe to IZ Express, the free weekly e-newsletter produced by Immunize.org, for immunization-related news, new and updated recommendations, educational materials, and educational opportunities.
  • Please visit the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS, the “Summit”) at www.izsummitpartners.org to check out the latest resources on operationalizing, and payment for, adult and influenza vaccines. If you are not a Summit partner, please sign on at: www.izsummitpartners.org/join-the-summit.
  • Urge your coalition members to sign up for IZ Coalitions Network News, the monthly e-newsletter for the National Network of Immunization Coalitions that features news of interest to immunization coalitions and nonprofit organizations. To subscribe, send a request to info@immunizationcoalitions.org and ask to be included.
  • Be sure that your coalition is listed and information is up to date on the National Network of Immunization Coalitions website. To add your coalition or make updates, please email info@immunizationcoalitions.org.
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