Tag Archives: adolescents

More US adolescents up to date on HPV vaccination

The number of adolescents who are up to date on HPV vaccination – meaning they started and completed the HPV vaccine series – increased five percentage points from 2016 to 2017, according to results from a national survey published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity

CDC Recommends Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Children and Adolescents

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as an option for children ages 6 through 17 years.

CDC Director Statement on Pfizer's Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Age 12 and Older

Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Signing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Recommendation to Use Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine in 12- to 15-Year-Olds