Adolescent vaccination rates have been slow to recover since the COVID-19 pandemic, and significant racial and geographic disparities persist — with teens in rural areas and the Southern U.S. being the least likely to be up to date on recommended shots. Over 75 percent of parents and teens agree there's a lot of vaccine misinformation out there, and parents in rural communities are the least trusting of public health agencies as information sources. This resolution supports designating the first week of April as Adolescent Immunization Action Week and calls on healthcare providers to take active steps to combat misinformation, heal medical mistrust in underserved communities, and help get teens and young adults caught up on recommended vaccines.
Congressional Summary
This resolution supports the designation of Adolescent Immunization Awareness Week.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-05-06
- Date Added
- 2026-04-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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