August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance of vaccinations throughout the lifespan to prevent serious diseases.
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases has some excellent teaching materials available for sharing, particularly these infographics on vaccine science & safety.
If you'd like to learn more about how vaccines are developed and regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), here's an exhaustive (and kind of boring, which is how I like my science to be) explanation of the process.
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