Got Your Shots? News

An immunization update from the Minnesota Department of Health.

April 2025

• Last call: Immunization champion award nomination
• Adolescent immunizations
• MMR letter coming soon to a child near you
• April ACIP meeting recap

March 2025

• National Infant Immunization Week
• 2025-2026 U.S. flu vaccine selection
• COVID-19 year-round protection with second dose
• Reminder of adult MMR recommendation given uptick of measles in the U.S.
• Varicella highlight: Increase in reports and outbreaks
• Updated pregnancy and vaccination webpage and pocket guide
• Newly revised vaccine information statements
• Immunization champion award: Call for nominations
• Nirsevimab season ending
• ACIP meeting rescheduled for April

February 2025

• Neurological complications related to influenza A infections
• CDC investigating hospitalizations following vaccination with chikungunya vaccine
• Protect infants against RSV disease
• Nirsevimab season ending
• Measles vaccine recommendations for adults
• COVID-19 vaccine immigration requirement update
• Pointing the public toward credible vaccine information
• Adult zoster vaccine postcard
• February ACIP meeting update

January 2025

• Influenza vaccine prebook for the 2025-2026 season
• RSV vaccination season ends on January 31 for pregnant people
• RSV vaccine package inserts alerts
• Do your spring break plans include measles?
• Tetanus case in Minnesota
• Immunization training resources
• Check out the most recent MMWRs