{"id":17601,"date":"2021-04-27T16:02:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T21:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17601"},"modified":"2021-04-27T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:09:33","slug":"tennessee-department-of-health-urges-parents-to-stay-on-track-with-well-visits-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2021\/04\/27\/tennessee-department-of-health-urges-parents-to-stay-on-track-with-well-visits-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Department of Health Urges Parents To Stay On Track With Well Visits, Vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-326272\" title=\"Tennessee Department of Health\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tennessee-Department-of-Health.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Department of Health\" width=\"240\" height=\"108\"><strong>Nashville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is April 24th-May 1st, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, NIIW highlights the positive impact of vaccination on the lives of infants and children \u2014 and this year, it is vital that families stay on track for routine checkups and vaccinations during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_350716\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Child-getting-immunization-shot.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350716\" class=\"wp-image-350716 size-medium\" title=\"National Infant Immunization Week is April 24th-May 1st.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Child-getting-immunization-shot-480x322.jpg\" alt=\"National Infant Immunization Week is April 24th-May 1st.\" width=\"480\" height=\"322\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-350716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Infant Immunization Week is April 24th-May 1st.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend children continue to attend well-child appointments and receive recommended vaccinations during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know there are thousands of children in Tennessee who are behind on vaccinations because of the pandemic,\u201d said Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP. \u201cIt is critical that all children are up-to-date with their childhood vaccinations so they are protected and so that Tennessee avoids additional disease outbreaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As in-person learning and play become more common, on-time vaccination is even more urgent to help keep children protected against potentially life-threatening diseases.<\/p>\n<p>During NIIW, the Tennessee Department of Health reminds parents and pregnant women about the importance of on-time infant and childhood immunization \u2013 even during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Be sure to reach out to your child\u2019s medical provider or your county health department to schedule missed appointments and make sure your child is up to date on all recommended vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the Tennessee Department of Health is to protect, promote and improve the health and&nbsp;prosperity of people in Tennessee. Learn more about TDH services and programs at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tn.gov\" >www.tn.gov\/health<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville, TN &#8211; National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is April 24th-May 1st, 2021. Each year, NIIW highlights the positive impact of vaccination on the lives of infants and children \u2014 and this year, it is vital that families stay on track for routine checkups and vaccinations during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[1297,12675,12712,1413,12317,549,284,12734,261,513,2729,6286],"class_list":["post-17601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","tag-cdc","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-immunization","tag-lisa-piercey","tag-nashville","tag-nashville-tn","tag-pandemic","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-department-of-health","tag-u-s-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention","tag-vaccinations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17602,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17601\/revisions\/17602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}