Digital Media Blog 12/11/2019


Digital Media Blog

12/11/2019

Current issues #7
CHCC: NMI has low vaccination coverage among adults 

According to the article "WHILE updating vaccination is no longer an issue among the youth, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation has seen a low vaccination coverage rate among adults, CHCC communications and public relations specialist Zoe Travis said." “We have a good vaccination coverage rate among the youth. Our issue is with adults, especially immigrants who come from countries where they did not need to be vaccinated,” she added. For the youth, Travis said the CHCC immunization program has successfully increased the coverage by partnering with schools.“We are pretty well covered, especially with measles, which can have deadly consequences for young people,” Travis said, adding that the immunization of more than 90 percent of the youth has been updated. In contrast, about 50 percent of the adults in the CNMI have updated their vaccination, she said. The immunization program is now conducting outreach in the community. “We have some vaccinations available, especially for the flu,” Travis said, adding that vaccines are also available at the CHCC outpatient pharmacy. The pharmacy offers walk-in adult vaccinations — they have all the vaccinations you need, Travis said. But the pharmacy doesn’t administer immunizations for children, she added. 

Many may ask why do I need a vaccination? There are many reasons to get influenza (flu) vaccine each year. Below is a summary of the benefits of flu vaccination, and selected scientific studies that support these benefits. Flu vaccine prevents millions of illnesses and flu-related doctor’s visits each year. A flu vaccine can be life-saving in children.  2017 study was the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination can significantly reduce a child’s risk of dying from flu. Flu vaccination has been shown in several studies to reduce the severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick. Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.


The pharmacy administers immunization shots for adults from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

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