Improving Adult Immunization Rates for COVID-19, Influenza and Routine Adult Vaccination through Partnerships with Medical Subspecialty Professional Societies

About the Project

AGS is one of seven specialty medical societies with a subaward under a Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) contract with the CDC to increase adult vaccination rates (across all vaccines) in this country, called Improving Adult Immunization Rates for COVID19, Influenza, and Routine Adult Vaccinations through Partnerships and Medical Subspeciality Professional Societies. Click here for the press release.

Our overarching goal is to increase immunization rates in older adults who are eligible for routine vaccination (across all vaccines) in the United States. AGS plans an expanded initial focus on four vaccines given their importance to the health of older adults (COVID19, Flu, Zoster, Pneumonia).

AGS’s specific objectives to achieve this goal are:

• Professional and Public Education Resources:  Develop, implement, and maintain a sustainable portfolio of culturally and linguistically appropriate professional and public education resources, which support implementation of the Standards of Adult Immunization Practices (SAIP) by geriatrics health professionals. 
• Real Time Learning Network:  Establish a Real Time Learning Network (RTLN) comprised of seven health systems that are committed to testing and reporting on strategies to improve immunization practices and to sharing learnings with the broader community of geriatrics health professionals.   
• Diffusion:  Disseminate resources and learnings about how to improve immunization rates to the broader geriatrics community using a variety of strategies, including training immunization champions, convening national virtual meetings, immunization sessions at the AGS Annual Meeting, journal articles, social media, and other communication platforms. 

To review AGS’ Vaccine Policy Statement click here.