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Vaccine Reminder: Disease Prevention with Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations

Published Date: 2025-05-21

Recent outbreaks of measles, pertussis (whooping cough), and other vaccine-preventable diseases presents an opportunity to remind your Highmark Wholecare patients about the importance of childhood and adolescent immunizations.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 95% of Measles cases are in individuals with a “unvaccinated or unknown” vaccine status with many of these cases clustered in areas with low vaccination rates.

The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend that children stay on track with their well-child appointments and routine vaccinations. Ontime vaccination is critical for providing protection against potentially life-threatening disease. The CDC’s Immunization Schedules for Birth through 6 Years Old and Children 7-18 Years Old can assist you and your patients with creating a vaccination plan.

Best Practices

To help your Highmark Wholecare patients stay on track with childhood and adolescent vaccines, consider the following:

Create standing vaccine orders within the Well-Child Visit templates.
Create Electronic Medical Record (EMR) alerts when members are due for immunizations.
Incorporating an “immunization catch-up day” into your office workflow to allow patients to get vaccinated and close gaps in immunization records.

Additionally, Highmark Wholecare’s Care Coordination team may outreach to your office and offer assistance for members who have immunization care gaps.

Thank you for your dedication to keeping our members and communities healthy by prioritizing childhood and adolescent immunizations.