New report to help improve childhood influenza immunization rates.

The Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC) has launched a Web site, www.PreventChildhoodInfluenza.org, to support its newly issued report that calls for improved childhood influenza immunization rates in the U.S. The Coalition was formed in 2007 by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) to make childhood immunization a national health priority and to educate parents about childhood influenza and the benefits of annual immunization. Disturbed by low influenza immunization rates of only 20.6 percent among recommended children, the Coalition issued, "Improving Childhood Influenza Immunization Rates to Protect Our Nation's Children." The report highlights the need to improve immunization rates among children of all ages and outlines strategies that healthcare professionals and parents can take. Visit www.PreventChildhoodInfluenza.org for more information.