AHA recently received a $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support COVID-19 vaccine confidence efforts through September 2023, including working with the Children’s Hospital Association on pediatric vaccination. AHA previously received $3 million in CDC funding to lead a vaccine education program offering public service announcements, educational videos and podcasts, case studies and rural vaccination strategies to support hospitals, clinicians and the public since February 2021. For more on these COVID-19 vaccine resources, visit the AHA webpage
 

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