2024 Contest

Create. Educate. Vaccinate.

Thank you to all who entered the contest. The submission period for the 2024 Protect Me With 3+ poster and video contest is now closed. Stay tuned for our finalists and voting period this spring!

Congratulations to the winners and finalists!

We are grateful to the students, parents, teachers, nurses, and community leaders who supported this year’s contest. Thank you for sharing vital immunization information and helping to prevent diseases.

CONTEST DETAILS

WHO.

NJ students in grades 5-12 attending public and private schools

WHAT.

Create a poster or 30-second video educating New Jersey communities about the benefits of vaccination.

WHEN.

  • Early bird submission deadline: January 12, 2024
  • Submission deadline: February 16, 2024
  • Finalists selected: March 2024
  • Awards ceremony: May 2024

Be a winner!

Enhance your college application and resume! Winning art will be featured at statewide vaccine awareness events.

Become a health messenger among your peers.

Win gift cards up to $175.

What is Protect Me With 3+?

CREATE.

Designed for youth in middle and high schools, the contest aims to raise awareness about the importance of adolescent immunizations among preteens, teenagers and parents, and increase vaccination rates for several important vaccines.

EDUCATE.

Prevention is key. Vaccination is an important step in helping to prevent illnesses and potentially devastating consequences. Your poster or video must raise awareness of the importance of vaccination against one of the following vaccine-preventable diseases: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap), Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY), Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Flu, or COVID-19.

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)

Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Flu

COVID-19

VACCINATE.

Designed for youth in middle and high schools, the contest aims to raise awareness about the importance of adolescent immunizations among preteens, teenagers and parents, and increase vaccination rates for several important vaccines:

Safe and effective
Vaccines are safe and effective tools to help prevent severe symptoms and complications
Prevent diseases
Vaccine-preventable diseases can affect anyone, regardless of age or health status, including healthy teens. Young and healthy people are not immune to serious illnesses.
Timing is important
Getting all adolescent vaccines is the foundation for a healthy adulthood. The best time to vaccinate children and adolescents is before exposure to a dangerous disease. Adolescence offers a time for parents/guardians to check if childhood immunizations are up to date according to recommended immunization schedules.
Protect yourself
By getting vaccinated, you are protecting yourself and your family and friends. Not vaccinating a child on time can make someone else sick, like a friend, baby, adult, grandparent, or someone unable to be vaccinated.
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