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September 1, 2009 |
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"Re: IAC Express #818 "Ask the Experts"
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2009 |
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You do great work~ thanks."
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"Thank you for the shout-outs in this
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C.M., Vaccine Education Center,
November 4, 2008 |
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Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA, September 8,
2008 |
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registration numbers are high (and growing) this early on and we thank you
for that!"
E.S., American Institutes for
Research, August 19, 2008 |
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"Love the new 'Ask the Experts' in IAC
Express. Thank you!"
B.R., RN, Employee Health/Infection
Control, Lincoln Surgical Hospital, Lincoln, NE, July 23, 2008 |
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"Thank you for providing such wonderful
information in a useful format."
L.D., June 19, 2008 |
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"I think the 'Ask the Experts' Q&A from CDC
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reading it!"
P.B., JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX,
June 18, 2008 |
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"I am always very interested in reading the
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"I subscribed to the IAC Express newsletters
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newsletters and they usually have helpful and interesting information in
them."
A.W., January 9, 2008 |
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"I am a full-time academic physician in a Family Medicine residency
program and use the updates to stay informed and to help others stay
informed."
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| P.G., MD, MPH, Associate Director, Swedish Family Medicine Residency, Seattle, WA, November 16, 2007 |
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"I already receive the IAC Express e-mails,
and find them very helpful to keep up with the latest changes. We are a
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"I have so enjoyed and used much of the info
shared each week thru IAC Express."
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"I am now retired from paediatric practice
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the site. It was very helpful."
M.K., United Kingdom, June 10, 2007 |
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"Thanks for specifically mentioning the
availability of Michigan versions of VISs in your article about your new Web
design. It is very helpful to us! Thanks again and have a great day!"
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Thanks."
N.B., Practice Manager, Elwood Family Medicine, Elwood, IN, May 10, 2007 |
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it a lot."
C.P., BSN, and M.L., BSN, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, April 16, 2007 |
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vaccine news and recommendations. The IAC Express and Hep Express
newsletters help in keeping me informed in a timely manner."
W.V., Ph.D., Public Health Educator-Senior (Immunization Program Consultant), Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI, April 5, 2007 |
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| K.M., Ravalli County Public Health, Hamilton, MT, March 6, 2007 |
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"I am clinical coordinator
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express. It helps keep me up-to-date on the most recent developments in
the world of immunizations, and allows me to share that information with
the clinics' nursing staffs."
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"I am the supervisor of a
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helpful."
J.J.A., BSN, MSHA, Southern Nevada Health District, Las Vegas, NV,
January 24, 2007 |
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"I am a family practitioner
and need to stay up to date. I received this in the past and enjoyed it
then."
T.B., MD, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Metairie, LA, January 18, 2007 |
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"Very helpful in getting
up-to-date info on the ever-changing vaccination schedule for adults and
children. Thank you!"
S.M., MD, Yonkers, NY, January 11, 2007 |
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"This information keeps me
up to date on the most current immunization information."
K.M., Northeast Health District, Athens, GA, January 10, 2007 |
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"I am a public health
immunization nurse and use the info from your publications in my work
regularly."
J.W., RN, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Gravenhurst, ON, Canada,
December 29, 2006 |
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"I receive IAC Express and
it has helped me stay up to date on all the recent changes. I look
forward to receiving the other publications for the same reason. Thank
you."
D.S., Diana Smart, RN, Early, TX, December 15, 2006 |
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"Great updated info."
Q.C., MD, Senior Medical Officer, United Sates Coast Guard, Staten
Island, NY, December 15, 2006 |
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"Reminders and updates are
very important. New info is vital to healthcare workers. Thank you."
R.P., LPN, Public Health Nurse, City of Beaumont Health Department,
Beaumont, TX, December 14, 2006 |
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"As a clinical manager I
have found the IAC Express very helpful especially during our flu shot
season."
M.S., Diagnostic Clinic, Largo, FL, December 14, 2006 |
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"Currently receiving Needle
Tips, Vaccinate Adults, and IAC Express. Extremely useful in providing
current information to our 50+ medical departments. Thanks."
W.N., BS Pharmacy, Pharmacy Supervisor, Virginia Dept. of
Corrections/Corrections Pharmacy, Richmond, VA, December 14, 2006 |
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I save all the issues as I
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organization and find your information timely and very helpful."
K.G., MD, Medical Director and President, Passport Health, December 14,
2006 |
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December 14, 2006 |
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"I work as a PHN [public
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helpful in keeping me informed on immunization updates."
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"I work as a school nurse
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immunizations, state required student vaccines, hepatitis B vaccine for
high-risk staff, as well as annual flu vaccines."
V.H., BSN, MS, District Nurse, Greenfield School District, Greenfield,
WI, December 14, 2006 |
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"We are a family practice
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date in our day-to-day interactions with patients. IAC is fantastic in
helping us with our work."
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"I am the infection control
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A.M., MSN, Assistant Director of Nursing Service, Park View Health
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"IAC Express keeps me from
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provided."
K.L., Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, La Crosse, WI, April 20, 2006 |
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"I just wanted to let you
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public health..."
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2006 |
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helpful in my profession."
S.S., Kent County Health Department, November 3, 2005 |
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ongoing tussle to keep our population protected from many of the
illnesses that hit us in the past. Thank you."
G.J., SC Department of
Disabilities and Special Needs, October 5, 2005 |
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"I always read your
bulletins from start to finish. You are really a fantastic source of
information."
B.G., MD, October 4, 2005 |
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service provides. I reference your site all the time and pass off how to
be on your subscriber list to others often. I know you will keep up the
good work and I appreciate your excellence at what you do and my peace of
mind in having faith in your expertise as unquestioned. Thanks from the
trenches."
J.H., RN, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa,
June 16, 2005 |
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"Just want to let you know
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people in public health, just to keep them informed. Thanks for doing
such a great job!"
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to your weekly newsletter. Your information is right on and endlessly
useful."
J.W., June 7, 2005 |
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"As a school nurse at an
elementary school, I find I am still promoting vaccinations and the
consequences of childhood diseases that are preventable. IACX allows me
to stay current and quickly access articles that interest me. Thank you
for providing this service at no charge."
J.L., LPN, May 27, 2005 |
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"On behalf of recipients
everywhere, we thank you for the assistance and information that we get
from you on a regular basis throughout the year. Best Wishes for a
Blessed Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year."
M.K., RN, Public
Health Nursing Supervisor, Whitley County, KY, December 21, 2004 |
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"My coworkers and I really
appreciated the timely information regarding the flu vaccine shortage.
Thank you!"
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"Please add me to the list
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N.C., Providence Health System, June 4, 2004 |
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"This is wonderful. You are
such a valuable resource!! Keep up your great efforts-even though you
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This is one of the best summaries for public health information."
S.J.,
Division of Environmental Public Health and Communicable Disease
Prevention, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, April 2,
2003 |
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"I want to ensure that I
will continue to receive these very valuable 'express' e-mails which have
been absolutely essential."
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I have found data of the greatest interest for the prevention and control
of illnesses preventable by vaccination. Here in Mexico City, I am in
charge of a private center for vaccination of children and adolescents.
Please hurry. Thanks."
J.M., MD, Mexico City, January 27, 2003 |
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"Happy Holidays to all
of you at IAC. We are all so busy we don't take the time to let you know
how valuable your organization is to us out in the trenches. In this
season of "goodwill," I would like to thank you for your accessibility,
your wealth of information on vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases,
and your publications for professionals and lay people alike."
S. L.,
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, December 26, 2002 |
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"Your letter to health
care workers in the IAC Express [regarding influenza immunization] moved
me. Thank you, thank you, thank you."
V.P.S., MBBS, PhD, MSPH,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 24, 2002 |
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THIS TRULY VALUABLE RESOURCE!!! This has become a source of my weekly
continuing education, and I am proud to say I have become a reliable
up-to-date resource for all in my office!!"
K.B.B., MS, FNP, October 23,
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"DearIAC Express staff: I just want to thank you for all your continuous efforts to keep health care
professionals up-to-date on all things "Immu"! I have found your newsletters and website an invaluable
resource! Thank you!"
L.P., RN, Volusia County Health Department, FL, September 30, 2002 |
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I just want to thank you all for making the "Pink Book" available for downloading; this will save a lot of calls to our local state epidemiology office! I enjoy getting your IAC emails each week and often pass
them on to other school nurses. Thanks for all you do!"
C.H., RN, NCSN, Northwood Elementary School
Nurses, Anchorage, AK, May 28, 2002 |
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"I would like to thank you for the information in regards to the "60 Minutes" program airing 11/12/00... We struggle with too many "challenges"
as it is and like to avoid being blind-sided when possible. Again, the information was greatly appreciated."
L.Z.C., RN, BSN, CIC, Infection
Control Director, February 8, 2001 |
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"Just to let you know that I feel your website is excellent. I use it as a reference in my practice all the time. I especially appreciate your IAC
Express. It is very handy for downloading the new VIS for each vaccine. Keep up the excellent work."
D.H.S., MD, FAAP, private pediatric
practice, Paducah, KY, April 18, 2000 |
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R.R.,
January 18, 2000 |
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