| Issue 1043: March 5, 2013 TOP STORIES
IAC HANDOUTS VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENTS FEATURED RESOURCES JOURNAL ARTICLES AND NEWSLETTERS NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING TOP STORIES Reminder: February issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults available online The February 2013 issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults are available online. Vaccinate Adults is an abbreviated version of Needle Tips with the pediatric content removed. Click on the images below to download the entire February 2013 issues (PDF) of Needle Tips and/or Vaccinate Adults.   Needle Tips: View the table of contents, magazine viewer, and back issues. Vaccinate Adults: View the table of contents, magazine viewer, and back issues. Back to top Vaccineinformation.org, IAC's newly launched website for the public, presents vaccination schedules arranged by age group The recent relaunch of www.vaccineinformation.org—Vaccine Information You Need website—includes detailed information about vaccine recommendations for people of all ages. The Vaccines You Need web section is organized into sections based on four age groups—Infants/Children, Preteens, Teens, and Adults. This arrangement allows visitors to easily find immunization guidance pertinent to people of a specific age range. The Vaccine Information You Need website is one of the most comprehensive and user-friendly sources of scientifically accurate and easily navigable immunization information on the Web today. We hope you'll take the time to explore www.vaccineinformation.org. If you have a website, blog, or Facebook page, please link to www.vaccineinformation.org. Thanks! Back to top "The Story of Immunization" is the focus of the 2013 special edition of South Dakota Medicine
South Dakota Medicine recently published its 2013 special edition, The Story of Immunization. The edition is devoted to an exploration of the safety and efficacy of vaccines and their importance in relation to public health. It includes articles on the history of vaccines, the science of vaccination, outbreaks, and much more. Back to top Dr. Art Caplan makes the moral case for mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel In his article Morality of Influenza Vaccine Mandates, Art Caplan, PhD, presents compelling reasons why hospitals, long-term care facilities, health systems, and other healthcare facilities have a moral obligation to require healthcare personnel (HCP) to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment. IAC Express readers, particularly those who are considering developing a mandatory influenza vaccination policy at their work site, will find Dr. Caplan’s article informative and useful. The following four reasons form the core of Dr. Caplan's argument that healthcare facilities are morally required to mandate influenza vaccination of HCP.
Back to top IAC HANDOUTS IAC's screening checklists for vaccine contraindications are now available in Hmong Hmong-language translations of the following IAC screening checklists for vaccine contraindications are now available. IAC thanks Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, for the translations.
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Back to top VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENTS Pediatric multi-vaccine VIS now available in Armenian, Cambodian, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, and Tagalog, in addition to several other languages You may use the four-page pediatric multi-vaccine VIS in place of individual two-page VISs whenever you administer routine birth through 6-month vaccines (DTaP, IPV, Hib, hepatitis B, PCV, and rotavirus) or give combination vaccines (e.g., Pediarix or Comvax). Click on the link above for additional information on the correct use of the multi-vaccine VIS. IAC recently posted translations of the pediatric multi-vaccine VIS in Armenian, Cambodian, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, and Tagalog. We thank the California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch, for the translations.
Back to top FEATURED RESOURCES Influenza is serious; vaccination is recommended for nearly everyone, so please keep vaccinating your patients Vaccination remains the single most effective means of preventing influenza. Vaccination is recommended for everyone age 6 months and older, so please continue to vaccinate your patients. If you don't provide influenza vaccination in your clinic, please recommend vaccination to your patients and refer them to the HealthMap Vaccine Finder to locate sites near their workplaces or homes that offer influenza vaccination services. If you are seeking influenza vaccine for your clinic, check the Influenza Vaccine Availability Tracking System (IVATS), which is a resource for healthcare settings looking to purchase influenza vaccine. The IVATS chart contains information from approved, enrolled, and participating wholesale vaccine distributors or manufacturers of U.S. licensed influenza vaccine. Information is updated on an ongoing basis. Following is a list of resources related to influenza disease and vaccination for healthcare professionals and the public.
JOURNAL ARTICLES AND NEWSLETTERS CDC publishes report on 2012 transmission of vaccinia virus after sexual contact with a smallpox vaccinee CDC published Secondary and Tertiary Transmission of Vaccinia Virus After Sexual Contact with a Smallpox Vaccinee—San Diego, California, 2012 in the March 1 issue of MMWR (pages 145–147). A press summary of the article is reprinted below. Unintended transmission of vaccinia virus can occur through contact with civilian and military personnel vaccinated under the U.S. Department of Defense smallpox vaccination program. In this report, sexual contact with a recent smallpox vaccinee led to secondary and tertiary transmission of vaccinia virus in two patients. Vaccinia lesions in the genital and perianal areas resulted in patient illness. The location and number of vaccinia lesions also raised concerns about preventing autoinoculation and local inoculation by clothing and other fomites. Vaccinia immune globulin intravenous (VIGIV) was administered to both patients to prevent worsening, and further spread, of lesions. This report highlights the potential for transmission of vaccinia virus beyond direct sexual contacts of smallpox vaccinees, and the importance of vaccinee compliance with covering the inoculation site. Vaccinia virus can be transmitted to secondary and tertiary sexual contacts of recent smallpox vaccinees who fail to keep the inoculation site covered. VIGIV might be indicated in patients with vaccinia lesions in genital areas to prevent worsening and further spread of lesions. Back to top NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS Reminder: March 15 is the nomination deadline for the National Influenza Vaccine Summit's 2013 Immunization Excellence Awards The National Influenza Vaccine Summit (NIVS) is soliciting candidates for its 2013 NIVS Immunization Excellence Awards. The deadline for submitting a nomination is March 15. The 2013 awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions towards improved adult and/or childhood influenza vaccination rates within their communities during the 2012–2013 influenza season. This year NIVS added an award recognizing immunization activities focused on the adult population, beyond influenza. A national winner and honorable mention recipient will be selected for each award category. The winners will be given their awards at the National Influenza Vaccine Summit meeting, which will be held in Atlanta on May 14–16. The national winner in each category will be invited to present their programs at the meeting. There are five categories of recognition:
Back to top EDUCATION AND TRAINING Vaccine Education Center plans March 13 webinar on current vaccine issues The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will present a free one-hour webinar, beginning at noon (ET) on March 13. Current Issues in Vaccines–Spring 2013 will feature Paul Offit, MD, director of VEC, discussing the following topics:
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