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Recommendations
10/1/08 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Position Paper: Influenza Immunization of Healthcare Personnel
PDF
8/8/08 Prevention and Control of Influenza, Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008
Source:: MMWR, August 8, 2008; 57(RR07):1-60
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5707a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5707.pdf
7/13/07 ACIP Recommendations: Prevention and Control of Influenza
Source: MMWR, July 13, 2007; 56(RR06):1-54
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5606a1.htm?s_cid=rr5606a1_e
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5606.pdf
12/15/06 ACIP Recommendations: Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adults: use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine
Source: MMWR, December 15, 2006;55(RR-17):1-33
Please note: If you are using the HTML version of this document, be sure to access all four HTML links to get the complete content of the document, which includes 3 important appendices.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5517a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5517a2.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5517a3.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5517a4.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5517.pdf
12/8/06 ACIP Recommendations: A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States. Part II: Immunization of Adults
Source: MMWR, December 8, 2006;55(RR-16):1-25
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a2.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a3.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a4.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5516.pdf
Please note: If you are using the HTML version of this document, be sure to access all four HTML links to get the complete content of the document, which includes 3 important appendices.
6/13/06 Joint Commission Establishes Infection Control Standard Requiring Accredited Organizations to Offer Influenza Vaccinations to Staff, June 13, 2006
To access the press release from the JCAHO website, go to:
www.jointcommission.org/newsroom/newsreleases/nr_06_13_06.htm
6/9/06 Notice to Readers: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Control and Elimination of Mumps
Source: MMWR, June 9, 2006, Vol. 55(22):629-630
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5522.pdf
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5522a4.htm
2/09/06 Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel
Source: MMWR, February 9, 2006, Vol. 55(Early Release):1-16
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr55e209.pdf
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr55e209a1.htm?s_cid=rr55e209a1_e
12/19/03 Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003
Source: MMWR, December 19, 2003, Vol. 52(RR-17)
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5217a1.htm
6/29/01 Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
Source: MMWR, June 29, 2001, Vol. 50(RR11):1-42
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5011a1.htm
12/26/97 Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Source: MMWR, December 26, 1997, Vol. 46(RR-18):1-42
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050577.htm
       
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Resources for Providers/Healthcare Workers
  Prevent Influenza Now!
Source: National Influenza Vaccine Summit
www.preventinfluenza.org
  Healthcare Worker Vaccination Recommendations
Source: Immunization Action Coalition, adapted from Michigan Department of Community Health
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2017.pdf
  Immunization of Healthcare Workers
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/wrkr_immune.html
           Hepatitis B and the Health Care Worker
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/2109hcw.pdf
  Hepatitis B Vaccination Declination
(form for employees to sign who refuse vaccination)
Source: OSHA
www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10052
  National Influenza Vaccine Summit Health Care Worker Home Page
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16633.html
  Give These People Influenza Vaccine!
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/2013flu.pdf
  Health Professionals Can Spread Disease. Make Sure You're Vaccinated!
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/hcw/va7back.pdf
  Varicella Vaccine-- FAQs about Health Care Workers
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/varicella/faqs-clinic-vac-hcw.htm
        
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"Ask the Experts"
             "Ask the Experts" Questions Relating to Health Care Workers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/hcw/ate.htm

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