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| CDC Health Advisory 2009
H1N1 Pandemic Update: Pneumococcal vaccination recommended to help
prevent secondary infections |
| Released: 11/16/09 |
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| FDA Product Approval: 2009
H1N1 influenza vaccine, manufactured by ID Biomedical Corp |
| Released: 11/16/09 |
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| FDA Supplemental Approval:
Seasonal influenza vaccine, Afluria (CSL Limited) indication expanded
to include infants, children, and teens age 6 months and older |
| Released: 11/10/09 |
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| FDA Supplemental Approval:
H1N1monovalent vaccine (CSL Limited) indication expanded to include
infants, children, and teens age 6 months and older |
| Released: 11/10/09 |
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| Dear Healthcare Professional
Letter about H1N1 Vaccine from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg |
| Released: 11/10/09 |
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CDC Announcement:
World Pneumonia Day -- November 2, 2009 |
| Released: 10/29/09 |
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| CDC Vaccine Supply
Information: Merck has decided not to resume production of monovalent
measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines |
| Released: 10/21/09 |
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| President Obama Signs
Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu |
| Released: 10/24/09 |
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| ACIP Provisional
Recommendations for the Use of Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV)
Vaccine, October 20, 2009 |
| Released: 10/20/09 |
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| CDC Health Advisory:
Recommendations for early empiric antiviral treatment in persons with
suspected influenza who are at increased risk of developing severe
disease |
| Released: 10/19/09 |
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| FDA Approval Letter:
Influenza virus vaccine (Fluarix, GlaxoSmithKline) indication expanded
to include children and teens |
| Released: 10/19/09 |
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| CDC launches new website for
the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) |
| Released: 10/19/09 |
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| FDA Press Release and
Package Insert: FDA approves new vaccine (Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline)
for the prevention of cervical cancer |
| Released: 10/16/09 |
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| FDA Approves New Indication
for Gardasil to Prevent Genital Warts in Men and Boys |
| Released: 10/16/09 |
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| VIS: Pneumococcal
Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV), dated October 6, 2009 |
| Released: 10/6/09 |
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| VIS: Rabies Vaccine, dated
October 6, 2009 |
| Released: 10/6/09 |
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| VIS: Shingles Vaccine, dated
October 6, 2009 |
| Released: 10/6/09 |
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| ACIP Provisional
Recommendations: Use of anthrax vaccine adsorbed |
| Released: 10/6/09 |
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| WHO Position Paper:
Hepatitis B vaccines |
| Released: 10/2/09 |
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| VIS: 2009 H1N1 influenza
vaccine (LAIV), dated October 2, 2009 |
| Released: 10/2/09 |
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| VIS: 2009 H1N1 influenza
vaccine (inactivated, injectable), dated October 2, 2009 |
| Released: 10/2/09 |
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| AAP Policy Statement:
Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza in
Children, 2009–2010 |
| Released: 10/1/09 |
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| CDC Press Release: Bacterial
co–infections common in fatal cases of influenza |
| Released: 9/30/09 |
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| ACIP Recommendations:
Revaccination of persons at prolonged increased risk (e.g., asplenia,
complement component deficiencies, microbiologists working with
Neisseria meningitidis) for meningococcal disease |
| Released: 9/25/09 |
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| FDA Public Health Alert:
Potential medication errors with influenza drug (oseltamivir/Tamiflu)
for oral suspension |
| Released: 9/25/09 |
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| ACIP Recommendations:
Hepatitis A vaccine in close contacts of newly arriving international
adoptees |
| Released: 9/18/09 |
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| ACIP Recommendations: Updated
recommendations for use of Hib vaccine and information about new Hib
vaccine (Hiberix) |
| Released: 9/18/09 |
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| CDC Press Release: Nation′s
preteen and teen vaccination coverage increasing, but nationally,
rates remain low for the vaccines specifically recommended for
preteens |
| Released: 9/17/09 |
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| FDA News Release: Agency approves four
vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus |
| Released: 9/15/09 |
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| Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report:
Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers in the Workplace Against
Novel H1N1 Influenza A |
| Released: 9/3/09 |
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| ACIP Provisional Recommendations: Use
of Combination Vaccines |
| Released: 8/31/09 |
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| ACIP Provisional Recommendations:
Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR): "Evidence of Immunity" Requirements for
Healthcare Personnel |
| Released: 8/31/09 |
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| WHO Position Paper: Measles
Vaccines |
| Released: 8/28/09 |
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| ACIP Recommendations: Use of Influenza
A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine |
| Released: 8/28/09 |
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| CDC Press Release: Immunization Rates
Remain Stable at High Levels Among the Nation's 19- Through 35-Released:
8/27/09 Month-Old Children |
| Released: 8/27/09 |
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| Flu.gov: Special Webcast for Pregnant
Women and New Moms |
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Released: 8/27/09 |
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| Guidelines for the Prevention and
Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Exposed and
HIV-Infected Children ( Early Release) |
| Released: 8/26/09 |
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| FDA Press Release and Package Insert:
Accelerated approval of Hib vaccine (Hiberix) to help sustain adequate
vaccine supply |
| Released: 8/19/09 |
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| VIS: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
(TIV), dated 8/11/09 |
| Released: 8/11/09 |
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| VIS: Live, Intranasal Influenza
Vaccine (LAIV), dated 8/11/09 |
| Released: 8/11/09 |
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| Global Advisory Committee on
Vaccine Safety, June 17-18, 2009 |
| Released: 8/7/09 |
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| Updated ACIP Recommendations: Routine
poliovirus vaccination |
| Released: 8/7/09 |
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| ACIP Recommendations: Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines, 2009 |
| Released: 7/31/09 |
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| CDC Press Release: CDC advisors make recommendations for use of novel H1N1 vaccine |
| Released: 7/29/09 |
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| CDC Press Release: Study says pregnant women more impacted by H1N1, need prompt treatment with antiviral medication |
| Released: 7/29/09 |
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| CDC Press Release: 2010 "Yellow Book" (Health Information for International Travel) now available |
| Released: 7/29/09 |
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| FDA Press Release: 2009-2010 seasonal
influenza vaccine approved |
| Released: 7/20/09 |
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| AAP Policy Statement: Recommendations
for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2009–2010 (Early
Release) |
| Released: 7/16/09 |
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| CDC Press Release: Discovery of New
transmission patterns may help prevent rotavirus epidemics |
| Released: 7/16/09 |
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| ACIP Provisional Recommendations: Japanese
encephalitis vaccine |
| Released: 7/14/09 |
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| WHO recommendations on pandemic H1N1 2009
vaccines |
| Released: 7/13/09 |
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| Recall of lot number D50002 Prevnar PCV7;
no safety risk associated with this voluntary recall |
| Released: 7/10/09 |
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| CDC Q&As for Providers: HepB Vaccine
Supply Constraints |
| Released: 7/10/09 |
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| CDC Vaccine Supply Updates: Hib, HepA and
HepB, measles, mumps, rubella, and MMRV |
| Released: 7/10/09 |
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| ACIP Provisional Recommendations:
Prevention of Human Rabies |
| Updated: 7/10/09 |
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| CDC Health Advisory: Three
oseltamivir-resistant novel H1N1 virus infections |
| Released: 7/9/09 |
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| White House announces plans for July 9th
H1N1 influenza preparedness summit |
| Released: 7/2/09 |
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| CDC Q&A for Providers about the return to
the Hib "booster" dose |
| Released: 7/1/09 |
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| ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Use of
Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine: Reinstatement of the Booster
Dose at Ages 12--15 Months |
| Released: 6/26/09 |
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HHS Press Release: Agency
announces advanced development contract for new way to make flu vaccine |
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Released: 6/23/09 |
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AAP 2009 Red Book: Report of the
Committee on Infectious Diseases, 28th Edition, available late June |
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Released: 6/22/09 |
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WHO reports that Sanofi Pasteur
will donate 100 million doses of pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine to the
world's less-developed countries |
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Released: 6/17/09 |
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WHO Raises Influenza Pandemic
Alert to Phase 6 |
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Released: 6/11/09 |
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FDA updates Gardasil label, now
includes information about syncope |
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Released: 6/9/09 |
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VIS: CDC offers VISs for
downloading onto mobile devices |
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Released: 6/9/09 |
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Recommendations of the Strategic
Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) from the April 2009 meeting |
| Released: 6/5/09 |
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CDC Guidance during Hib Vaccine
Shortage: Completing the HepB vaccine series in settings where
DTaP-IPV/Hib (Pentacel) is being used for the primary Hib series |
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Released: 6/09 |
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Trust for America's Health
releases report on lessons learned from response to novel H1N1 influenza |
| Released: 6/09 |
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HHS takes additional steps toward
development of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine |
| Released: 5/22/09 |
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2009 (11th) Edition of the Pink
Book available online |
| Released: 5/20/09 |
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| World Hepatitis Day -- May 19, 2009 |
| Released: 5/18/09 |
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| President Obama Appoints Dr. Thomas
Frieden as CDC Director |
| Released: 5/15/09 |
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| Updated CDC Guidance: H1N1 influenza
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| Released: 5/13/09 |
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| AAP Policy Statement: Updated
guidelines for use of rotavirus vaccine |
| Released: 5/9/09 |
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| CDC Vaccine Supply Update: Pediatric
hepatitis B vaccine |
| Released: 5/5/09 |
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| CDC Updated Travel Health Warning: Avoid
nonessential travel to Mexico |
| Released: 4/30/09 |
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| MMWR Dispatch: Outbreak of Swine-Origin
Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection, Mexico, March-April 2009 |
| Released: 4/30/09 |
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| MMWR Dispatch: Swine-Origin Influenza A
(H1N1) Virus Infections in a School--New York City, April 2009 |
| Released: 4/30/09 |
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| MMWR Dispatch: Update on drug
susceptibility of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) viruses |
| Released: 4/28/09 |
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| WHO Statement by Director-General, Dr
Margaret Chan: Swine influenza |
| Released: 4/27/09 |
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| FDA Press Release: FDA authorizes
emergency use of influenza medicines, diagnostic test in response to swine
flu outbreak |
| Released: 4/27/09 |
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| AAP News Room: Swine influenza, includes
links to resources for parents, child care providers and schools |
| Released: 4/27/09 |
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| ASTHO: State swine influenza information
website, includes state advisories, press releases, and guidance documents |
| Released: 4/26/09 |
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| Press Release: HHS Declares Public Health
Emergency for Swine Flu |
| Released: 4/26/09 |
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| WHO: Swine influenza website and FAQs |
| Released: 4/25/09 |
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WHO Recommendations for Routine
Immunization - Summary Tables
Summary updated to include HPV recommendations |
| Released: 4/21/09 |
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| MMWR Dispatch: CDC reports on two recent
(March and April 2009) cases of febrile respiratory illness in children
who resided in adjacent counties in southern California were caused by
infection with a swine influenza A (H1N1) virus |
| Released: 4/21/09 |
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| VIS: Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV),
dated 4/16/09 |
| Released: 4/16/09 |
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| Position Paper: WHO issues position on
inclusion of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in routine immunization
programs |
| Released: 4/9/09 |
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| HHS Press Release: Biden Announces $2.3
Billion in Recovery Act Funds to Help Care for Children, Prevent Disease;
Child Care and Vaccination Programs to Benefit from Recovery Act |
| Released: 4/9/09 |
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| AAP Press Release: American Academy of
Pediatrics and Other Health Organizations Submit Amicus Brief in Response
to Georgia Vaccine Case |
| Released: 4/9/09 |
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| Updated: CDC's Guide to Vaccine
Contraindications and Precautions |
| Released: 4/7/09 |
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| Save the Children and GAVI Press Release:
Child health leaders call for day to unite against pneumonia, world’s top
child killer |
| Released: 4/7/09 |
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| New print edition of the Pink Book,
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (11th ed.),
available May 2009; order now for discount |
| Released: 4/1/09 |
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| NIIW Print Material: 2009 Recommended
Immunizations for Babies |
| Released: 4/09 |
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| FDA Product Approval and Package Insert:
FDA approves new vaccine to prevent Japanese encephalitis |
| Released: 3/30/09 |
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| Media Advisory: CDC Hosts the 43rd
National Immunization Conference |
| Released: 3/26/09 |
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| CDC Health Advisory: Invasive Haemophilus
influenzae Type B Disease in Young Children and Importance for All Young
Children to Receive 3 Dose Primary Series with Available Hib-containing
Vaccine |
| Released: 3/18/09 |
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| Pennsylvania Department of Health
Advisory: Increase in Haemophilus influenzae type b disease among
unvaccinated children |
| Released: 3/13/09 |
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| Provisional: ACIP recommendations for
prevention and control of influenza, 2009-2010 |
| Released: 3/09 |
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| ACIP: U.S. vaccine abbreviations |
| Released: 2/19/09 |
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| Vaccine Supply: CDC Letter to providers on
Hib vaccination |
| Released: 2/17/09 |
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| AAP Statement regarding the Decisions of
the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in the Omnibus Autism Proceeding |
| Released: 2/12/09 |
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| CDC Feature: Statement Regarding the
Decisions of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in the Omnibus Autism
Proceeding. The medical and scientific communities have carefully reviewed
the evidence concerning the vaccine-autism theory and have found no
association between vaccines and autism. |
| Released: 2/12/09 |
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| HHS Press Release: Statement Regarding the
Decisions of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in the Omnibus Autism
Proceeding. The medical and scientific communities have carefully reviewed
the evidence concerning the vaccine-autism theory and have found no
association between vaccines and autism. |
| Released: 2/12/09 |
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| Press Release: Safe Injection Practices
Coalition launches the "One and Only Campaign" |
| Released: 2/11/09 |
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| Vaccine Supply: Updates for several Merck
Vaccines: Hib, hepatitis A and B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella |
| Released: 2/9/09 |
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| ACIP Recommendations: Prevention of
Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among Infants and Children |
| Released: 2/5/09 |
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| ACIP: Spanish-language versions of
Adult/Childhood/Adolescent Immunization Schedules |
| Released: 2/2/09 |
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| WHO Recommendation: Influenza virus
vaccine composition 2009-2010 northern hemisphere influenza season |
| Released: 2/09 |
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| FDA: Influenza Virus Vaccine 2009-2010
Season |
| Released: 2/09 |
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| AAP Continuing Education: "Countering
Vaccine Misinformation" free audiocast for a limited time only, available
through April 30, 2009 |
| Released: 1/30/09 |
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| CDC Telebriefing Notice: CDC to discuss
increase in Hib meningitis cases, Friday, January 23, 1:00 p.m., ET |
| Released: 1/23/09 |
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| Appendices Updated: Manual for
Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |
| Released: 1/21/09 |
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| Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine
Safety: 19th Meeting, December 17-18, 2008 |
| Released: 1/20/09 |
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| WHO Recommendations for Routine
Immunization: Summary tables |
| Released: 1/8/09 |
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| Influenza Training Podcast: Influenza
Antiviral Resistance and Interim Recommendations for the Use of Influenza
Antiviral Medications in the United States During the 2008-09 Flu Season |
| Released: 1/8/09 |
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| Recommended Adult Immunization
Schedule--United States, 2009 |
| Released: 1/8/09 |
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| AAP News: Adhering to vaccine schedule is
best way to protect children from disease by Margaret C. Fisher, M.D.,
FAAP, and Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr., M.D., FAAP |
| Released: 1/7/09 |
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| CDC Study: Failures to follow infection
practices have placed more than 60,000 patients at risk for hepatitis B
and C |
| Released: 1/6/09 |
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| 2009 childhood immunization schedules for
office and commercial printing |
| Released: 1/2/09 |
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