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• 16-Year-Old Immunization Platform Highlighted in 2017 U.S. Child/Teen Schedule
• Ask the Experts: CDC Answers Your Questions
• Updated for 2017! IAC’s “Summary of Recommendations for Child/Teen Immunization”
• Updated for 2017! IAC’s “Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization”
• 2017 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Age 18 Years or Younger
• 2017 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions for Commonly Used Vaccines
• Now Available! IAC’s Laminated U.S. Immunization Schedules for Children/Teens & for Adults
• New for 2017! “The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians” and Its New App (iOS only) Available Now
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• What’s New in the Influenza Vaccination Recommendations for the 2016-17 Season
• Ask the Experts: CDC Answers Your Questions
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, Schedules, and More
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2016–2017 Influenza Season
• Screening Checklist for Contraindications to Inactivated Injectable Influenza Vaccination
• Use These Standing Orders Templates for Administering Influenza Vaccination in Your Healthcare Setting
• Standing Orders Template for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV13 and PPSV23) to Adults
• How to Administer Intramuscular, Intradermal, and Intranasal Influenza Vaccines
• First Do No Harm: Mandatory Healthcare Influenza Vaccination Policies for Healthcare Personnel Help Protect Patients
• These Influenza Educational Materials Will Help Protect Your Patients As Well As Staff
• Vaccine Information Statements Are Available in Many Languages!
• Great Resources on www.Give2MCV4.org to Help Protect Preteens and Teens from MenACWY Disease
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Updated Book! “Hepatitis B: What Hospitals Need to Do to Protect Newborns”
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Use Standing Orders to Increase Coverage Rates and Protect Patients
• Ask the Experts: CDC Answers Your Questions
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, Schedules, and More
• 2016 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Ages 0 Through 18 years
• 2016 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines
• Vaccination Schedules for All Age Groups: Infants, Children, Preteens, Teens, and Adults
• Patient Vaccination Schedules for All Adults and for High-Risk Adults
• IAC’s Popular Summaries of Recommendations for Child/Teen and Adult Immunization
• Free Laminated Vaccine Pocket Guides Now Available from IAC – Order Online!
• Great Resources on www.Give2MCV4.org to Help Protect Preteens and Teens from MenACWY Disease
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Let’s Review! Healthy patients age 65 and older need two pneumococcal vaccines spaced one year apart
• Ask the Experts: CDC Answers Your Questions
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, Schedules, and More
• Great Resources on www.Give2MCV4.org to Help Protect Preteens and Teens from MenACWY Disease
• Use This Checklist to Screen for Contraindications & Precautions to Vaccines for Children/Teens
• Use This Checklist to Screen for Contraindications & Precautions to Vaccines for Adults
• Standing Orders Templates for Administering Vaccines to Children/Teens & Adults
• Take a Stand! Register for IAC’s Standing Orders Workshops
• Use These Handy Guides to Help Your Practice Administer Vaccines Properly
• Make Sure Your Patients Are Protected from Meningococcal Serogroup B Disease
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• New Soft-cover Edition! Hepatitis B: What Hospitals Need to Do to Protect Newborns
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• AAP reaffirms its policy for mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel. IAC’s Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll approaches 600
• Ask the Experts: CDC Answers Your Questions
• “Dear Colleague” Letter about Importance of MCV4 Dose #2 from AAFP, AAP, ACHA, SAHM, CDC and IAC
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2015–2016 Influenza Season
• Screening Checklists for Contraindications to Influenza Vaccines
• Use These Standing Orders Templates to Streamline Flu Vaccination in Your Healthcare Setting
• How to Administer Intramuscular, Intradermal, and Intranasal Influenza Vaccines
• First Do No Harm: Mandatory Healthcare Influenza Vaccination Policies for Healthcare Personnel Help Protect Patients
• These influenza educational materials will help protect your patients as well as staff
• Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations for Children and Adults by Age and/or Risk Factor
• Standing Orders Template for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV13 and PPSV23) to Adults
• Take a Stand! Register for IAC’s Standing Orders Workshops
• Vaccine Information Statements are Available in Many Languages!
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• ACIP Expands Recommendations for the Use of Meningococcal Serogroup B Vaccine to Include Adolescents and Young Adults
• Ask the Experts: CDC answers questions
• MCV4: You’re Not Done If You Give Just One. Give 2 MCV4 Doses to Strengthen Protection
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Workshops on Using Standing Orders to Vaccinate Adults
• New! Screening Checklist for Preteen and Teen Vaccination – HPV, MCV4, and Tdap
• It’s Federal Law! You must give your patients current Vaccine Information Statements
• Summary of Recommendations for Child/Teen Immunization (Age birth through 18 years)
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization (Age 19 years and older)
• Make Sure Your Patients Are Protected from Meningococcal Disease Caused by Serogroups A, C, W, or Y
• Updated Meningococcal Questions and Answers and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Questions and Answers
• Coloring Page for Your Young Patients
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• New ACIP recommendations for HPV, influenza, MenB, typhoid, and yellow fever vaccines.
• Ask the Experts: CDC answers questions
• Need help responding to vaccine-hesitant parents?
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Age 0-18 Years, U.S., 2015
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2015
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines
• Vaccinations Schedules for All Age Groups
• Vaccinations for Pregnant Women
• Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations for Children and Adults by Age and/or Risk Factors
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Children, Teens, and Adults
• Handy VIS Reference Charts Are Ready to Print!
• The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Multi-State Measles Outbreak Continues to Spread
• Ask the Experts: CDC Answers Questions
• Vaccine Information Statements in Up to 40 Languages
• Donate to IAC and Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, Schedules, and More
• Summary of Recommendations for Child and Teen Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• Administering Vaccines: Dose, Route, Site, Needle Size
• New! HPV Vaccine: A Guide for Young Adults
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Handouts for Staff and Patients
• Patient Handouts: Schedules for All Adults and High-risk Adults
• Using Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines
• Standing Orders Templates for Administering Vaccines
• Vaccines Work!
• Top Ten Reasons to Protect Your Child by Vaccinating
• Screening Checklists for Contraindications and Precautions to Vaccines
• Screening Checklists for Contraindications to Influenza Vaccines
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• New ACIP Recommendations: Use of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
• Ask the Experts: CDC Answers Questions
• New! Visit “Adult Vaccination” on Immunize.org
• Donate to IAC and Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, Schedules, and More
• New! Using Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Children and Teens
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Adult Patients
• Screening Checklist for Contraindications to Vaccines for Children and Teens
• Screening Checklist for Contraindications to Vaccines for Adults
• New! Foodborne Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the U.S.
• New! Patient Handouts on Hepatitis A Vaccine
• New! CDC Fact Sheet: Adult Pneumococcal Vaccines
• 2014–2015 Influenza Vaccine Information Statements in Many Languages
• First Do No Harm: Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Policies for HCP
• Screening Checklists for Contraindications to IIV
• Screening Checklists for Contraindications to LAIV
• Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccines to Children and Teens
• Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccine to Adults
• Guide for Determining the Number of Doses of Influenza Vaccine for Children (6 mo–8 yrs)
• Influenza Vaccination of People with a History of Egg Allergy
• Seek Emergency Medical Care for Your Family
• Get Your Family Vaccinated Against Influenza
• Influenza Materials for Healthcare Professionals
• Influenza Handouts for Patients
• Influenza Vaccine Products the 2014–2015 Influenza Season
• How to Administer Intramuscular, Intradermal, and Intranasal Influenza Vaccines
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• What’s Happening with Personal Belief Exemptions Across the Nation
• Ask the Experts: CDC answers questions
• Redesigned “Ask the Experts” home page and “Question of the Week”
• Donate to IAC and Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Checklist: Suggestions to Improve Your Immunization Services
• “Measles: A Dangerous Illness” by Roald Dahl
• Summary of Recommendations for Child and Teen Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• Patient Handouts: Schedules for All Adults and High-Risk Adults
• Vaccine Administration Record for Children and Teens
• Vaccine Administration Record for Adults
• Handout: A Guide for Gay and Bisexual Men About Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the Differences
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Leading Medical & Public Health Organizations Urge Physicians to Recommend HPV Vaccine
• Ask the Experts: CDC answers questions
• HPV Vaccination Resources for Healthcare Providers and Patients
• Donate to IAC and Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Give a Strong Recommendation for HPV Vaccine to Increase Uptake
• Questions Parents Ask About Vaccinations for Babies
• New! Top Ten Reasons to Protect Your Child by Vaccinating
• New! How to Administer Intradermal, Intranasal, and Oral Vaccinations
• Meningococcal Vaccination Recommendations by Age and/or Risk Factors
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Age 0 through 18 Years, United States, 2014
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2014
• Before You Vaccinate Adults, Consider Their “HALO”
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Don’t Just “Offer” HPV Vaccine to Parents for Preteens. Recommend It!
• Ask the Experts: CDC answers questions
• The Immunization Action Coalition Connects with the Public
• Donate to IAC and Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Tips and Time-savers for Talking with Parents about HPV Vaccine
• Human Papillomavirus – A Parent’s Guide to HPV Vaccination
• Checklist for Safe Storage and Handling of Vaccines
• Do you qualify for the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll?
• First do no harm: Mandatory influenza vaccination policies for HCP
• Screening Checklists for Influenza Vaccination Contraindications
• Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccine to Children and Adults
• Guides for determining the number of doses of influenza vaccine for children
• Influenza Vaccination of People with a History of Egg Allergy
• Seek emergency medical care if you or a family member shows these signs
• Don’t take chances with your family’s health
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2013–2014 Influenza Season
• Influenza Education Materials for Patients & Staff
• Patient Schedules for All Adults and for High-Risk Adults
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• The end of hepatitis B virus transmission begins at birth
• Ask the Experts: CDC answers questions
• Please help “Give birth to the end of Hep B!”
• Products you can purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Give birth to the end of Hep B
• Vaccinations for Pregnant Women
• New! Easy-to-read handouts urge parents to get their children vaccinated
• Updated! Temperature logs for refrigerator and freezer vaccine storage units
• Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2013–2014 Influenza Season
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Meningococcal Vaccination Recommendations for All Age Groups
• Ask the Experts: CDC immunization experts answer your questions
• Coming Soon! IAC’s New Website for Immunization Coalitions
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Ages 0 through 18 Years, United States, 2013
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2013
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines
• Patient Schedules for All Adults and for High-Risk Adults
• New! Easy-to-read Handouts Encourage Adults and Teens to Get Vaccinated
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Why Give Tdap during Each Pregnancy?
• Ask the Experts: CDC answers questions
• New! IAC Launches Major Redesign of vaccineinformation.org
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• IAC Welcomes Dr. Litjen (L.J) Tan as Chief Strategy Officer
• Summary of Recommendations for Child and Teen Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• Pneumococcal Vaccines — CDC answers your questions
• New! Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations by Age/Risk Factor
• New! Vaccinations for Infants and Children, Age 0–10 Years
• Vaccinations for Preteens and Teens, Age 11–19 Years
• Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today?
• After the Shots…What to do if your child has discomfort
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• HPV Vaccination: How Can We Do Better?
• Ask the Experts: CDC Immunization Experts Answer Your Questions
• Peek at the Redesign of IAC’s Website for the Public!
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• IAC Welcomes Dr. William Atkinson as Associate Director for Immunization Education
• Poster: Protect Your Baby from Serious Diseases
• Cocooning Protects Babies
• First Do No Harm: Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Policies for Healthcare Personnel Helps Protect Patients
• Guides for determining the number of doses of influenza vaccine to give to children
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2012–13 Influenza Season
• Influenza Education Materials for Patients and Staff
• Screening for Influenza Vaccine Contraindications
• Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccines to Children and Adults
• Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal (PPSV23 and PCV13) Vaccine to Adults
• CDC Poster: Spread Fun. Not Flu.
• No More Excuses: There Are Many Places to Get Your Flu Vaccine
• Influenza Vaccination of People with a History of Egg Allergy
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Adult Immunization . . . We’ve got to do better!
• Ask the Experts: CDC immunization experts answer your questions
• IAC Express Celebrates 15 Years and 1000 Issues Dedicated to Delivering Important Immunization News Directly to Your Email In-Box
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Vaccinations for Adults: You’re never too old to get immunized!
• Two Vaccination Handouts for High-Risk Adults
• How to Administer IM and SC Vaccine Injections to Adults
• Administering Vaccines to Adults: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size
• Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the Differences
• Meningococcal Vaccination Recommendations by Age and/or Risk Factor
• CDC Information for Health Care Professionals about Adolescent Vaccination
• CDC Handouts for Parents about Vaccines for Preteens and Teens
• Poster from CDC, AAFP, and AAP: Whooping cough. Power to Protect.
• Poster from CDC, AAFP, and AAP: Measles. Power to Protect.
• Current Dates of VISs
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Tribute to CDC’s Immunization Expert William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH
• Ask the Experts
• New! “Cocooning and Tdap Vaccination” Web Section on immunize.org
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Ages 0–18 Years
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines
• New! Tips for Locating Old Immunization Records
• Facts about VISs
• Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• ACIP recommends routine HPV vaccination of males 11 through 21 years old
• Ask the Experts
• IAC and CDC Are Official Partners in Providing VIS Translations
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Summary of Recommendations for Child/Teen Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• What If You Don’t Immunize Your Child
• CDC’s Fact Sheets on Vaccine Topics
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• IAC Receives Major Award from CDC
• Ask the Experts
• IAC’s Honor Roll Focuses on Mandatory Influenza Vaccination for HCPs
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Standing Orders for Administering Td/Tdap to Children
• Standing Orders for Administering Td/Tdap to Adults
• Temperature Logs for Separate Refrigerator and Freezer
• Use IAC’s Storage and Handling Materials
• Refusal of Vaccination for My Child
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2011-12 Influenza Season
• How to Administer Influenza Vaccines
• Influenza Education Materials for Patients & Staff
• Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccines
• Screening Questionnaire for Injectable Influenza Vaccination
• Screening Questionnaire for Intranasal Influenza Vaccination
• Keep Your Kids Safe – Get Them Vaccinated
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Suspect Measles; Vaccinate Against Measles
• Ask the Experts
• IAC Launches Major Redesign of Its Flagship Website – www.immunize.org
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Summary of Recommendations for Child/Teen Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• After the Shots…What to Do If Your Child Has Discomfort (no dosing table)
• Reliable Sources of Immunization Information
• Need Help Responding to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents?
• Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines
• Fever and Rash?…Consider Measles
• Visiting Another Country? Think Measles
• Checklist for Safe Vaccine Storage and Handling
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• ACIP Adds Booster Dose to Its Recommendations for Use of MCV4
• Ask the Experts
• Read Extensive Coverage of Wakefield’s MMR Fraud
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Mandatory Influenza Vaccination for All Healthcare
• Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Ages 0–18 Years
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions for Vaccines
• Vaccines with Diluents: How to use them
• Need Help Responding to Parents’ Concerns about Vaccines and Autism?
• What’s the Impact of Parents Who Use Personal Belief Exemptions
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• ACIP Votes to Broaden Recommendations for Use of Tdap Vaccine
• Ask the Experts
• Check Out IAC’s 10 Most Visited Web Sections
• Products You Can Purchase from IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Summary of Recommendations for Child/Teen Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• Screening Questionnaires for Vaccine Contraindications
• Standing Orders for Administering Td/Tdap Vaccines for Children or Adults
• Two Influenza Handouts for Your Patients: “Don’t take chances with your family’s health” and “Seek emergency medical care if you or a family member shows the signs below – a life could be at risk
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Where to Find Resources to Vaccinate Everyone Against Influenza
• Ask the Experts
• Make IAC Your Online Information Source This Influenza Season
• Shop IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Brand New DVD in 2010! “Immunization Techniques”
• Dear Provider Letter from CDC
• Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2010-2011 Influenza Season
• Screening Questionnaire for Inactivated Injectable Influenza Vaccination
• Screening Questionnaire for Live Attenuated Intranasal Influenza Vaccination
• Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccines
• Influenza Education Materials for Patients & Staff
• Vaccine Administration Record for Children and Teens
• Vaccine Administration Record for Adults
• Documenting Parental Refusal to Have Their Children Vaccinated
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Ask the Experts
• IAC’s “Handouts” for Patients and Staff on www.immunize.org
• Shop IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to Children
• Recommendations for Pneumococcal Vaccine Use in Children
• Vaccine Refrigerator Setup
• Monthly Care of Vaccine Storage Units
• First Do No Harm: Protect patients by making sure all staff receive yearly influenza vaccine!
• Honor Roll for Patient Safety
• Need Help Responding to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents?
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Ask the Experts
• IAC’s Image Library Brings You the Power of Photos
• Shop IAC
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more
• Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• Talking with Parents about Vaccines for Infants
• Reliable Sources of Immunization Information
• Standing Orders for Administering HPV Vaccine
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines
• IAC’s Immunization Resources Order Form

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• Ask the Experts
• Get Your Patients on Schedule for Vaccination
• Vaccine Highlights
• Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Ages 0–18 Years
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults
• When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?
• Are You 11–19 Years Old? Then you need to be vaccinated. . .
• Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today?
• Order Essential Immunization Resources from IAC

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• Ask the Experts
• IAC’s 10 Most Visited Web Sections
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, licensures
• Emergency Warning Signs for People with Influenza
• Pregnant Women and the Flu
• Novel H1N1: What you should know
• Standing Orders for Administering H1N1 Vaccine
• Influenza Products for the 2009–10 Influenza Season
• Declination of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination
• Declination of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination
• Order Essential Immunization Resources from IAC

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• Ask the Experts
• Are You Hooked on IAC’s Video of the Week?
• Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, licensures
• Unprotected People…Influenza Ends Martin McGowan’s Life
• Don’t Take Chances with Your Family’s Health – Make Sure You All Get Vaccinated Against Influenza Every Year!
• Use these Materials for Your Healthcare Personnel Influenza Immunization Campaign
• Influenza Materials for Patients and Staff
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: CDC answers your questions
• Give the Birth Dose: Hepatitis B vaccine at birth saves lives
• Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization
• IAC’s Questions & Answers on Diseases and Vaccines
• Order Essential Immunization Resources from IAC
• All Healthcare Personnel Need Seasonal and H1N1 Vaccination

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• Ask the Experts
• New IAC Web Sections Give You All the News
• Vaccine Highlights
• After the Shots… What to Do if Your Child Has Discomfort
• Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today?
• Handouts on Vaccination Schedules for Your Patients
• U.S. Immunization Schedules for Persons Ages 0–18 Years, 2009
• U.S. Immunization Schedule for Adults, 2009
• How To Administer IM and SC Injections
• Order These Essential Immunization Resources
• Influenza Vaccination for Healthcare Workers: Our duty to patients

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• Ask the Experts
• IAC’s “Print Materials” & “Vaccine Concerns”
• Vaccine Highlights
• Need Help Responding to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents?
• Sample Vaccine Policy Statement
• Make Sure Your Family Gets Influenza Vaccine
• Influenza Materials for Patients & Staff
• IAC’s “Top 20” FREE Print Materials
• IAC’s “Top 20” Most Visited Web Pages
• Summary of Child/Teen IZ Recommendations
• Summary of Adult IZ Recommendations
• Immunization Resources Order Form
• Last Print Edition of Needle Tips?

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• Ask the Experts
• Immunization Action Coalition Redesigns Its Online Resources to Benefit Healthcare Professionals.
• Hepatitis A and B vaccines…Be Sure Your Patient Gets the Correct Dose!
• Vaccine Administration Record for Children and Teens
• Vaccine Administration Record for Adults
• Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines
• Immunization Schedules for Persons Ages 0–18 Years, U.S., 2008
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, U.S., Oct. 2007–Sept. 2008
• Essential Immunization Resources From IAC
• Latest U.S. Hepatitis B Birth Dose Rate is Less Than 50%. How to Increase It? Needle Tips Readers May Hold the Answers

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• Ask the Experts
• IAC’s Most Popular Web Sections Are Newly Designed
• Vaccine Highlights
• Summary of Recommendations for Childhood & Adolescent Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• Guidelines for Standing Orders in Labor & Delivery and Nursery Units to Prevent Hepatitis B Virus Transmission to Newborns
• Questions Frequently Asked About Hepatitis B, and Other Viral Hepatitis Educational Materials for Patients and Staff
• Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization
• Reliable Immunization Resources: Where to go to find answers!
• Give These People Influenza Vaccine!
• Influenza Vaccination Standing Orders, Screening Questionnaires, and Other Educational Materials for Patients & Staff

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• Ask the Experts
• IAC’s Three Immunization Record Cards—Child & Teen, Adult, and Lifetime
• Vaccine Highlights
• Healthcare Worker Vaccination Recommendations
• Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines
• Immunization Schedules for Patients in Four Different Age Groups
• Hepatitis A, B, C: Learn the differences in screening questionnaires
• How to Administer IM and SC Injections
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 0–6 Years—U.S., 2007
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 7–18 Years—U.S., 2007
• Catch-up Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 4 Months–18 Years
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule U.S., Oct. 2006-Sept. 2007
• Immunization Resources
• IAC’s Free Publications Help You Stay Current!

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• Ask the Experts
• Read Compelling Case Reports about Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Online
• Vaccine Highlights
• Updated: Summary of Recommendations for childhood & adolescent immunization
• Updated: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• Updated: Hepatitis B and the healthcare worker
• Updated: If you administer vaccines, you need these materials
• Updated: First Do No Harm: Protect patients by making sure all staff receive yearly influenza vaccine!
• Updated: Influenza vaccination standing orders and screening questionnaires
• Immunization Resources
• Subscribe to IAC!

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• Ask the Experts
• Top immunize.org Resources—Check Them Out!
• Vaccine Highlights
• Updated: When do children and teens need vaccinations?.
• Updated: Are you 11–19 years old? Then you need to be vaccinated!
• Updated: Vaccinations for Adults: You’re NEVER too old to get immunized
• Updated: If you have HIV or Hep C infection, which vaccinations do you need?
• New: Medical errors put infants at risk for chronic hepatitis B virus infection
• Updated: Labor & delivery and nursery unit guidelines to prevent HBV transmission.
• New: Standing orders for administering vaccines to children and adults.
• Updated: Vaccines and related products distributed in the United States.
• Recommended Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule, U.S., 2006
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, U.S., Oct. 2005–Sept. 2006
• Essential Immunization Resources from IAC: Videos, DVDs, Record Cards, CDs
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• You are a V.I.P.—Very Influential Provider!
• Vaccine Highlights
• 2004 Vaccination Rates for 19–35 Month Olds
• Updated: Summary of recommendations for childhood & adolescent immunization
• Updated: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• Updated: Do I need any vaccinations today?
• New: Healthcare worker vaccination recommendations
• Updated: Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and vaccination
• Updated: Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the differences
• Updated: Reliable Sources of Immunization Information
• Updated: Influenza standing orders and screening questionnaires
• Immunization Resources
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Want An Easy Way to Stay Informed Between Needle Tips Issues?
• Hepatitis B Virus Transmitted in U.S. Long-Term–Care Facilities
• Vaccine Highlights
• 2003 Vaccination Rates for Influenza and PPV: How’s your state doing?
• Unprotected People: Parents helpless as children battle pertussis
• Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, U.S., 2005
• Updated: Immunizations for Babies: A guide for parents
• Nuevo: Vacunas Para Bebés: Una guía para los padres
• Updated: Vaccine Concerns by Paul A. Offit, MD, and Louis M. Bell, MD
• Updated: Questions Parents Ask About Baby Shots
• Updated: Suggestions to improve your immunization services
• Updated: Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: CDC answers your questions
• Updated: Vaccine Storage and Handling—Four resources
• Essential Immunization Resources from IAC: Videos, DVDs, record cards, CDs
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

Table of Contents

• Ask the Experts
• IOM Report: No association between autism and vaccines
• Vaccine Highlights
• How’s Your State Doing? Current U.S. Immunization Information By State
• Unprotected People: Toddler’s influenza death spurs parents to action
• Updated: Reliable sources of immunization information
• Updated: After the Shots: What to do if your child has discomfort
• Updated: Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease
• Updated: Vaccinations for Adults: You’re never too old to get immunized!
• Updated: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• Updated: Standing orders for administering influenza vaccine to adults
• Updated: Give these people influenza vaccine
• Updated: 2004–05 influenza VISs for both Trivalent Inactivated & Live Intranasal vaccines
• Essential Immunization Resources from IAC: Videos, DVDs, record cards, CDs
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Communicating with Families About Vaccines
• Vaccine Highlights
• First Do No Harm. Protect Your Patients by Getting Vaccinated Against Influenza!
• Does MMR Cause Autism?: Examine the evidence!
• Updated: Screening questionnaire for child and teen immunization
• Updated: Screening questionnaire for adult immunization
• Updated: When do children and teens need vaccinations? 
• Updated: Immunizations . . . not just kids’ stuff
• New: Standing orders for administering pneumococcal vaccine to adults
• Updated: Vaccines and related products distributed in the United States, 2004
• Updated: Protect Yourself Against Hep A & B: A guide for gay and bisexual men
• Updated: Summary of rules for childhood and adolescent immunization
• Essential Immunization Resources From IAC: Videos, DVDs, record cards, CDs
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Prevent Viral Hepatitis: Vaccinate!
• Vaccine Highlights
• CDC’s Guidelines for Maintaining and Managing the Vaccine Cold Chain
• How’s Your State Doing? Current U.S. Immunization Information by State
• Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, Jan.–June 2004
• New: Administering Vaccines: Dose, route, site, and needle size
• Updated: What If you don’t immunize your child?
• Updated: Every week 100s of sexually active people get Hepatitis B
• New: Standing orders for administering Hep B vaccine to adolescents & adults
• New: Standing orders for administering influenza vaccine to adults
• New: Vaccine handling tips
• Updated: Vaccine temperature logs in Fahrenheit and Celsius
• Essential Immunization Resources from IAC: Videos, DVDs, record cards, CDs
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• What others say about IAC
• Vaccine Highlights
• How’s Your State Doing? Current U.S. immunization information by state
• Revised: Give these people influenza vaccine!
• Revised: Summary of rules for childhood immunization
• Revised: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• Revised: Hepatitis B and the health care worker
• Revised: Questions frequently asked about hepatitis B
• New VIS: Inactivated influenza vaccine 2003–04
• New VIS: Live intranasal influenza vaccine 2003–04
• National and State Resources
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Vaccine Highlights
• New: States report hundreds of medical errors in perinatal hepatitis B prevention
• New: Recommended childhood & adolescent immunization schedule, U.S., 2003
• New: Recommended adult immunization schedule, United States, 2002–2003
• Revised: Vaccine administration record for children and teens
• Revised: Vaccine administration record for adults
• New: Academy of Pediatrics’ “Refusal to Vaccinate” form
• New: Don’t be guilty of these errors in vaccine storage and handling
• Revised: Vaccines and related products distributed in the United States, 2003
• National and State Resources
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• What’s new at IAC
• Vaccine Highlights
• Unprotected People: Young doctor learns he has liver cancer too late
• New: Vaccines and Autism by Paul A. Offit, MD
• New: Reliable sources of immunization information
• New: How to administer IM and SC injections
• New: Protect Your Vaccines: Check temperatures twice a day
• New: The truth about using VISs
• Revised: Summary of rules for childhood immunization
• Revised: Labor and delivery and nursery unit guidelines
• Essential immunization resources from IAC: Videos, DVDs, record cards, CDs
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Letters to the Editor
• Vaccine Highlights
• Unprotected Babies: Hepatitis B vaccine at birth saves lives!
• How’s Your State Doing? Current U.S. immunization rates and hep B mandates 
• New: Checklist for safe vaccine handling and storage 
• New: Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the differences
• New: Do I need any vaccinations today?
• New: Vaccine products licensed for use in the United States, 2001
• Revised: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• Revised: Pneumococcal conjugate VIS
• National and State Resources
• Join the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Vaccine Highlights
• What’s Your State Doing? State vaccination mandates for varicella & adult vaccines
• Revised: Screening questionnaire for child and teen immunization and why we ask
• New: Are you at risk for hepatitis A?
• New: Are you at risk for hepatitis B?
• New: Are you at risk for hepatitis C?
• Revised: Summary of rules for childhood immunization
• Revised: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• National and State Resources
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Letters to the Editor
• Give babies hepatitis B vaccine at birth, by Harold Margolis, MD
• Vaccine Highlights
• Unprotected People! Infant dies of fulminant hepatitis B, 1999
• What’s Your State Doing? State childhood vaccination rates and school mandates
• Revised: Screening questionnaire for adult immunization
• Revised: Summary of rules for childhood immunization
• New: Vaccine Myths, by Paul A. Offit, MD, and Louis M. Bell, MD
• Revised: Labor & delivery and nursery unit guidelines to prevent HBV transmission
• New: What Would Happen if We Stopped Vaccinations? Part II, by CDC
• Where to get immunization and hepatitis B print materials, videos, and more
• Need Help? How to reach your state immunization, hepatitis, and VFC coordinators
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Chinese physician urges continuation of newborn hepatitis B vaccination
• ACIP Says Goodbye to OPV
• AAFP recommends annual influenza vaccination to begin at age 50
• Vaccine Highlights
• Unprotected People! Infant dies of congenital rubella syndrome 
• Vaccines Dramatically Reduce Disease in the Twentieth Century 
• New: Give these people influenza vaccine!
• New: Influenza Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• Revised: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• Revised: Screening questionnaire for child and teen immunization
• National and State Resources
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Surgeon General’s Warning: 45,000 adults die yearly from vaccine-preventable diseases
• Today’s Vaccine Paradox by Samuel L. Katz, MD, Vaccine Initiative
• Vaccine Highlights
• Hepatitis B Vaccine Is Safe” by Neal Halsey, MD, Institute for Vaccine Safety
• U.S. Congressman Joe Moakley encourages states to pass hepatitis B laws
• Unprotected People: Two deaths ignite pneumococcal vaccine campaign
• Revised: Summary of recommendations for childhood immunization
• New: Rotavirus vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• New: What would happen if we stopped vaccinating? by CDC
• New: “If you have sex, read this…” by Lynda Liu (reprinted from Mademoiselle)
• National and State Resources
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Vaccinate, Don’t Vacillate! by Walter A. Orenstein, MD, Centers for Disease Control
• Vaccine Highlights
• It’s Federal Law! by Neal Halsey, MD, Institute for Vaccine Safety
• What’s your state doing? Hepatitis B laws, pneumococcal, influenza rates, etc.
• Unprotected People…Five varicella-related deaths
• Polio vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• New: Vaccinations for adults with hepatitis C virus infection
• Revised: Summary of recommendations for adult immunization
• Revised: Dosage schedule of hepatitis A and B vaccines
• National and State Resources
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

Table of Contents

• Ask the Experts
• Vaccine Highlights
• What’s your state doing? pneumococcal, influenza, varicella, hepatitis B rates, etc
• New: Basic knowledge about hepatitis B
• New: Hep B and the health care worker
• New: Pneumococcal Vaccine: Who needs it and who needs it again?
• Revised: Summary of recommendations on childhood immunization
• New: Every week thousands of sexually active people are Infected with hepatitis B
• New: Standing orders for administering pneumococcal vaccine to adults
• New: All kids 0 –18 need hepatitis B shots!
• National and State Resources
• Coalition Catalog
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Many under 65 need flu shots, too! and other Letters to the Editor
• Vaccine Highlights
• Does Your Patient Have Chronic Hepatitis B? by Coleman I. Smith, MD
• What’s your state doing? Immunization rates, hep B laws, pharmacists vaccinating
• Vaccinations for Adults – You’re Never Too Old for Shots!
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
• Questions Parents Ask About Baby Shots
• National and State Resources
• Coalition Catalog
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!

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• Ask the Experts
• Pharmacists vaccinate, too! and other Letters to the Editor
• New DTaP vaccines, new childhood immunization schedule, polio news, and more
• Confused About the Hepatitis B Panel? You’re Not Alone!
• Revised: Summary of rules for childhood immunization
• Revised: When do children and teens need shots?
• After the shots…What to Do if Your Child Has Discomfort
• Immunizations…Not Just Kids’ Stuff, a Brochure for Adults
• National and State Resources
• Coalition Catalog
• Support the Immunization Action Coalition Today!