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CDC reports increases in cases
of hepatitis A, B, and C
during 2017 were mainly due to
unsafe drug injections and
lack of vaccine protection |
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California governor signs bill
toughening medical vaccine
exemptions |
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Hawaii adds
Tdap, HPV, and MenACWY to list
of immunizations required by
July 2020 |
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IAC updates Ask the Experts:
Influenza Q&A web page |
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CDC publishes "Notes from the
Field: Interventions to Reduce
Measles Virus Exposures in
Outpatient Health Care
Facilities—New York City,
2018" in this week's MMWR |
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August's Technically
Speaking column by IAC
Executive Director Dr. Deborah
Wexler is titled "Newly
designed and easy to
navigate—visit
Give2MenACWY.org to
enhance your efforts to increase rates for MenACWY
booster doses and other
adolescent vaccinations" |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's "Package
Inserts & FDA Product
Approvals" web page on
immunize.org is a popular
destination for finding
FDA-approved language for all
vaccines |
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No new measles cases reported
to CDC in week ending
September 12; total cases for
2019 remain at 1,241 across 31
states |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates its educational
resource "Influenza Vaccine
Products for the 2019–2020
Influenza Season" |
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IAC revises "Standing Orders
for Administering Influenza
Vaccine to Children and Teens"
and "Standing Orders for
Administering Influenza
Vaccine to Adults" |
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IAC updates "How to Administer
Intramuscular and Intranasal
Influenza Vaccines" |
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IAC revises "Guide for
Determining the Number of
Doses of Influenza Vaccine to
Give to Children Age 6 Months
through 8 Years" |
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IAC updates "Influenza
Vaccination of People with a
History of Egg Allergy" |
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IAC updates "Screening
Checklist for
Contraindications to
Inactivated Injectable
Influenza Vaccination" and
"Screening Checklist for
Contraindications to Live
Attenuated
Intranasal Influenza
Vaccination" |
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Available now! Seven
translations of IAC's recently
updated "Screening Checklist
for Contraindications to
Vaccines for Children and
Teens" and "Screening
Checklist for
Contraindications to Vaccines
for Adults" |
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IAC posts Spanish translation
of its handout "Hepatitis B
Shots Are Recommended for All
New Babies" |
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| World News |
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WHO and European Commission
join forces to promote the
benefit of vaccines |
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| Featured
Resources |
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IAC's new FLU VACCINE buttons
and stickers flew out the
door! But don't worry. We
ordered more. Stock up for flu
season! |
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Hepatitis B Foundation
releases new #justB video
titled "DeWayne's Story" to
empower people affected by
hepatitis B, raise awareness,
and end stigma |
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The new edition of The Vaccine
Handbook: A Practical Guide
for Clinicians app is now
available free of charge from
the Pediatric Infectious
Diseases Society |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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September's Parents PACK
newsletter from Vaccine
Education Center features
article clarifying the
position of Pontifical Academy
for Life on fetal cells and
two other
important stories |
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| Education and Training |
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AAP and CDC are collaborating
to present a free webinar
titled "2019–2020
Recommendations for Influenza
Prevention and Treatment in
Children: An Update for
Pediatric Providers" to be
aired September 26 |
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CDC's Current Issues in
Immunization webinar titled
"Influenza Update–2019–2020"
is scheduled for October 2 |
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Reminder: Weekly CDC webinar
series on "The Pink Book"
chapter topics will conclude
on September 25; "Influenza"
is the topic on September 25 |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
