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CDC issues report that 65% of
pregnant women do not receive
recommended Tdap and influenza
vaccines to protect themselves
and their newborns |
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CDC posts 20-minute video
about influenza vaccine
storage and handling
requirements and administration for the 2019–2020
season |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are now available—they
make great gifts! |
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It's time to order IAC's new
"FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers! |
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Register now! Dr. L.J Tan,
IAC's chief strategy officer,
will present webinar on
current issues in influenza on
October 29 |
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CDC publishes "Update:
Influenza Activity—United
States and Worldwide, May
19–September 28, 2019 and
Composition of the 2020
Southern Hemisphere Influenza
Vaccine" in this week's MMWR |
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AAP News publishes article
about why AAP recommends
initiating HPV vaccination as
early as age 9 |
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September's Technically
Speaking column by IAC
Executive Director Dr. Deborah
Wexler discusses the joint
letter from AAFP, AAP, ACHA,
ACOG, APhA, SAHM, and
IAC that stresses the importance of implementing an
immunization visit at age 16 |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's
PowerPoint Slide Sets web page
contains 13 presentations on a
wide variety of immunization
topics; available by request
for your use |
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Three winners of the 2019
Maurice R. Hilleman essay
contest recently announced;
their essays can be viewed on
the Hilleman Film website |
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"I Nearly Died of the Flu and
It Forever Changed My
Perspective on Vaccines"
published on Prevention.com |
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Families Fighting Flu issues
three new family stories
featuring adult flu survivors,
Allison, Christa, and Nick |
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Vaccinate Your Family posts
joint letter signed by 54
organizations, urging U.S.
Customs and Border Patrol to
vaccinate people in custody,
particularly children, against
flu |
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CDC publishes article about
measles cases and outbreaks in
the United States in 2019 |
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The 49th National Immunization
Conference will be held in
Atlanta on May 19–21; abstract submissions due December 16 |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates 12 of its popular
easy-to-read Q&A handouts on
vaccines given to infants and children |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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IAC posts 14 translations of
CDC's two newly issued
influenza VISs |
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| Official Releases and Announcements |
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NIH forms new collaborative
influenza vaccine research
network to develop more
durable, broadly protective,
and longer-lasting influenza
vaccines |
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HHS is seeking stakeholder
input on the 2020 National
Vaccine Plan; comments are due
October 24 |
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| Featured
Resources |
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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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Influenza season has begun; be
sure all your patients are
getting vaccinated! |
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The Washington Post creates
three new videos called "The
Vaccines Project" which answer common vaccine-related
questions |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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The journal Vaccine publishes
"Billing and Payment of
Commercial and Medicaid Health
Plan Adult Vaccination Claims
in Michigan since the
Affordable Care Act" |
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| Education and Training |
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Hepatitis B Foundation and Hep
B United offer webinar on
initiatives to prevent
hepatitis B and liver cancer
on October 21 |
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New Medscape CE program titled
"Case-by-Case: Preventing MenB
Disease in Adolescents and Young Adults" now available
online |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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Tune in to CDC's ACIP meeting
October 23–24 (Wednesday and
Thursday) via live webcast |
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Immunize Ohio hosts 2019
Statewide Immunization
Conference on November 6 |
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Reminder: National Conference
for Immunization Coalitions
and Partnerships will take
place November 13–15 in
Honolulu |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
