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Issue 694: November 19, 2007
- CDC article shows U.S. mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases is at an all-time low
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on influenza
- New: IAC website posts three of its patient-education materials, all newly translated into Spanish
- NIVS's "Influenza Activity Spotlight" offers healthcare professionals lots of resources and information
- Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- Health organizations urged to post CDC's influenza vaccination graphic on their websites
- Actress Jennifer Garner kicks off ALA's "Faces of Influenza" vaccination campaign
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the October ACIP meeting
- Website of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine now offers clinical scenarios on immunization
- NIAID awards contracts to strengthen and expand Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs)
- CDC reports on India's progress toward polio eradication from January 2006 to September 2007
Issue 693: November 13, 2007
- Needle Tips readers--please fill out our online survey
- Vaccinate Adults readers, we've got an online survey for you, too
Issue 692: November 12, 2007
- Nation's supply of influenza vaccine at record high; CDC urges broad and continued immunization into spring 2008
- "Read immediately" issue of Immunization Works asks that you share your plans for National Influenza Vaccination Week
- New: CDC adds public service announcements to its materials for National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- New: Merck reports unavailability of PedvaxHIB vaccine; CDC website posts letter regarding status of Hib vaccine supply
- November 8 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- New: IAC's Declination of Influenza Vaccination form now available in Spanish
- VIS for injectable influenza vaccine now available in Haitian Creole and Portuguese
- CIIC makes two resources available online--its report on childhood influenza immunization and its influenza bulletin
- New: 2007-08 adult immunization schedule now available for Palm and Pocket PC handhelds
- MMWR reports on syringe exchange programs
Issue 691: November 5, 2007
- New: ACIP votes to recommend nasal-spray influenza vaccine for children age 2-5 years
- CDC's Drs. Atkinson and Kroger correct answer in Needle Tips (October 2007) about which children should receive two doses of influenza vaccine
- Two AAP clinical reports will help physicians identify and manage patients with autism spectrum disorder
- Wall Street Journal editorial defends childhood vaccination and counters Jenny McCarthy's claim of vaccination harm
- Updated data indicate a normal range of intussusception cases among children vaccinated with rotavirus vaccine
- Get ready: CDC announces National Influenza Vaccination Week for November 26-December 2 and posts related materials
- Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- VIS for nasal-spray influenza vaccine now available in Hmong, Russian, and Somali
- CDC's Seasonal Flu web section posts new materials
- Reminder: November 15 is the deadline for submitting abstracts for CDC's 2008 National Immunization Conference
- WHO website posts document that outlines the organization's work to ensure immunization quality, safety, and standards
Issue 690: October 29, 2007
- Fatal case of human rabies reported in Minnesota
- How's your state doing? Data tables and maps of 2006 NIS childhood immunization rates make it easy to find out
- VISs for injectable influenza vaccine and Tdap vaccine now available in several additional languages
- Error corrected in December 2006 recommendations for eliminating hepatitis B transmission in adults
- CDC launches its redesigned Spanish-language website, "CDC en Espanol"
- October 25 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- October issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter available on CDC website
- CDC's Seasonal Flu web section posts updated materials
- WHO reports that projected production of pandemic influenza vaccine has increased significantly
- FDA, NIH, and WHO plan public workshop on pandemic influenza vaccine development for December 10-11
- Draft of pandemic influenza vaccine allocation plan now online; public comment will be sought
Issue 689: October 22, 2007
- New: CDC publishes Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for October 2007-September 2008
- New: CDC publishes updated recommendations for prevention of hepatitis A virus infection after exposure and before international travel
- New: FDA approves use of Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine, in children age 2-10 years
- October 2007 issue of Vaccinate Adults is filled with resources for adult medicine specialists
- CDC's influenza website puts a mix of resources at the fingertips of health professionals and their patients
- Mayo Clinic's Dr. Gregory Poland makes a strong case for mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel
- New: PKIDS launches national educational campaign--"Silence the Sounds of Pertussis"
- HPV vaccine VISs now in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, and Urdu
- What are your state's immunization laws for healthcare personnel and patients? The CDC website has the answer!
- For coalitions: IZTA plans two conference calls on website design and strategic Internet use
Issue 688: October 15, 2007
- October 2007 issue of Needle Tips offers many resources for childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
- NFID's Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition launches website for patients, health professionals, and the media
- Looking for a vaccine-related article? Check out IAC's redesigned journal articles web section
- IAC screening questionnaire updated to reflect FDA approval for using LAIV in children age 2-5 years
- MMWR announces FDA's March 28 approval of alternative dosing schedule for Twinrix combined hepatitis A and B vaccine
Issue 687: October 8, 2007
- New: Updated VIS reflects FDA approval for use of nasal-spray influenza vaccine in children age 2-5 years
- CDC highlights FDA-approved changes to administration and storage of LAIV vaccine
- IAC updates five of its print materials--including FDA-approved changes in administration of LAIV vaccine to children
- CDC and NNii websites post resources related to thimerosal research published in the September 27 NEJM
- New: Spanish-language version of the current recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule now online
- WHO publishes recommendation on composition of influenza virus vaccines for southern hemisphere for 2008
- October 4 issue of Hep Express electronic newsletter available online
- CDC website posts information on production delays for Vaqta pediatric and adult hepatitis A vaccine
- Reminder: Registration deadline for Current Issues in Immunization net conference on travel health is October 10
- Reminder: Clinical Vaccinology course set for November 9-11 in Bethesda, MD
- For coalitions: Abstracts for the National Conference on Immunization & Health Coalitions are due February 1, 2008
- CDC reports on progress in controlling measles in Nepal during 2000-06
Issue 686: October 1, 2007
- FDA approves Afluria, a new inactivated influenza vaccine for use in people age 18 years and older
- NEJM publishes three articles related to thimerosal in vaccines
- Interim VIS for hepatitis B vaccine now available in Spanish
- CDC reports on national and global influenza activity during May 20-September 15, 2007
- Proceedings from the June 27-28 ACIP meeting now online
- WHO's "World Health Report 2007" focuses on building a safer future through international public health cooperation
- Snap Shots, an electronic newsletter of USAID, offers readers an international perspective on immunization
- ICEID to be held in Atlanta on March 16-19, 2008; abstracts due November 19
- Vermont Department of Health schedules immunization conference for October 30 in Stowe, VT
- The journal Vaccine to celebrate its 25th anniversary at the Vaccine Congress in Amsterdam on December 9-11
- Seminar on infectious diseases modeling scheduled for December 10-12 in Annecy, France
- CDC publishes update on global activity of vaccine-derived polioviruses during January 2006-August 2007
Issue 685: September 24, 2007
- New: FDA approves use of FluMist nasal-spray influenza vaccine in children age 2-5 years
- Health experts deplore low influenza vaccination rates and call for vaccination throughout fall and winter months
- CDC data show low influenza vaccination rates for older and at-risk adults
- CDC data indicate that fewer than one-third of children age 6-23 months received influenza vaccine during 2005-06
- CDC data from six sentinel sites point to low influenza vaccination coverage for children age 6-59 months in 2006-07
- VISs for shingles, HPV, DTaP, and PCV7 vaccines available in Hmong, Somali, and/or Russian
- Nominations due September 27 for Association of Immunization Managers Bull's-Eye Award
- Global Hepatitis A Meeting planned for November 30-December 1 in Miami; abstracts due October 1
- CDC reports on progress in controlling measles in Kenya during 2002-07
- CDC reports on laboratory surveillance for wild and vaccine-derived polioviruses
Issue 684: September 17, 2007
- Spanish-language version of VIS for inactivated influenza vaccine available on IAC website
- CDC highlights resources for influenza season
- Breaking news: CDC launches a new influenza website for health professionals and the public
- IZTA website features CDC media resources for 2007-08 influenza season
- Coming soon: National Adult Immunization Awareness Week is scheduled for September 23-29
- September issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available online
- For coalitions: IZTA schedules October 23 teleconference on building support for immunization registries
Issue 683: September 10, 2007
- New VIS translations available on IAC's website
- FDA approves new smallpox vaccine
- IAC updates patient- and professional-education materials
- PKIDS launches Flu's Gonna Lose campaign
- Heads up: November 15 is deadline for abstracts for the 2008 National Immunization Conference
- CDC announces first World Rabies Day
- Penn Center for Bioethics expands vaccine ethics website
- Healthy Roads Media offers VISs in alternative formats
- CDC hosts polio photo exhibit: view a preview online
- Clinical Vaccinology Course set for November 9-11 in Bethesda
- Minnesota Got Your Shots? Immunization Conference scheduled for October 11-12
- Louisiana Shots for Tots conference scheduled for November 29-30
Issue 682: September 4, 2007
- CDC releases information on vaccination coverage of children
- CDC releases information on vaccination coverage of adolescents
- CDC offers new HPV education and training products
- Miss the 2007 Immunization Update broadcast? View it online!
- IAC updates patient- and professional-education materials
- August 30 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- CDC's influenza web section posts new influenza information
- Online coloring materials make it fun for kids to learn immunization basics
- ACIP meeting scheduled for October 24-25
- Pandemic flu conference to take place in Washington, DC, October 29-31
- Phacilitate Vaccine Forum scheduled for January 28-30 in Washington, DC
Issue 681: August 27, 2007
- Official CDC Health Advisory: Hepatitis A in a food handler who served persons from multiple states
- CDC releases revised interim meningococcal VIS
- New: Spanish-language version of the current recommended adult immunization schedule now online
- MMWR reports on respiratory illness mistakenly attributed to pertussis
- IAC updates "When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?"
- August issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available online
- MMWR features chart illustrating HPV infection prevalence
- Vaccine Education Center Newsletter includes important information for healthcare professionals
- North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza released
- WHO issues position paper on rotavirus vaccines
- Former CDC director writes about changes in public health from 1998-2002
Issue 680: August 20, 2007
- CDC responds to NVIC's press release about the safety of the HPV vaccine Gardasil
- IAC updates three of its Spanish-language viral hepatitis screening questionnaires
- IAC updates patient- and professional-education materials on influenza and hepatitis B
- CDC reports on U.S. kindergarteners' vaccination coverage during the 2006-07 school year
- For coalitions: IZTA update on influenza vaccine supply and CDC's influenza communication plan scheduled for September 6
Issue 679: August 15, 2007
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Issue 678: August 13, 2007
- MMWR notifies readers of revised recommendations to vaccinate all persons ages 11-18 with MCV4 at earliest opportunity
- JAMA study concludes that current vaccine financing system results in gaps for underinsured U.S. children
- IAC website posts updated and new immunization-education print materials
- CDC issues an update on U.S. and worldwide influenza activity in 2006-07 and on composition of 2007-08 influenza vaccine
- JAMA study finds community strategies can prevent deaths during influenza pandemic
- CDC net conferences coming soon--New Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and Travel Health Issues Including Malaria
- August 9 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- Support the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable
- Asian Liver Center publishes 2007 edition of its Physician's Guide to Hepatitis B
- Asian Liver Center operates an information health line
- National Task Force on Hepatitis B: Focus on Asian and Pacific Islander Americans works to eliminate hepatitis B-related mortality and morbidity
- National Viral Hepatitis Training Center offers training in San Diego
- Fifth International Bird Flu Summit scheduled for September 27-28 in Las Vegas
Issue 677: August 6, 2007
- New: CDC's Pre-Teen Vaccine campaign urges vaccination with meningococcal, Tdap, HPV vaccines--and others
- Reminder: August 9 is the date for CDC's satellite broadcast "Immunization Update 2007"
- Updated: CDC website posts May 2007 edition of its booklet "Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women"
- Merck notifies CDC of delays in production of its pediatric and adult hepatitis A vaccines
- IAC website posts interim VIS for hepatitis B vaccine in Turkish
- For coalitions: IAC's www.izcoalitions.org website keeps on growing--be sure your coalition is in on the action
Issue 676: July 30, 2007
- VIS news: CDC releases interim VIS for hepatitis B vaccine
- Important: CDC releases updated information on the 7/16/07 edition of the VIS for intranasal influenza vaccine
- IAC updates print piece that answers patients' questions about pertussis
- CDC website posts updated information on HPV brochure and poster and HPV Q&As for public and professionals
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the June ACIP meeting
- VIS translations: VIS for injectable influenza vaccine in Turkish; VISs for polio and MMR vaccines in Amharic
- WHO publishes the June 2007 meeting report of the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
- July issue of the Pandemic Influenza Update now on the IAC website
- Museum in Virginia opens a permanent exhibit commemorating the most severe polio outbreak of 1950
- Vacancy announcement: NVPO seeks senior public health advisor; application deadline extended to August 17
- MMWR notifies readers that September 15 is the deadline for applying for the Epidemic Intelligence Service
- Minnesota Department of Health schedules its 2007 immunization conference for October 11-12
- Hib Initiative offers a free quarterly email newsletter
Issue 675: July 23, 2007
- 2007-08 VISs for influenza vaccines now available on CDC website
- Official CDC Health Advisory: Hepatitis A infections linked to children adopted from Ethiopia and their family contacts
- Updated: IAC revises three of its immunization education print materials
- MMWR notifies readers of August 9 broadcast/webcast of Immunization Update 2007
- MMWR notifies readers that revised International Health Regulations have gone into effect for the United States
- Attention nurses: Earn free CE credits by reading about vaccine safety and taking an online test
- HHS to provide $175 million to assist states in pandemic influenza preparedness efforts
- New: HHS releases fourth part of its Pandemic Planning Update
Issue 674: July 16, 2007
- "Vaccinated" recounts the story of Maurice Hilleman's life-saving work in twentieth-century vaccine development
- Now in Spanish: VIS for pediatric diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine
- CDC reports on hepatitis A vaccination coverage of U.S. children ages 24-35 months during 2004-05
- MMWR publishes ACIP's recommendations for prevention and control of influenza
- July issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available online
- New: Unofficial summary of June 27-28 ACIP meeting now posted on IAC website
- ACOG's Immunization Wheel offers professionals abundant information on immunizing adolescent and adult women
- Newly launched: WHO/ICO Information Centre on Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer
- New: July 11 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- CDC reports on worldwide progress toward interruption of wild poliovirus transmission during January 2006-May 2007
Issue 673: July 9, 2007
- New: 2008 edition of CDC's travel-health guide--the Yellow Book--now available online
- NCIRD website posts update on shortage of measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMR-V) combination vaccine
- Online form for ordering CDC publications is up and running again
- Pakistani government and Measles Initiative launch largest-ever measles vaccination campaign
Issue 672: July 2, 2007
- New: CDC publishes ACIP's influenza vaccination recommendations for 2007
- ACIP votes to recommend routine use of meningococcal conjugate vaccine in adolescents ages 11-18 years
- Reformatted: IAC's popular online Ask the Experts web section offers users fast, easy navigation
- IAC introduces new pieces that answer patients' questions about Hib and shingles (zoster)
- September 15 is the date for CHOP's Vaccine Education Symposium
- New: CDLHN offers CD of printable materials to promote the use of Tdap vaccine to professionals and adult patients
- Annual Immunize Georgia Conference set for September 20 in College Park, GA
Issue 671: June 25, 2007
- ACIP's varicella recommendations now published in MMWR Recommendations and Reports
- IDSA issues policy blueprint to strengthen adult and adolescent immunization
- IAC introduces new pieces that answer patients' questions about chickenpox, diphtheria, and HPV
- HHS Policy Information Center releases five influenza vaccine issue briefs
Issue 670: June 18, 2007
- FDA approves revised label for RotaTeq; CDC provides information about the change
- New: July 2007 issue of Vaccinate Women is on the IAC website
- IAC introduces new pieces that answer patients' questions about tetanus, rubella, polio, meningococcal, and rotavirus
- June issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available online
- Current Issues in Immunization net conference to focus on immunizations for healthcare personnel--registration is limited
- Mark your calendar: August 9 is the date for CDC's live satellite broadcast "Immunization Update 2007"
- New VIS translation: VIS for DTaP vaccine now available in Turkish
- Former CDC director writes about changes in public health from 1993-1998
- HHS awards two contracts to expand domestic influenza vaccine manufacturing capacity
- WHO and vaccine manufacturers to continue progress on plan to create global stockpile of H5N1 avian influenza vaccine
- HHS convenes leadership forum to help U.S. prepare for possible influenza pandemic
- MMWR notifies readers that WHO will update the recommended nomenclature for wild-type rubella viruses
Issue 669: June 11, 2007
- New: CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases launches Vaccines & Immunization website
- IAC introduces three new pieces that answer patients' questions about mumps, pertussis, and PPV
- Updated: IAC revises two of its immunization-education pieces
- Free: Order two pads of the Vaccine Education Center's shingles-education sheets at no charge
- New: CDC website posts questions and answers concerning the safety and efficacy of HPV vaccine
- June 5 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- New: HHS publishes 2007 Jordan Report on accelerated development of vaccines
- For coalitions: July 10 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on state and national pre-teen vaccine campaigns
- Correction: MMWR fixes error published in CDC's report on characteristics of persons with chronic hepatitis B
Issue 668: June 6, 2007
- We invite your organization to join more than 120 organizations in urging ACIP to expand its influenza vaccination recommendations to include all children through age 18 years
Issue 667: June 4, 2007
- IAC introduces three new pieces that answer patients' questions about hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and measles
- Somali-language VISs available for four more vaccines: inactivated influenza, MMR, PCV7, and rotavirus
- Infectious Diseases Society of America publishes policy principles for adult and adolescent vaccination
- Act now: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of "Needle Tips" (March 2007) will go fast
- DVD from CDLHN will help you promote immunization through English- and Spanish-language broadcast media
Issue 666: May 29, 2007
- New: IAC website redesign underway, new web sections added
- IAC updates four of its immunization-education pieces
- CDC adds guidance for planning a large-scale influenza vaccination clinic to its influenza web section
- OSHA releases pandemic influenza guidance for healthcare personnel
- WHO's World Health Assembly reaches agreement on sharing influenza viruses and access to influenza vaccines
Issue 665: May 22, 2007
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Issue 664: May 21, 2007
- Visit IAC's newly redesigned VIS web section
- New: Two standing orders protocols for administering HPV vaccine--one for children/teens, one for adults
- IAC updates its popular professional-education piece "Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization"
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on hepatitis A and hepatitis B
- VIS update: CDC makes minor revisions to the VIS for DTaP vaccine
- May issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available online
- For coalitions: June 12 is the date for IZTA's teleconference update on the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
- CDC reports on recent U.S. vaccinia virus transmission in the household of a military smallpox vaccinee
Issue 663: May 14, 2007
- CDC updates readers on supply of vaccines containing varicella-zoster virus
- MMWR highlights Hepatitis Awareness Month
- CDC reports on epidemiology of chronic HBV infection in San Francisco
- CDC reports on hepatitis B prevention through universal infant immunization in China
- CDC publishes surveillance summary on health behaviors, including influenza and pneumococcal vaccination
- HAN issues official Health Advisory about influenza-associated pediatric mortality and the increase of Staphylococcus aureus co-infection
- CDC announces addition of hepatitis A module to its "You Call the Shots" training course
- NASTAD releases primer on viral hepatitis policymaking and programs
- Former CDC director writes about changes in public health from 1990-1993
- CDC publishes record of February ACIP meeting
- FDA clears first respirators for use in public health medical emergencies
- New pandemic influenza resources available
- CDC updates its avian influenza web section
- California Distance Learning Health Network to offer pandemic influenza school preparedness training on May 17
Issue 662: May 9, 2007
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Issue 661: May 7, 2007
- May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month! Be sure to visit IAC's special web section for an overview of events
- Journal of Infectious Diseases publishes article about HBV transmission between patients in dental practice: accompanying editorial advocates hepatitis B vaccination for all persons up to age 40 years
- May 2 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter covers events related to Hepatitis Awareness Month
- New: CDC's booklet "Childcare and School Immunization Requirements: 2005-2006" now available on the IAC website
- CDC reports on vulvar vaccinia infection after sexual contact with military smallpox vaccinee in Alaska in 2006
- Updated: IAC revises its professional-education piece on administering IM and SC injections to adults
- HHS issues interim guidance on use of facemasks and respirators in public settings during an influenza pandemic
- For coalitions: May 15 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on the Influenza Summit's update on vaccine supply
- Seattle STD/HIV prevention training center and University of Washington develop online study site
- Seminar on new frontiers in cancer immunotherapy scheduled for July 9-11 at Veyrier-du-Lac, France
Issue 660: April 30, 2007
- IAC's redesigned Unprotected People Reports web section includes new reports on HPV, rotavirus, shingles, and more
- AAP endorses CDC's General Recommendations on Immunization
- New VIS translation: Interim VIS for varicella vaccine now available in Chinese
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on human papillomavirus
- Five states expand immunization requirements for school attendance
- Updated: IAC makes minor revisions to two of its viral hepatitis screening questionnaires
- April issue of the Vaccine Education Center's "Parents PACK" electronic newsletter discusses pneumococcal vaccine and more
- Get some yucks: Check out PKIDs' interactive immunization website for teens and twenty-somethings
- For coalitions: May 8 teleconference will cover CDC's influenza vaccine communication plan for 2007-08
- Turkish-language translations of two of IAC's parent-education pieces available online
- Healthy Roads Media seeks input from IAC Express readers
Issue 659: April 24, 2007
- Please--do it NOW! Call your U.S. senators about signing the immunization appropriations letter by Thursday, April 26
- Please--do it NOW! Call your U.S. representative about signing the immunization appropriations letter by Thursday, April 26
Issue 658: April 23, 2007
- It's here! National Infant Immunization Week is April 21-28
- New: FDA approves human vaccine to protect against avian influenza virus H5N1
- FDA approves accelerated dosing schedule for Twinrix
- CDC reports on two fatal rabies cases in U.S. in 2006
- UNICEF reports on current drive to immunize 3.9 million Iraqi children against measles
- New: CDC website launches new homepage and other improvements
- April 18 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- Interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine and VIS for varicella vaccine now in Turkish
- Symposium on HIV and hepatitis B vaccines planned for May 10 in Washington, DC
- For coalitions: IZTA launches the Immunization Coalitions Blog
- For coalitions: Bring your ideas to the May 1 phone meeting to plan the 2008 National Conference on Immunization Coalitions
- Reminder: April 27 is deadline for standard registration for the Points Across health promotion conference
Issue 657: April 16, 2007
- AAP policy statement recommends that all children receive hepatitis A vaccination at age 1 year
- AAP policy statement recommends a two-dose varicella immunization strategy
- AAP voices concern that rising vaccine costs and inadequate payment procedures put children at risk
- Sabin Vaccine Institute awards Dr. Hilary Koprowski the 2007 Sabin Gold Medal
- April issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available online
- ACIP meeting scheduled for June 27-28 in Atlanta; May 18 is deadline for non-U.S. citizens to register
- Proceedings of the AAP/AMA Immunization Congress now available online
- CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Biodefense Vaccines & Therapeutics conference planned for June 4-6 in Washington, DC
Issue 656: April 9, 2007
- CDC publishes recommendations for animal rabies prevention and control
- CDC updates its HPV brochure for clinicians and posts counseling messages on its HPV web section
- Updated: IAC revises its professional-education piece on vaccine contraindications and precautions in adults
- 150 immunization coalitions have posted information on IAC's izcoalitions.org website—is yours one of them?
- Immunization Coalitions Technical Assistance Network plans webcast for April 10 and conference call for April 24
- CDC reports on measles elimination in South Korea
- CDC adds novel influenza A virus infections to its National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
- NIAID plans to expand its programs for influenza research and surveillance
Issue 655: April 2, 2007
- New: FDA advisory panel selects vaccine strains that will make up the U.S. influenza vaccine for 2007-08
- New: April 2007 issue of Vaccinate Adults is on the Web and soon to be mailed
- HHS officially approves reorganization of CDC's Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
- March 28 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- English and Spanish VISs for most child and adult vaccines now in audio, multimedia, and web-page video formats
- CDC issues "Summary of Notifiable Diseases—United States, 2005"
- Register now for the B Informed 2007 patient conference
- CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Nigeria in 2005-06
- AIM Provider Toolkit is a resource guide for immunization in Michigan
- Connections in Health Care conference scheduled for June 20-21 in Duluth, MN
- Public Health Congress planned for July 16-18 in Washington, DC
Issue 654: March 26, 2007
- ACIP's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine recommendations now published in MMWR Recommendations and Reports
- New: Tenth edition of the Pink Book now in print and online
- Errata: MMWR issues corrections to ACIP's General Recommendations on Immunization
- World TB Day is March 24
- Updated: IAC revises its professional-education sheet "Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations"
- March issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- New: Seventh edition of the Canadian Immunization Guide now in print and online
- WHO issues position paper on pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Measles outbreak in North Korea claims four lives; UNICEF and WHO launch nationwide vaccination campaigns
- FluWorkLoss 1.0 software estimates loss of work days during an influenza pandemic
- European Vaccine Forum scheduled for May 30-June 1 in Munich
Issue 653: March 21, 2007
- Action needed soon: Call your U.S. senators about signing the immunization appropriations letter by Wednesday, April 4
- Action needed soon: Call your U.S. representative about signing the immunization appropriations letter by Friday, April 13
Issue 652: March 19, 2007
- Data collected in first year of postmarketing monitoring does not suggest an association between intussusception and RotaTeq vaccination
- CDC's 2005 surveillance of acute viral hepatitis cases indicates dramatic decline from 1995 to 2005
- April 21-28 is National Infant Immunization Week; CDC's online resources make it easy to promote
- ASTHO updates immunization fact sheets and posts them online
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with Spanish-language version of "Key Facts about Influenza and Influenza Vaccine"
- Asian Liver Center's free "Know HBV" and "Hepatitis B and Moms-to-Be" brochures now in Korean, Lao, and Tagalog
- Points Across IV Health Promotion Conference and Evidence-Based Institute scheduled for May 16-17 in Columbia, MD
Issue 651: March 14, 2007
- New: March 2007 issue of Needle Tips offers many resources for childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
Issue 650: March 12, 2007
- New: CDC issues ACIP recommendations for the use of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine
- New VIS translation: Spanish-language version of the interim VIS for varicella vaccine now online
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- CDC's report on aging includes a call to action to increase adult immunization in racial/ethnic minority populations
- New formats: 2007 Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents now available in pocket and brochure sizes
- Fewer than one in three asthmatic children received inactivated influenza vaccine in the 2004-05 influenza season
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the February 2007 ACIP meeting
- CDC's Adult Immunization Quiz now advises on the need for shingles vaccination
- New: March 7 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- Pre-travel health advice is the topic for CDC's April 12 Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference
- March 13 teleconference to focus on pandemic influenza and the role of immunization coalitions
Issue 649: March 5, 2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- New VIS translation: Interim VIS for HPV vaccine now available in Spanish
- IAC updates the VIS dates on its professional information sheet "It's Federal Law!"
- Revised VFC resolution states that children younger than age 9 receive two influenza vaccine doses if they received only one dose during their first influenza vaccination
- New: Journal of Family Practice's 2007 immunization supplement, "Vaccines Across the Life Span," now online
- NNii booklet offers tips on finding reliable immunization information on the Internet
- Two books for parents—"Baby 411" and "Toddler 411"—offer sound vaccination information
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
- CDC funds available for translational research; letter of intent due March 12
Issue 648: February 26, 2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- Merck notifies CDC of low yield of varicella-zoster virus in its bulk vaccine
- New: "Shots 2007" version of childhood and adult immunization schedules now available for handhelds
- CDC reports on measles cases among three U.S. adults visiting China for child adoptions during July-August 2006
- New: Standing orders protocol for administering rotavirus vaccine to infants is available on IAC's website
- Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative seeks applicants for program officer in its Vaccine Access Program
Issue 647: February 22, 2007
- Wow! IAC has immunization record cards for patients of all ages—for children and teens, for adults, for a lifetime!
- A must for every exam room: Laminated child and adult immunization schedules, updated for 2007
- New: IAC's "Shop IAC" web page offers users centralized, convenient, one-stop shopping
- Training video and CD-ROM toolkit provide great guidance on vaccine administration and storage/handling
Issue 646: February 19, 2007
- FDA issues Public Health Notification on information on RotaTeq and intussusception
- National Influenza Vaccine Summit announces recipients of the 2007 Immunization Excellence Awards
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- Infectious Diseases in Children publishes two-part report on the challenges of vaccination reimbursement
- IAC's hepatitis website celebrates its six-year anniversary
- February 14 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter available online
- CDC outlines differences in HPV vaccination recommendations issued by ACIP and the American Cancer Society
- February issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter available online
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity from October 2, 2006, to February 3, 2007
- CDC's Influenza web section updates five resources on seasonal influenza
- National Viral Hepatitis Training Center announces 2007 training dates
Issue 645: February 12, 2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- Boulder County's pertussis website offers patients and professionals practical information and resources
- Nomination deadline for the Natalie J. Smith award has been extended to February 16
- OSHA offers employers guidance for protecting employee health and safety during an influenza pandemic
Issue 644: February 5, 2007
- Revised VIS: CDC makes minor change to interim VIS for HPV vaccine
- CDC offers email update service for many CDC web pages
- HHS unveils two new efforts to advance pandemic influenza preparedness
- Death of St. Paul boy reminds professionals and parents of the importance of influenza vaccination
- IDSA calls for mandatory influenza vaccination for healthcare workers
- Pennsylvania Immunization Education Program provides slides and speaker notes online
- CDC scientists discover more about the 1918 influenza virus
- Teleconference on National Infant Immunization Week scheduled for February 20l
Issue 643: January 29, 2007
- Dr. Paul Offit's commentary published in the Wall Street Journal
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- Updated: IAC revises three of its education materials
- Save $25 when you register for NIC before February 17
- Global measles deaths drop by 60 percent between 1999 and 2005
- APhA annual meeting to feature programming on pharmacy-based immunization
- For immunization coalitions: January 30 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on foundation fundraising
Issue 642: January 24, 2007
- Help advocate for increased federal immunization funding—join the 317 Coalition
Issue 641: January 22, 2007
- Correction: MMWR corrects an error in the vaccination schedule for persons ages 0-18 years
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- Update: IAC revises five professional educational materials
- New: CDC announces addition of influenza module to its "You Call the Shots" training course
- CDC adds three new pieces to its Influenza web section
- New book traces the history of vaccination and the development of the movement against immunization
- Women In Government issues progress report on cervical cancer prevention efforts in the U.S.
- Attention readers: PKIDS needs you to share your success stories about changing teens' health habits
- HHS awards contracts to vaccine manufacturers for advanced development of H5N1 influenza vaccine
Issue 640: January 16, 2007
- FDA approves refrigerated formulation of FluMist
- CDC posts revised interim varicella VIS
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- IAC revises its online Ask the Experts information on hepatitis A vaccine and general vaccine questions
- IAC updates its provider-education piece on administering IM injections
- January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
- CDC releases revised edition of its vaccine management handbook
- MMWR notifies readers of upcoming Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases broadcast
- January 10 issue of IAC's Hep Express newsletter now online
- ACIP meeting scheduled for February 21–22 in Atlanta
- Every Child By Two videos available on YouTube
- California's Immunization Branch develops materials to promote the use of Tdap vaccine
- Coalition building course offered March 21 in Columbia, MD
- New grant opportunity available for the AA/NHOPI community; deadline for applications is February 28
Issue 639: January 8, 2007
- New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2007 Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Ages 0-18 Years
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- Don't miss it: January 10, kaisernetwork.org will present a live web cast about administering HPV vaccine
- Registration begins January 10 for the satellite broadcast Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- IAC updates its hepatitis C screening questionnaire for adult patients
- Time's running out: January 12 is the early-bird registration deadline for the 2007 National Immunization Conference
- February 9 is the nomination deadline for the fourth annual "Natalie J. Smith, MD, Award"
- Tenth Annual Conference on Vaccine Research scheduled for April 30-May 2 in Baltimore
Issue 638: January 2, 2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the early months of 2007
- CDC reports low level of activity in the first two months of the 2006-07 U.S. influenza season
- CDC's report on U.S. measles activity in 2005 indicates continuing need for high measles vaccination coverage
- IAC revises five of its professional- and patient-education print materials
- Free: Order two pads each of the Vaccine Education Center's Tdap and HPV informational tear sheets at no charge
- New: Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference to focus on new adult hepatitis B and Tdap recommendations
- January 19 is the deadline for nominations for the Influenza Summit's 2007 Immunization Excellence Awards
- Showcase your PSAs during the 2007 Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases satellite-broadcast series
- CDC adds new materials to its influenza web section
- For immunization coalitions: AED to offer three skill-based workshops at CDC's National Immunization Conference
Issue 637: December 18, 2006
- Happy holidays from all of us at IAC
- CDC issues ACIP recommendations for preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in adults and the ACIP/HICPAC recommendations for healthcare personnel
- VIS translations: VISs for influenza vaccines now in Arabic; interim VIS for HPV vaccine now in Thai
- Submissions for Moorehouse's Best Practices for Eliminating Adult Immunization Disparities contest due January 19, 2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccines throughout December and into 2007
- CDC reports on influenza vaccination coverage among children ages 6-23 months during the 2005-06 influenza season
- CDC reports that 56 percent of children under age six participated in Immunization Information Systems in 2005
- December 22 is the deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2007 Northwest Immunization Conference
- CDC reports on U.S. public health surveillance for smallpox during 2003-05
Issue 636: December 13, 2006
- Please consider a contribution to support IAC's work!
- Subscribe to IAC publications! They're free!
Issue 635: December 11, 2006
- New: CDC issues ACIP's recommendations on elimination of hepatitis B virus infection in U.S. adults
- New: CDC launches website to promote implementation of revised hepatitis B immunization recommendations for adults
- Important: Errors in table on vaccine storage temperatures in the 2006 General Recommendations have been corrected
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccines throughout December and into 2007
- Revised VIS: CDC makes a minor change to interim VIS for meningococcal vaccines
- A must for every exam room: IAC's laminated U.S. adult immunization schedule—updated for 2006-07
- IAC revises its online Ask the Experts information on rotavirus, zoster, and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines
- December issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
- December 5 issue of IAC's Hep Express newsletter now online
- MMWR compiles information about all its current continuing-education exams into one handy reference list
- WHO issues position paper on Hib vaccines
- The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization approves $100 million for pneumococcal vaccine funding
- PAHO publishes second edition of its book Recent Advances in Immunization
Issue 634: December 4, 2006
- New: CDC issues ACIP's General Recommendations on Immunization
- New Hampshire's vaccine program to offer free HPV vaccine to girls ages 11-18 years
- Dr. Julie Gerberding issues statement for World AIDS Day and announces the launch of www.aids.gov website
- Updated: IAC revises standing orders protocols for administering four vaccines to adults
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on varicella and diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
- IAC makes major revisions to hepatitis B education material for Asian American and Pacific Islander patients
- Two freebies: Bulk copies of October 2006 issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults will go fast—don't miss out!
- Influenza Summit newsletter publishes a thank-you to all who participated in National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Correction: Influenza Summit corrects a phone number in the November 30 issue of its newsletter
Issue 633: November 30, 2006
- HHS press release encourages everyone who hasn't received influenza vaccine to get immunized
- Updated: www.preventinfluenza.org adds new resources—be sure to visit it often throughout influenza season
- CDC and the National Immunization Coalition TA Network offer useful information for promoting influenza vaccination in December and beyond
Issue 632: November 27, 2006
- New: CDC posts provisional recommendations for use of shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine on the ACIP web section
- CDC releases Dear Colleague letter from Dr. Gerberding about National Influenza Vaccination Week
- National Influenza Vaccination Week is the time to motivate everyone in your community to get vaccinated; many resources are available to drive the message home
- CDC provides guidance for providers without sufficient vaccine to meet demand during National Influenza Vaccination Week
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on measles, mumps, rubella, rabies, and meningococcal disease
- IAC revises two of its staff education pieces
- MMWR publishes information about December 7 satellite broadcast
- November issue of CDC's Pandemic Influenza Update now available on IAC's website
Issue 631: November 20, 2006
- VIS correction: Typo fixed on dosing schedule of the Spanish-language version of the interim VIS for HPV vaccine
- Heads up: CDC needs your help in promoting National Influenza Vaccination Week; CDC issues related health advisory
- Special issue of the National Influenza Vaccine Summit's newsletter encourages providers to promote their influenza vaccination clinics ASAP
- November issue of the National Influenza Vaccine Summit's newsletter now available
- Updated: Summary of recommendations for child and teen immunization and two other professional-education materials
- November issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
- New: FDA issues safety alert for Tamiflu influenza antiviral; CDC offers related information for providers and the public
- New: Tenth edition of the Pink Book now available; order by December 15 for pre-publication discount
- Save the date: Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases broadcast planned for January/February 2007
- Web-on-demand and DVD versions of the Immunization Update 2006 broadcast now available for self-study
- Tuesday's NOVA program to feature recent research on the 1918 influenza virus
- New: HHS releases third part of its Pandemic Planning Update