- CDC alerts healthcare providers that
persons infectious with mumps traveled by air in the U.S. between
March 26-April 2, 2006
- New CDC vaccine recommendations
- FDA vaccine approvals
- Newly released Vaccine Information Statements
- New immunization resources
- Current events
- Notable journal articles
- Ask the Experts special editions
- And more …
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Issue 591: April 10, 2006
- IAC posts three thimerosal resources to its website
- CDC issues an update on Guillain-Barre Syndrome and receipt of Menactra vaccine
- Handouts and recordings of NIC sessions now available online
- April issue of Immunization Works summarizes information about NIP reorganization and name change
- New: April issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available online
- MMWR publishes report on the current mumps epidemic in Iowa
- Avian influenza covered extensively on the websites of CDC, NIAID, and WHO
- Reminder: Register soon for the April 20 Rotavirus net conference
- Public Health and the Law in the 21st
Century conference scheduled for June 12-14 in Atlanta
Issue 590: April 3, 2006
- CDC reports on current mumps epidemic in Iowa
- CDC releases updated hepatitis A VIS
- New: Two more excellent thimerosal resources from Dr. Paul Offit are now online
- Society of Adolescent Medicine's position paper on adolescent immunization published in Journal of Adolescent Health
- IAC revises three hepatitis education pieces for patients
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
- FDA approves the use of the antiviral drug Relenza for preventing influenza, as well as treating it
- March 29 issue of Hep Express now available online
- May 18–19 are the dates for North
Dakota's Vaccination Expedition 2006
Issue 589: March 27, 2006
- New: AAP endorses CDC's hepatitis B recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents
- Here's a resource to help you talk with parents about thimerosal
- MMWR publishes ACIP's tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis recommendations for adolescents
- Current Issues in Immunization net conference to focus on general recommendations and rotavirus recommendations
- April 11 teleconference to discuss human papillomavirus disease and vaccine
- HHS adds more influenza antiviral medication to the nation's stockpile
- CDC adds to and updates its Influenza web section
- Pandemic Influenza website adds planning checklists for colleges/universities and child care/preschools
- Updated: IAC revises a Spanish-language adolescent immunization piece and a professional-education piece
- Attention teens: Your PSA on
meningococcal disease could be featured on websites, a pod cast, and a
DVD
Issue 588: March 20, 2006
- HHS releases two new pandemic influenza planning guides and an update on related department priorities
- CDC posts updated provisional Tdap recommendations for adults online
- Build NIIW awareness with new English and Spanish resources
- PATH's Rotavirus Vaccine Program publishes newsletters and other resources
- CDC offers influenza chemoprophylaxis and treatment guidelines for PDAs
- CDC reports on increased antiviral medications sales before the 2005–06 influenza season in New York City
- CDC reports on inhalation anthrax associated with dried animal hides
- CDC adds to and updates its Influenza web section
- CDC issues update on U.S. influenza activity during February 26–March 4, 2006
- Hib Initiative offers a free quarterly
email newsletter
Issue 587: March 13, 2006
- New: Laminated U.S. childhood and adult immunization schedules are a must for every exam room
- New: Current U.S. childhood and adult immunization schedules now available for PDAs
- NIP schedules March 14–15 teleconference on promoting infant immunization through Spanish-language media outlets
- March issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- MMWR focuses on public health response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in states other than Louisiana
- Erratum: MMWR corrects storage information for live attenuated influenza vaccine
- CDC website posts presentation slides from ACIP's February 21–22 meeting
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with news about the geographic spread of avian influenza
- Pandemic influenza: new Update newsletter and checklists for school districts and home healthcare providers now available
- NFID issues Call to Action on immunizing children with asthma against influenza
- CDC issues update on U.S. influenza activity during February 19–25
- New: FDA issues draft guidelines for accelerated development of seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines
- CDC reports that during 1999–2004
global measles deaths were reduced 48 percent to 454,000
Issue 586: March 6, 2006
- Dr. Paul A. Offit to deliver Hilleman lecture at National Immunization Conference
- HHS secretary Mike Leavitt to address NIC's opening plenary session
- HHS prepares for potential influenza pandemic by buying additional antiviral medications
- CDC posts provisional ACIP recommendations for wider use of varicella vaccine, including a second dose during outbreaks
- New: CDC announces addition of Hib module to its "You Call the Shots" training course
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with news about the geographical spread of avian influenza
- IAC's hepatitis website celebrates five years of sharing good ideas!
- MMWR includes an article about investigational product for varicella postexposure prophylaxis
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity during February 12–18
- February 28 issue of IAC's Hep Express newsletter now online
- B Informed patient conference scheduled for June 10–11
- Points Across III health
promotion conference will introduce Coalition University
Issue 585: March 3, 2006
- Unprotected People #84: Mississippi
boy dies from rabies; exposure to bats around home is likely source
Issue 584: February 27, 2006
- New: CDC publishes recommendations for preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in adolescents
- New: ACIP recommends new rotavirus vaccine for infants
- New: ACIP expands its influenza vaccine recommendation for children
- New: CDC reports an investigational drug is available for postexposure varicella prophylaxis of high-risk patients
- CDC issues two Health Updates about a current case of inhalation anthrax in Pennsylvania
- CDC reports on an outbreak of mumps in a New York summer camp during 2005
- CDC reports on the 2004–05 mumps epidemic in the United Kingdom
- Avian influenza: WHO and CDC report on rapid spread of the disease in birds
- Influenza vaccination recommendations for healthcare personnel now in MMWR Recommendations and Reports format
- Updated: IAC revises two patient-education pieces
- Puzzled about the status of vaccine licensures and recommendations? "Red Book Online" has current information
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity during February 5–11
- Attention immunization coalitions: Meet 'n' Greet and teleconferencing opportunities are available in March
- Reminder: March 6 is registration
deadline for meeting on management of hepatitis B virus
Issue 583: February 20, 2006
- Errata: MMWR publishes corrections to ACIP's hepatitis B recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents
- New: CDC website posts numerous resources to help you promote National Infant Immunization Week, April 22-29
- IAC updates patient-information pieces on immunizations for people infected with HIV and/or hepatitis C virus
- February 16 issue of CDC's Pandemic Influenza Update now available on IAC's website
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with information about avian influenza outbreaks
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity during January 29-February 4
- WHO's redesigned immunization website is now live
- CDC reports that transmission of resurgent wild poliovirus type 1 during 2002-05 has been interrupted
- Phacilitate Vaccine Forum scheduled
for June 19-21 in Amsterdam
Issue 582: February 13, 2006
- New: CDC publishes recommendations for influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel
- Don't miss it: Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers to speak at NIC's closing plenary
- New: 9th edition of the Pink Book now available for downloading and ordering
- New: Spanish-language version of the current Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule now online
- Your help is needed: Support the National Hepatitis B Act, H.R. 4550
- February issue of CDC's Immunization Works newsletter focuses on Dr. Anne Schuchat, the new NIP director
- NIP makes Td and Tdap resources available online
- New: IAC and New York state collaborate on a professional-education piece about the hepatitis B birth dose
- Updated: IAC revises two patient-education pieces
- MMWR includes article about new lab test for diagnosing avian influenza in humans
- CDC adds to and updates its Influenza web section
- HHS and Institut Pasteur to collaborate on pandemic influenza preparedness
- February 2 issue of CDC's Pandemic Influenza Update now available on IAC's website
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity during January 22-28
- ICEID to be held in Atlanta on March 19-22; two related conferences also planned
- Minnesota Coalition for Adult
Immunization Conference set for March 10
Issue 581: February 9, 2006
- FDA approves new rotavirus vaccine
- FDA approves new lab test for
detecting avian influenza in humans
Issue 580: February 6, 2006
- The staff of IAC honor the memory of Mark Wexler
- Involved with immunizing children and/or teens? Be sure to sign up for this practical teleconference
- Federal government launches official pandemic influenza website
- CDC posts hepatitis conference presentations online
- CDC adds to and updates its Influenza web section
- CDC reports on U.S. childhood influenza vaccination coverage during the 2003-04 season
- Free: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of Needle Tips (October 2005) are just a click away
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity during January 15–21
- Updated: IAC revises a vaccine-storage-and-handling piece for health professionals
- National Conference on Immunization Coalitions extends abstract submission deadline to February 28
- CDC releases report on a case of imported vaccine-associated paralytic polio
- Sign up for February continuing education conference calls
- New: February 3 issue of IAC'S Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- CDC issues guidelines for surveillance
of adverse reactions to smallpox vaccine
Issue 579: January 30, 2006
- CDC releases Dear Colleague letter about new recommendations to prevent perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission
- Reminder: Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases satellite broadcast begins February 9
- Reminder: February 17 is deadline for regular-price registration for the National Immunization Conference
- New: January 19 issue of CDC's Pandemic Influenza Update now available on IAC website
- CDC's web section on avian influenza has a link to WHO's updated information on global occurrences of the disease
- New: Award-winning BBC documentary "Fragile lives: Immunization at risk" now available on DVD
- New VIS translation: Spanish-language version of the new rabies VIS now available on IAC's website
- Updated translations: Revised IAC patient-education brochure on hepatitis B now available in Vietnamese and Chinese
- Teleconference on working with pharmacies to increase immunization rates is scheduled for February 14
- CDC adds to and updates its Influenza web section with Spanish- and English-language materials
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity
during January 8-14
Issue 578: January 23, 2006
- MMWR includes CDC's report on adamantane resistance among influenza A (H3N2) viruses and interim guidelines for use of antiviral agents
- WHO publishes the December 2005 meeting report of the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
- CDC adds to and updates its Influenza web section
- Attention NIC attendees: The National Immunization Coalitions (TA) Network needs your immediate feedback
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity during January 1-7
- MMWR list of exams available for
continuing education credit includes three related to immunization and
viral hepatitis
Issue 577: January 18, 2006
- CDC publishes an MMWR Dispatch on
Adamantane resistance among influenza A (H3N2) viruses and interim
guidelines for the use of antiviral agents
Issue 576: January 17, 2006
- CDC issues official Health Advisory, recommending against the use of Amantadine and Rimandatine for the treatment or prophylaxis of influenza
- CDC issues interim VIS for hepatitis A vaccine
- CDC issues updated VIS for rabies vaccine
- Important information for those planning on attending ACIP meetings
- HHS releases a pandemic influenza guide for individuals and families
- AAFP publishes a pandemic influenza vaccine prioritization guide for providers
- IAC adds web section of pandemic influenza resources
- IAC adds autism web section to its website for the public and health professionals
- Influenza update: CDC reports on influenza activity during December 25–31, 2005
- VIS translation: IAC posts Haitian Creole VIS for meningococcal vaccine
- CDC updates its influenza web section
- January issue of CDC's Immunization
Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
Issue 575: January 9, 2006
- NIP website posts the 2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule and links to related materials
- New: NEJM reports on two studies indicating that rotavirus vaccines in development are effective and safe
- CDC provides online information about the new hepatitis B recommendations
- Act soon: Deadlines for three important CDC events are coming up fast
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with materials on avian and seasonal influenza
- Influenza update: CDC reports on influenza activity during December 18-24, 2005
- February 10 is nomination deadline for the 3rd annual "Natalie J. Smith, MD, Award"
- MMWR Quick Stats show healthcare settings that delivered or prescribed vaccines for persons younger than 18 years in 2002-03
- New: January 6 issue of IAC's Hep
Express electronic newsletter now available online
Issue 574: January 6, 2006
- CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for 2006
Issue 573: January 4, 2006
- Start the New Year with a bargain:
Order IAC Adult Immunization Record cards by the case
Issue 572: January 3, 2006
- New: ACIP releases hepatitis B recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents
- Net conference on new hepatitis B recommendations is scheduled for February 2; register by January 31
- Registration opens January 19 for CDC's satellite broadcast on Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- CDC reports on 2001-03 pertussis surveillance data
- World Health Organization reports on pandemic influenza now available online
- Updated: IAC revises "It's federal law! You must give your patients current Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)"
- Russian-language VISs for influenza and meningococcal vaccines are revised
- January 10 teleconference to offer a
preview and update on the National Conference on Immunization
Coalitions
Issue 571: December 19, 2005
- All of us at IAC wish you a wonderful holiday season
- AAP releases policy statement on use of Tdap vaccine in adolescents
- CDC issues an update of U.S. influenza activity from October 2 to December 3
- NEJM: Influenza-associated deaths among persons younger than 18 years were "substantial" during 2003-04 influenza season
- NIP website posts provisional ACIP recommendations for use of Tdap, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education piece "What if you don't vaccinate your child?"
- Deadline for abstracts for the National Conference on Immunization Coalitions is January 27, 2006
- Deadline for abstracts for the Conference on Vaccine Research is February 3, 2006
Issue 570: December 15, 2005
- Looking for serious savings? Order Adult Immunization Record cards by the case
- Need to spend year-end dollars? Stock up now on essential immunization resources for 2006
- Want to support a worthy cause? IAC could really use your tax-deductible year-end contribution!
Issue 569: December 12, 2005
- CDC publishes guidelines on antimicrobials recommended for treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis
- NIP issues updated version of the provisional recommendation for vaccinating adolescents with Tdap vaccine
- December Immunization Works newsletter focuses on the billions routine childhood immunization saves each year
- HHS starts a process to integrate pandemic influenza planning at federal, state, and local levels
- CDC report on epidemiology of measles in U.S. in 2004 indicates only 37 reported cases, a new one-year low
- New: Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference to focus on new hepatitis A vaccine recommendations
- MMWR notifies readers that FDA approved lowering the age limit for Havrix hepatitis A vaccine to 12 months
- Errata: MMWR corrects errors in its December 2 article on licensure of measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine
- New: Current VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines now available in Russian and Somali
- New: Interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine now available in Russian and Somali
- Before the holiday rush, take time to register for CDC's 2006 National Immunization Conference
- Johns Hopkins/UNICEF report makes the case for investing in immunization communication
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
Issue 568: December 5, 2005
- CDC issues press release about the appointment of three new center directors
- Important: Deadline for nominations to ACIP is December 19; ACIP's provisional recommendations are now online
- Heads up: One-word error now corrected on Spanish-language VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines
- New: Interim VIS for Tdap vaccine now available in Spanish
- CDC provides information about newly licensed measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with English- and Spanish-language materials
- New: December 2 issue of Hep Express now available online
Issue 567: November 28, 2005
- CDC proposes updating communicable disease regulations, including those for pandemic influenza and diphtheria
- New: IAC website presents standing orders protocols in a single table for easy reference
- New: IAC website consolidates answers to FAQs onto one web section
- NIP collects several adult immunization resources on one web page
- New: CDC announces addition of polio module to its "You Call the Shots" training course
- CDC reports on the October 2005 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication
- Teleconference about immunizing migrant workers scheduled for December 13
- Turkish translations for three educational materials now available on IAC's website
Issue 566: November 22, 2005
- Unprotected People #81: Imported case of congenital rubella syndrome diagnosed in New Hampshire
Issue 565: November 21, 2005
- Note: Watch tomorrow's IAC Express for an Unprotected People Report on a case of imported congenital rubella syndrome
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with information on avian influenza
- Use IAC's Adult Immunization Record Card to educate adult patients about their lifelong need for vaccination
- Updated: IAC revises several of its print materials for health professionals
- CDC reports that 48 percent of children under age six participated in immunization information systems in 2004
Issue 564: November 14, 2005
- ACIP votes to recommend adult vaccination with tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine (Tdap)
- New: CDC issues final VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines and updates VIS instructions
- Update: CDC adds new fact sheet to its web section on Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Menactra meningococcal vaccine
- New: Prepublication copies of the ninth edition of the Pink Book now available for order
- CDC's satellite broadcast/webcast on Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases is set for December 8
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
- Multiple copies of the CD-ROM of NIP's Vaccine Storage & Handling Toolkit now available through IAC
- New: GAO releases its report on the influenza vaccine shortage of 2004-05
- New: November issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Updated: IAC revises two of its professional-education pieces
- Correction: Copyright information about ACOG's guidelines on immunization during pregnancy
- International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases planned for Atlanta on March 19-22, 2006
- Two new resources on global immunization now available
Issue 563: November 7, 2005
- New: DHHS releases pandemic influenza plan for nation; federal government launches a pandemic influenza website
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
- Spanish-language version of the interim VIS for meningococcal disease available on IAC's website
- Updated: IAC revises two professional-education pieces related to viral hepatitis
- New: November 4 issue of Hep Express now available on IAC's website
- CDC publishes a correction to the current adult immunization schedule
- CDC reports on the global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network during January 2004-June 2005
- November 11 is the early-bird registration date for the Phacilitate North American Vaccine Forum
Issue 562: October 31, 2005
- ACIP recommends hepatitis A vaccine for all children
- CDC announces that nation's influenza vaccine supply continues to increase, encourages broader use of vaccine
- DHHS awards a $62.5-million contract to Chiron to manufacture avian influenza vaccine
- CDC adds lots of new and updated material to its Influenza web section
- Vaccine Education Center website posts useful article for parents on vaccine myths and vaccine safety
- NIAID press release reports on a study showing acellular pertussis vaccine is effective in adults and adolescents
- PKIDS surveys parents and teens about adolescent immunization and posts results on its website
- Immunization coalition teleconference to focus on using an advisory committee to contribute to a pandemic influenza plan
Issue 561: October 28, 2005
- Unprotected People #80: Preventable measles outbreak in Indiana results in 34 cases and three hospitalizations in summer 2005
Issue 560: October 24, 2005
- Read immediately: CDC issues guidance about vaccine storage during power outages
- FDA approves Havrix hepatitis A vaccine for use in children as young as age 12 months
- New: LTC facilities funded by Medicare or Medicaid now must offer residents influenza and pneumococcal vaccination
- New: Here are three excellent influenza resources you should know about
- New: CDC's Influenza web section posts comprehensive information about avian influenza
- CDC declares 1918 pandemic influenza virus a select agent
- 2003 influenza vaccination rates for elderly and high-risk persons fell short of national objectives
- Survey indicates only 13 percent of pregnant women received influenza vaccination during the 2003-04 influenza season
- October issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Interim VIS for injectable influenza vaccine now in Vietnamese and Armenian; audio and video VISs available
- MMWR includes CDC's report on recent polio infections among four Minnesota children
- New: APHA annual meeting moved from New Orleans to Philadelphia; date changed to December 10-14
Issue 559: October 18, 2005
- Official CDC Health Advisory confirms a human rabies death in Mississippi
- CDC releases report on recent poliovirus infections among four unvaccinated children in Minnesota
Issue 558: October 17, 2005
- FDA releases three lots of Chiron's Fluvirin vaccine for use during 2005-06 influenza season
- NEW: CDC issues Adult Immunization Schedule for October 2005-September 2006
- MMWR includes CDC's report on Guillain-Barre Syndrome among recent recipients of Menactra vaccine
- MMWR notifies readers about FDA's approval of VAQTA hepatitis A vaccine for children age 1 year and older
- New: The October 2005 issue of Vaccinate Adults is in the mail and on the Web
- Typo trouble: NIP corrects a typo on the interim VIS for Tdap vaccine
- Erratum: IAC Express corrects its October 10 article on Alaska's meningococcal mandate
- Update: IAC makes minor changes to four of its vaccine administration pieces
- Rate of pertussis hospitalizations for infants younger than 6 months increased by 20% from 1994-1998 to 1999-2003
- New: November 4 is the deadline for abstracts for the 2006 National Immunization Conference
- CDC's Influenza web section begins posting the "Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update" for the 2005-06 season
- CDC's Influenza web section posts information on laboratory diagnosis of respiratory illness
Issue 557: October 10, 2005
- Updated interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine has information about possible association between Menactra and Guillain-Barre syndrome
- New: NIP website posts the latest information about VISs currently under development
- New: Minnesota infant contracts vaccine-derived polio virus; NIP website posts page of FAQs about polio
- Researchers reconstruct the 1918 pandemic influenza virus with hope of learning how to avert future pandemics
- Updated: Five IAC pieces related to viral hepatitis have been revised
- New: Alaska mandates education about meningococcal disease and vaccine for college students; three more states let pharmacists vaccinate.
- New: October 5 issue of Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- New: UNICEF issues Progress for Children, a report card on worldwide childhood immunization
Issue 556: October 10, 2005
- CDC reports on five cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome among recent recipients of Menactra meningococcal conjugate vaccine
Issue 555: October 3, 2005
- CDC issues official Health Advisory about Menactra meningococcal vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome
- New: October 2005 issue of Needle Tips offers many resources for childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
- New: Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #3 available for the 2005-06 influenza season
- New: NIP makes its Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit available in web-based and CD-ROM formats
- Locate influenza clinics with ALA's online Flu Clinic Locator or your 2-1-1 information-and-referral call center
- NIAID and MedImmune to collaborate in developing vaccines against potential pandemic influenza viruses
- New: ECBT launches a vaccine safety web section
- VIS translations: Interim influenza vaccine VISs now available in Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Turkish
- Reminder: Two-day course "Epidemiology & Prevention of VPDs" to be held at two California sites in November
- CDC reports on WHO's laboratory surveillance for wild and vaccine-derived polioviruses during 2004-05
Issue 554: September 30, 2005
- The Cutter Incident, by Paul A. Offit, MD, traces the enduring effects of a 1955 vaccine manufacturing accident
- Editorial urges media, scientific community, and parents to strongly counter the myth that thimerosal causes autism
Issue 553: September 26, 2005
- New: CDC issues interim VIS for Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis) vaccine for adolescents and adults
- MMWR issues correction to the influenza vaccination recommendations it published September 16
- News alert: On September 28 Dear Abby will publish a letter urging early influenza vaccination for high-risk persons
- New: Screening questionnaire identifies which patients are eligible to receive influenza vaccine before October 24
- New: CDC responds to Lancet article questioning the efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines for older people
- Federal and military employees: Help IAC by using agency code 0233 when you contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign
- "Vote and Vax" booklet tells how to set up an influenza shot clinic in your community on Election Day
- Teleconference on adolescent immunization is scheduled for October 11
- Report compares influenza vaccination in managed healthcare plans during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 influenza seasons
- VIS translation: Thai-language VIS now available for hepatitis A vaccine
- Annual SIGN Alliance meeting to be held November 14-16 in Hanoi; October 1 is deadline for hotel reservations
- MMWR corrects data on 2003 influenza and pneumococcal coverage among persons age 65 years and older
Issue 552: September 19, 2005
- DHHS announces children 18 years and younger displaced by Hurricane Katrina can receive free vaccinations
- Health experts urge vaccination for those at risk of complications of influenza or pneumococcal disease
- New: Spanish-language VISs for injectable and intranasal influenza vaccines available on IAC's website
- CDC report assesses the impact routine PCV7 vaccination had on invasive pneumococcal disease from 1998-2003
- CDC reports on recent U.S. and worldwide influenza activity and on vaccination recommendations for the 2005-06 season
- New: IAC's "2005-06 Influenza Vaccination Pocket Information Guide" is a useful resource for health professionals
- September issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- CDC presents stats on nursing home residents age 65 and older who received pneumococcal vaccinations in the late 1990s
- DHHS prepares for possible influenza pandemic by buying vaccine and antiviral medications
- Arizona Immunization Conference scheduled for November 17-18 in Mesa
Issue 551: September 12, 2005
- All of us at IAC extend our condolences to those affected by Hurricane Katrina
- CDC's Hurricane Katrina Health & Safety web page offers continually updated immunization information
- CDC has information on Hurricane Katrina for health professionals, relief workers, and shelter operators
- DHHS sets up a toll-free crisis hotline for persons emotionally distressed by Hurricane Katrina
- Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #2 available for the 2005-06 influenza season
- Mark your calendar: The next Current Issues in Immunization netconference is scheduled for October 13
- New: CDC's Flu Gallery offers professional- and patient-education materials for the 2005-06 influenza season
- Coming up: National Adult Immunization Awareness Week is scheduled for September 25-October 1
- Free: Bulk copies of the May 2005 issue of Vaccinate Adults are available for the asking
- Updated: IAC's Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization has been substantially revised
- New: Professional-education piece on Healthcare Worker Vaccination Recommendations available on IAC's website
- September 9 issue of IAC's HEP Express electronic newsletter now available online
- Help out: NIP continues to need volunteers to pilot test its immunization training courses
- Polio update: Immunization campaigns reduce polio incidence in Nigeria; WHO reports two new cases in Ethiopia
- Corrections: CDC revises pneumonia and influenza mortality stats reported in MMWR on August 19 and August 26
Issue 550: September 6, 2005
- CDC website posts interim immunization recommendations for persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina
- CDC website posts interim immunization recommendations for emergency responders assisting with Hurricane Katrina
- DHHS establishes web page and toll-free number to identify health professionals to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief
Issue 549: September 6, 2005
- Note: Watch for an Extra Edition of IAC Express related to Hurricane Katrina
- FDA approves combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine
- FDA approves new influenza vaccine for upcoming season
- CDC publishes updated information on influenza vaccine supply and recommendations for prioritization
- CDC updates its website with Q&As about influenza vaccine supply and prioritization
- FDA releases statement on Chiron Corporation inspection
- Heads up: November 4 is deadline for abstracts for the 2006 National Immunization Conference
- Updated: IAC substantially revises its professional-education piece "Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization"
- New: CDC announces addition of a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis module to its "You Call the Shots" training course
- Influenza vaccination standing orders for children and adolescents is new, standing orders for adults is updated
- Updated: Revised "Administering Vaccines to Adults: Dose, Route, Site, Needle Size, and Preparation" now online
- Injectable typhoid vaccine currently unavailable
- New: Draft agenda for the National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference now available
Issue 548: August 29, 2005
- New: CDC's influenza web section adds materials for the 2005-06 season
- New: VIS for MMR vaccine now available in Vietnamese
- Updated: IAC revises its patient questionnaire "Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today?"
- Updated: Two revised hepatitis educational pieces available on the IAC website
- Upcoming event: Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers to speak at the Sierra Nevada Immunization Conference
Issue 547: August 26, 2005
- Unprotected People #79: CDC reports on preventable measles among
- U.S. residents, 2001-2004
Issue 546: August 22, 2005
- Comments on proposed CMS nursing home immunization requirement must be submitted by August 30
- FDA approves VAQTA hepatitis A vaccine for use in children ages 12 months and older
- New: August 2005 issue of Vaccinate Women is on the IAC website
- Important: September 15 is the deadline for submitting comments on proposed revisions to Healthy People 2010
- Teleconference on working with physicians to improve adult vaccination rates is scheduled for September 13
Issue 545: August 15, 2005
- New: CDC issues comprehensive interim guideline for planning for an influenza vaccine shortage during the 2005-06 season
- Looking for sources of presentation material? Online PowerPoint slides put valuable information at your fingertips
- August issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- August 12 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
Issue 544: August 12, 2005
- Unprotected People #78: Florida man dies from rabies eight months after receiving dog bite in Haiti
Issue 543: August 8, 2005
- Do it today: Please thank Tim Russert for moderating the vaccines-and-autism debate on Meet the Press
- Must read: Slate.com article sheds light on controversy about thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism
- NIP announces temporary shortage of conjugated meningococcal vaccine
- CDC outlines priority groups for vaccination with injectable influenza vaccine in the event of a vaccine shortage
- Errata: MMWR corrects four errors in ACIP's newly released influenza recommendations
- Register today: Update on 2005-06 influenza vaccine communications and supply planned for August 16
- Three states enact immunization legislation for a variety of vaccines
- Updated: Spanish-language version of IAC's brochure "Immunization . . . Not Just Kids' Stuff"
- New: Interim 2005-06 VIS for injectable influenza vaccine now available in audio format
Issue 542: August 5, 2005
- Sunday, August 7, Meet the Press to discuss mercury-containing vaccines and neurological disorders
Issue 541: August 1, 2005
- CDC reports on 2004 vaccination coverage levels among U.S. children ages 19-35 months
- Hard copy of ACIP's new influenza recommendations now available
- NPI announces recipients of its 2005 Excellence in Immunization awards
- New: Transcript of CDC's media briefing on vaccine safety and child health is now posted on NIP's website
- Updated: IAC revises three influenza education pieces to reflect the new ACIP recommendations
- CDC summarizes data from its 2003 Immunization Registry Annual Report
- 140 immunization coalitions have posted information on IAC's IZ Coalitions website--is yours one of them?
- Upcoming events: IAC adds a Boston University symposium and the APHA Annual Meeting to its online calendar
Issue 540: July 27, 2005
- Unprotected People #77: Toddler suffers septicemia, meningitis, and multi-organ failure as complications of Haemophilus influenzae type b infection
Issue 539: July 25, 2005
- New: Provisional ACIP recommendations for combined tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine are posted on NIP's website
- New: Interim VISs now available for both injectable and intranasal influenza vaccines
- July issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Updated: IAC revises a professional education piece on preventing perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission
- Pharmacists and medical assistants: NIP needs you to pilot test its training programs
- Oregon's Answer to Cancer race--a fund raiser for hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer--is scheduled for August 6
Issue 538: July 18, 2005
- New: CDC issues the latest ACIP influenza recommendations in an "MMWR Early Release"
- MMWR notifies readers about August 9 webcast on prevention of human papilloma virus infection and cervical cancer
- Teleconference on communicating with legislatures about vaccine safety is scheduled for August 9
- CDC releases guidance statement on HIPAA and perinatal hepatitis B
- Learn about proposed hepatitis B vaccination strategies for U.S. adults
- Study reveals that handwashing with soap can save children's lives by reducing the incidence of certain diseases
- New: July 15 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- CDC reports on a survey of U.S. syringe exchange programs operating during 2002
- CDC reports on the use of a rapid analysis system to assess influenza vaccination coverage among California HMO members
Issue 537: July 11, 2005
- DHHS announces addition of influenza vaccine to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
- New: Johns Hopkins report on adolescent and adult pertussis now available online
- New: Article reveals that containment of 2004 measles outbreak cost Iowa $142,000
- Reminder: Register soon for the two-day course "Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases"
- Order soon: Price of DVD version of "Immunization Techniques" video will increase to $35 on August 1
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education piece "When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?"
- Polio update: CDC reports on India's progress toward polio eradication, WHO reports on Indonesia's new polio cases
Issue 536: July 5, 2005
- New: NIP posts CDC's 2005 "Vaccine Management" booklet on its website
- CDC posts Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #1 for 2005-06 on its influenza web section
- CDC reports on influenza activity in the United States and worldwide during the 2004-05 season
- Arizona Department of Health Services reports 500 pertussis cases and one infant death
- CDC notifies MMWR readers about the July 28 satellite broadcast "Immunization Update 2005"
- Update: IAC revises educational pieces to include information on two newly licensed vaccines
- Reminder: Use these online promotional materials to advertise National Immunization Awareness Month in August
- Correction: IAC revises information it published about CMS's reimbursement for administering influenza vaccinations
- VIS translations: IAC posts Haitian Creole VISs for measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- WHO's email bulletin service "Disease Outbreak News" reports first case of polio in Angola since 2001
Issue 535: June 27, 2005
- The New York Times article "On Autism's Cause, It's Parents vs. Research" is available free of charge only until July 2
- Institute of Medicine responds to article on thimerosal written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- More than 30 cases of measles reported in Indiana; free vaccine administered
- June issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- New: The web section of WHO's Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety now offers information in six languages
- Upcoming events: Hepatitis B Foundation's B-Informed patient conference and Oregon's Flu Summit scheduled for July
- MMWR corrects its article on seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies in a Dominican community in Puerto Rico
Issue 534: June 23, 2005
- Unprotected People #76: Newborn's death emphasizes need to consider pertussis in differential diagnosis of coughing adults
Issue 533: June 20, 2005
- CDC announces topics for July 14 net conference on Current Issues in Immunization and opens online registration
- FDA approves Pegasys for treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection
- New: June 17 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- Corrections made to Hmong inactivated influenza vaccine VIS; interim meningococcal vaccine VIS now available in Turkish
- Upcoming events: Immunization coalition teleconference in July and Indiana immunization conference in October
- Somalia schedules emergency polio immunization campaign for June 17-26
- CDC reports on seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies among children in a Dominican community in Puerto Rico in 2002
- CDC reports on progress in measles control in Zambia during 1999-2004
Issue 532: June 13, 2005
- FDA approves a new combination vaccine to help protect adolescents and adults against whooping cough
- New: AMA's primer will help physicians improve immunization rates, especially among minority populations
- New: CDC issues guidelines for preventing and controlling influenza transmission in long-term-care facilities
- New: IAC develops a professional-education piece on the use of standing orders to improve adult vaccination rates
- New VIS translations: VISs for five vaccines now available in Burmese
- MMWR corrects data reported on total mortality and influenza and pneumonia mortality between April 1-May 27, 2005
Issue 531: June 8, 2005
- Unprotected People #75: Three-year-old's ordeal with severe pneumococcal disease includes bloodstream and lung infection
Issue 530: June 6, 2005
- The May 2005 issue of "Vaccinate Adults" is in the mail and on the Web
- AAP endorses new meningococcal vaccine guidelines
- New: AAP's "Red Book Online" now tracks new vaccines' licensure and recommendation status
- Recent journal articles discuss pertussis in adults and parents who refuse immunization for their children
- Plan ahead: Online resources are now available for promoting National Immunization Awareness Month
- CDC reports on Colorado's surveillance of influenza-associated hospitalizations during 2004-05
- New: Partnership for Prevention publishes its report on strengthening adult immunization
- New VIS translation: IAC posts MMR vaccine VIS in Ilokano
Issue 529: June 2, 2005
- Time's running out: Use your fiscal year-end (June 30) dollars to stock up on essential immunization resources--or to contribute to IAC
Issue 528: May 31, 2005
- New: ACIP releases recommendations on meningococcal disease prevention; CDC press release presents background information
- New: CDC fact sheet on meningococcal disease and vaccine includes information about newly licensed MCV4 vaccine
- New VIS translation: Spanish-language meningococcal vaccine VIS now available
- May issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter is posted on the NIP website
- New: CDC announces broad availability of the 2005-06 edition of its travel-health guide, the "Yellow Book"
- Mark your calendar: Several CDC immunization courses are planned for summer and fall
- New translation: IAC's parent-education piece "After the Shots: What to do if your child has discomfort" now in Spanish
- June 14 teleconference to focus on reducing immunization disparities by working with ethnic physicians organizations