- Unprotected People #74: Parents helpless as children battle pertussis
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- FDA vaccine approvals
- Newly released Vaccine Information Statements
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Issue 526: May 23, 2005
- New: May 2005 issue of "Needle Tips" provides lots of resources on childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
- Visit IAC's redesigned hepatitis prevention programs website for Hepatitis Awareness Month
- New: DVD format of "Immunization Techniques: Safe, Effective, Caring" is now available
- CDC issues press release about factors possibly associated with autism risk
- New: May 20 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
Issue 525: May 16, 2005
- CDC report recommends health professionals limit use of IgM anti-HAV testing to specific indications
- MMWR notifies readers that May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
- New VIS: NIP posts VIS for Japanese encephalitis vaccine to its website
- CDC issues "Summary of Notifiable Diseases--United States, 2003"
- UNICEF reports new cases of polio in Indonesia and Yemen; major vaccination campaigns to begin soon
Issue 524: May 9, 2005
- FDA approves Boostrix, a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine intended for teens
- May 9-16 is the first National Hepatitis B Awareness Week; "AIM for the B" campaign is planned for the same time
- New: Spanish-language childhood and adolescent immunization schedule available on NIP's website
- Important: May 27 is the deadline for submitting abstracts for the National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference
- New: 2003 SMART BRFSS data and prevalence tables now available
- Updated: IAC revises some of its professional- and patient-education pieces
- Subscribe to more than 20 email news services using IAC's Directory of Immunization Resources
- New: Documents related to the Blue Ribbon Panel meeting about CDC's vaccine safety activities now online
- CDC Health Update announces destruction of influenza A(H2N2) samples mistakenly included with proficiency test panels
- Scheduled for June 13-15 in Atlanta, conference on public health law will include sessions on vaccine safety
- Vaccines 2005 conference to be held in Amsterdam June 13-15
Issue 523: May 2, 2005
- "Read immediately" issue of Immunization Works discusses relocation of the Immunization Safety Branch
- April issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- New: CDC's commemorative timeline, 50 Years of Vaccine Progress, is posted on NIP's website
- New: VISs for three travel-related vaccines now available in DVD, video, and CD-ROM formats
- Updated: IAC revises two of its education pieces
- CDC reports on recent worldwide progress toward interruption of wild poliovirus transmission
Issue 522: April 25, 2005
- U.S. Congress accepts plan for major reorganization of CDC
- New: The 2005 annual report of the National Immunization Program now available online and in print
- April 24 marks the start of National Infant Immunization Week, now in its second decade
- New: CDC's commemorative timeline, 50th Anniversary of the Polio Vaccine, is posted on NIP's website
- Coming soon: The National Immunization Coalition TA Network plans two influenza teleconferences for May
- "Immunization Works," the statewide Iowa immunization conference, is scheduled for June 2 in West Des Moines
Issue 521: April 18, 2005
- Official CDC Health Advisory recommends destroying sample panels of influenza A/H2N2
- MMWR notifies readers that April 24-30 is National Infant Immunization Week
- May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Maurice R. Hilleman, giant in vaccine development, dies at age 85
- New: Trivalent influenza vaccines to be covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program starting July 1
- New: CDC seeks comment on its Research Agenda through April 19
- New: CHOP's Vaccine Education Center launches Parents PACK, an online vaccine-information resource
- IAC reorganizes and updates its online Directory of Immunization Resources
- IAC updates multiple print pieces related to viral hepatitis
- New: April 15 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- New: NIP website posts recordings of NIC presentations, reminds attendees that April 25 is deadline for CE credit
- Providers: Power of 10 campaign makes it easy to educate your patients about the importance of getting a Td booster
Issue 520: April 11, 2005
- New: CDC issues interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine
- New: Comprehensive Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit now available on the NIP website
- 50th anniversary of the discovery of polio vaccine inspires exhibits, events, and articles
- New: NIIW PSAs for television stations will be available by satellite downlink on April 12 and 14
- CDC issues an update on U.S. influenza activity for the 2004-05 season
- Conference on the Public's Health & the Law in the 21st Century is set for June 13-15 in Atlanta
Issue 519: April 4, 2005
- Important: CDC issues Dr. Stephen Cochi's message about the publication of a new book on thimerosal and autism
- FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis B virus infection
- CDC provides information on influenza vaccine prebooking and distribution strategies for the 2005-06 influenza season
- April 7 is World Health Day
- Recommendations for improving high-risk adults' influenza, PPV, and hepatitis B vaccination coverage now available
- CDC reports on estimated influenza vaccination coverage among U.S. adults and children--September 1, 2004-January 31, 2005
- April 29 is the application deadline for NPI's 2005 Excellence in Immunization Awards
- Big savings: IAC's smallpox immunization record cards available at half price--while supplies last
- CDC reports on an inadvertent laboratory exposure to Bacillus anthracis in California in 2004
- New: Two rotavirus vaccine resources now available online
- Measles cases surge in Nigeria
Issue 518: March 29, 2005
- Unprotected People #73: CDC provides case reports on varicella-related deaths of three susceptible, unvaccinated children
Issue 517: March 28, 2005
- CDC announces the elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the United States
- CDC posts new NIIW resources to the NIP website, offers a technical assistance teleconference on March 29 and 31
- Note: On March 29, IAC will publish an Unprotected People report about recent varicella deaths in the United States
- CDC reports on varicella surveillance in Oregon public elementary schools
- New: The March issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter is now available on the NIP website
- CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2004-05
Issue 516: March 21, 2005
- New: The CDC-INFO Contact Center now answers phone-in immunization questions; VISs are changed accordingly
- Mark your calendar: April 14 is the date for CDC's next Current Issues in Immunization net conference
- FDA approves new preservative-free formulation of sanofi-pasteur's pediatric influenza vaccine
- National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable meeting set for April 10-12
- National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference website now live
- New issue of "Viral Hepatitis" available on VHPB website
- New: March 18 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- New conference listings: Immunization coalition conference call and hepatitis B meeting are set for April
- CDC publishes recommendations for animal rabies prevention and control
Issue 515: March 14, 2005
- CDC reports on transmission of hepatitis B virus among persons undergoing blood glucose monitoring
- IAC updates six viral hepatitis education pieces
- Florida Immunization Summit set for April 26-27
Issue 514: March 7, 2005
- CDC issues an update on U.S. influenza activity during the 2004-05 season
- CDC reports on interventions to increase influenza vaccination of healthcare workers
- CDC reports on Connecticut's use of a state influenza hotline as a way to increase influenza vaccination coverage
- New: NIP announces availability of a web-based training course, "Immunization: You Call the Shots"
- Reminder: It's time to finalize your plans for the National Immunization Conference
- Check it out: NIP website adds resources for National Infant Immunization Week and Vaccination Week in the Americas
- New: ECBT's model statute will help states draft legislation that permits immunization information to cross state lines
- CDC reports on progress in reducing worldwide measles mortality, 1999-2003
Issue 513: February 28, 2005
- Free: Order two pads of the Vaccine Education Center's meningococcus education sheets at no charge
- New: Georgia and Ohio enact immunization legislation
- Newly posted: IOM's report on vaccine safety and CDC's statement in response
- New: February 22 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- Save the dates: Teleconference on immunization educational materials and two vaccine conferences coming soon
- CDC reports on Europe's progress toward eliminating measles and preventing congenital rubella syndrome
Issue 512: February 21, 2005
- CDC and NIH support influenza vaccination of elderly, though study states it may not prevent as many deaths as assumed
- CDC reports on hepatitis A vaccination coverage among U.S. children ages 24-35 months during 2003
- New: CDC website posts numerous resources for National Infant Immunization Week and Vaccination Week in the Americas
- New: Journal of Family Practice's immunization supplement, "Vaccines Across the Life Span, 2005," is now online
- New: February issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- State officials: Betty Bumpers to speak at February 23 web conference on Vaccine Safety: What Legislators Need to Know
- AED launches listserv for members of the National Immunization Coalition TA Network
Issue 511: February 14, 2005
- ACIP recommends newly licensed meningococcal vaccine for adolescents and college freshmen
- BRFSS data indicate influenza vaccine was given to priority groups during the first part of the 2004-05 influenza season
- Act now: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of "Vaccinate Adults" (October 2004) will go fast
- New: CMS has web resources for those who vaccinate Medicare beneficiaries against influenza and pneumococcal disease
- CDC reports on a case of Japanese encephalitis in a U.S. traveler returning from Thailand in 2004
- New conference listings: Adult immunization and health promotion conferences are scheduled for March and May
- MMWR corrects errors in two recent issues
Issue 510: February 7, 2005
- New feature: IAC Express now offers its readers a link to the web version of the current issue
- Reminder: Be sure to register for CDC's satellite broadcast Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Register for NIC and take time to plan your conference participation using the new NIC Track System
- New: Special training will be held after NIC for National Immunization Coalition TA members
- New: HAN issues an official CDC Health Update about avian influenza
- Updated: CDC continues to supplement its Influenza web section
- New: Scripts and slides now available from CDC's net conference on Varicella Case-Based Reporting
- Teleconference on planning and implementing an immunization event for the public is scheduled for February 22
- CDC reports on a polio outbreak in Sudan in 2004
- Spring 2005 Phacilitate Vaccine Forum scheduled for May 23-25 in Amsterdam
Issue 509: February 1, 2005
- Unprotected People #72: Infant dies after contracting pertussis from adult family members
Issue 508: January 31, 2005
- CDC reports on an outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease in Alaska during 2003-04
- CDC reports on outbreaks of pertussis associated with hospitals in the United States during 2003
- Note: On February 1, IAC will publish an Unprotected People report about a fatal case of pertussis in West Virginia
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its Influenza web section
- New: January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Association of Immunization Managers seeks nominations for the 2nd annual "Natalie J. Smith, MD, Award"
- Save the date: National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference set for December 5-9 in Washington, DC
- CDC launches web page devoted to perinatal hepatitis B information and resources
- IAC updates immunization and viral hepatitis materials
- New: January 21 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter available online
Issue 507: January 28, 2005
- CDC announces two new strategies to promote continued influenza vaccination
Issue 506: January 24, 2005
- Correction: AAP and IAC correct an error in a CPT code description that appeared in the IAC EXPRESS of January 12
- New: 2005 Childhood Immunization Schedule and 2004-05 Adult Immunization Schedule now available for Palm OS handhelds
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its Influenza web section
- MMWR notifies readers about satellite broadcasts on Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- MMWR corrects error in a footnote in its article "Update: Influenza Activity--United States, 2004-05 Season"
Issue 505: January 18, 2005
- New: FDA approves meningococcal polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine for persons ages 11-55 years
- Dr. John Ward accepts position as director of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis
- CDC issues an update of U.S. influenza activity during the 2004-05 influenza season
- New: CDC posts the 2nd printing of The Pink Book on its website
- Registration opens January 19 for CDC's satellite broadcast on Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its Influenza web section
- New: CMS demonstration project will provide influenza antiviral medicines to Medicare beneficiaries
- New: Preservative-free Td vaccine now available
- CDC reports that vaccination coverage for non-Hispanic African Americans trails coverage for non-Hispanic whites
- CDC reports African Americans have twice the incidence rate for hepatitis B and Streptococcus pneumoniae as whites
- Update: IAC revises several of its patient- and professional-education pieces
- WHO publishes the December 2004 meeting report of its Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
- MMWR's notifiable disease statistics now include serogroup data for meningococcal disease
- MMWR notifies readers about QuickStats, a new feature on public health indicators and trends
Issue 504: January 12, 2005
- AAP website posts an overview of changes in vaccination administration procedure codes and their valuation for 2005
Issue 503: January 10, 2005
- Act soon: January 28 is the deadline for NIC's early-bird registration
- Coming soon: CDC's satellite broadcasts on Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Summer camp for kids with hepatitis--send for an application before January 31
- New: PKIDs launches listservs for kids with hepatitis C and B
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its website with information related to the influenza vaccine shortage
- NFID releases report on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease among U.S. children, teens, and young adults
- Register today for CDC's January 19 immunization net conference on varicella case-based reporting
- CDC and UNC sponsor a satellite broadcast/webcast on vaccine shortages on January 28
- Indiana State Department of health will hold its "Immunization from A to Z" course on January 28
- World Vaccine Congress set for April 18-20 in Montreal
- International Society of Travel Medicine plans conference for May 1-5 in Lisbon
- NFID to hold its 2005 Conference on Vaccine Research on May 9-11 in Baltimore
- CDC reports on malaria transmission in resort areas of the Dominican Republic in late 2004
Issue 502: January 7, 2005
- CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for 2005
Issue 501: January 3, 2005
- MMWR publishes ACIP's updated interim influenza vaccination recommendations for the 2004-05 influenza season
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its website with information related to the influenza vaccine shortage
- New: IAC screening questionnaires help providers determine if patients have contraindications to influenza vaccine
- Teleconference on starting local immunization coalitions is scheduled for January 11
Issue 500: December 30, 2004
- Unprotected People #71: Wisconsin teen survives clinical rabies without pre- or postexposure prophylaxis
Issue 499: December 20, 2004
- Happy Holidays from all of us at IAC
- ACIP expands priority groups for inactivated influenza vaccination
- ACIP issues an interim resolution regarding the groups eligible to receive VFC influenza vaccine
- Corrected Spanish-language VIS for live attenuated influenza vaccine now on IAC's website
- CDC reports on estimated influenza vaccination coverage in the U.S. during September 1-November 30, 2004
- CDC summarizes survey data on influenza vaccination of high-priority persons in the U.S. during October-November 2004
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its website with information related to the influenza vaccine shortage
- December issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- MMWR tells readers where to find information about influenza disease and vaccine
- "Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, October 2004-September 2005" now on NIP website
- New: CDC and Clean Hands Coalition offer parents and teachers resources to help children avoid colds and influenza
- CDC reports on the U.S. public's awareness of influenza-prevention measures and willingness to use them
- CDC reports on respiratory syncytial virus activity in the U.S. during 2003-04
Issue 498: December 13, 2004
- DHHS announces U.S. will import 1.2 million doses of influenza vaccine from GSK manufacturing facility in Germany
- HAN issues an official CDC Health Update about influenza vaccine allocation
- Chiron announces UK regulators will extend the suspension of its license to manufacture influenza vaccine
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its website with information related to the influenza vaccine shortage
- Former Surgeon General Dr. Jocelyn Elders spearheads national hepatitis A awareness campaign
- New: Six states enact immunization mandates
- New: Migrant Clinicians Network offers comic books and videos that educate migrant parents about childhood immunization
- MMWR notifies readers that the Eighth Annual Conference on Vaccine Research will be held in Baltimore in May 2005
- New electronic update: The National Immunization Coalition TA Network is looking for subscribers
- GAVI and the Vaccine Fund re-launch the Immunization Forum newsletter
Issue 497: December 9, 2004
- Unprotected People #68-70: Liver cancer deaths following failure to test for HBV and to interpret test results accurately
Issue 496: December 6, 2004
- Updated: CDC continues to supplement its website with information related to the influenza vaccine shortage
- Teleconference on immunization coalition advocacy scheduled for December 14
- Updated: IAC posts revised immunization and hepatitis parent-education pieces to its website
- Official CDC Health Advisory issued about revised recommendations for malaria prophylaxis in Dominican Republic
- CDC reports on the expansion of the AFP surveillance system to global surveillance of other infectious diseases
Issue 495: December 1, 2004
- Think of all the times you've turned to IAC for help--now, IAC is turning to you
- Federal and military employees: Help IAC by using agency code 0233 when you make your Combined Federal Campaign Contribution
Issue 494: November 29, 2004
- CDC notifies MMWR readers that December 1 is World AIDS Day
- Updated: CDC continues to supplement its website with information related to the influenza vaccine shortage
- New: CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis posts the Hepatitis C Toolkit on its website
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education piece "Immunizations for Babies"
Issue 493: November 22, 2004
- November 22 is the day for CDC's audio conference about influenza vaccine and antivirals for persons with HIV/AIDS
- New: CDC issues adult immunization schedule for October 2004-September 2005
- New: November issue of the Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on CDC's website
- New: CDC revises VIS for yellow fever
- New VIS translation: Spanish version of the supplement to the inactivated influenza vaccine VIS now on IAC's website
- Updated: CDC continues to supplement its website with information related to the influenza vaccine shortage
- New: November issue of HEP EXPRESS electronic newsletter now available on IAC's website
- Updated: IAC revises two hepatitis-related education pieces
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education brochure "Questions parents ask about baby shots"
- BEFORE THE HOLIDAY RUSH, be sure to register for CDC's 2005 National Immunization Conference
Issue 492: November 17, 2004
- Plan ahead: Use your year-end dollars to stock up on essential immunization resources for 2005--or to contribute to IAC
Issue 491: November 15, 2004
- New: CDC issues a patient-screening questionnaire to determine who is eligible for nasal-spray influenza vaccine
- New: CDC and states to distribute 10.3 million doses of influenza vaccine nationwide
- Medicare plans to raise physician payment for administering eligible adult vaccinations from $8 to $18 in 2005
- New: MedImmune announces changes in the storage requirements for FluMist influenza vaccine
- CDC issues report on vaccination coverage among U.S. children entering school in 2003-04
- New VIS translations: VIS for LAIV now available in seven additional languages
- Update: CDC continues to update its website with information regarding the influenza vaccine shortage
- New: IAC adds a section of Spanish-language resources to its website for the public
- DHHS announces contract to secure future egg supply for influenza vaccine production
- Reminder: December 1 is the date for CDLHN's free satellite broadcast on vaccine storage and handling
Issue 490: November 8, 2004
- Immunization community mourns the death of Dr. John LaMontagne, NIAID deputy director
- Clinician alert: Take time today to register for CDC's Influenza Update Net Conference
- IFAS and CDC educate patients and professionals about pneumococcal disease and vaccine
- Don't miss out: Order IAC's "Adults Only Vaccination" kit while supplies last
- CDC continues to update its Web materials related to the current influenza vaccine shortage
- 2003 influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates for elderly and some high-risk persons fell short of national objectives
- CDC reports 89% decrease in acute hepatitis B infection among U.S. children and adolescents during 1990-2002
- National Influenza Vaccine Summit's home page offers broad overview of current and ongoing influenza-vaccination issues
- CDC reports on reasons Medicare beneficiaries age >=65 years failed to receive influenza vaccination during 1991-2002
Issue 489: November 1, 2004
- New: CDC issues a supplement to the VIS for trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine
- More than 4.2 million doses of influenza vaccine were shipped last week to providers who serve high-priority groups
- New: Register now for CDC's Influenza Update Net Conference, scheduled for November 19
- Updated: CDC adds new professional and patient information related to the influenza vaccine shortage to its website
- DHHS announces that it has potentially identified more than 5 million additional doses of influenza vaccine
- CDC issues an update on U.S. and worldwide influenza activity for May-October 2004
- VIS translations: New hepatitis A vaccine VIS now available in eight additional languages
- Reminder: November 19 is the deadline for abstracts for CDC's 2005 National Immunization Conference
- CDC issues notice about false-positive HBsAg tests
- CDC reports on laboratory surveillance for wild and vaccine-derived polioviruses during January 2003-June 2004
Issue 488: October 27, 2004
- Please tell CBS your thoughts about the importance of their Oct. 20 broadcast on the public health impact of vaccine refusal
- Updated: CDC's "Influenza" web section adds new professional- and patient-education information on influenza vaccine shortage
- Erratum: "IAC EXPRESS" article about NIP's audio VISs contains an error
Issue 487: October 25, 2004
- New: CDC issues a patient-screening questionnaire to determine who is eligible for injectable influenza vaccine
- Updated: IAC's professional piece "Give these people influenza vaccine" now reflects interim CDC recommendations
- DHHS/CDC issue press releases about the influenza vaccine shortage
- New: October issue of "Vaccinate Adults" is in the mail and on the Web
- CDC reports on Iowa's efforts to interrupt measles transmission in spring 2004
- New: NIP makes audio versions of almost all VISs available on its website
- CDC notifies readers about the availability of a 24-hour clinician information line
- Job opening: AAP seeks manager for its national infectious diseases committee and section
- December 1 is the date for CDLHN's free satellite broadcast, Quality Assurance in Vaccine Handling and Storage
- NIP updates the address for its web-based interactive "Vaccine Quiz"
- Louisiana's "Shots for Tots" state immunization conference is scheduled for December 16-17 in New Orleans
Issue 486: October 20, 2004
- Tune in tonight: "60 Minutes Wednesday" will air its report on parents' concerns about vaccine safety
- New: CDC issues interim chemoprophylaxis and treatment guidelines for influenza antiviral medications
- Updated: CDC expands information about LAIV and those who should receive influenza vaccine in the 2004-05 season
- New: DHHS issues press release about supply of influenza vaccine and antiviral medications
- CDC adds influenza-associated mortality among children <18 years of age to the list of nationally notifiable diseases
- Use IAC's adult immunization record card to educate adult patients about their lifelong need for vaccination
- CDC reports Hispanic persons ages 19-35 months and >=65 years lag non-Hispanic white persons in receiving vaccinations
- CDC's "Influenza" web section begins posting the "Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update" for the 2004-05 season
- Mark your calendar: Day-long symposium on eliminating disparities in adult immunization scheduled for October 28
- New: October issue of IAC's "HEP EXPRESS" electronic newsletter now online
Issue 485: October 18, 2004
- Attention: CDC posts slides from the October 14 influenza immunization net conference on the NIP website
- New: IAC's online "2004-05 Influenza Vaccination Pocket Information Guide" is a useful, up-to-date resource
- CDC and Aventis Pasteur announce TIV allocation plan to address influenza vaccine shortage
- Aventis Pasteur ships more than 2 million doses of influenza vaccine to providers who serve high-priority groups
- DHHS issues a press release about influenza vaccine price gouging
- New: CDC posts provider- and patient-education information on influenza vaccine shortage on its "Influenza" web section
- October issue of CDC's "Immunization Works" electronic newsletter focuses on current influenza vaccine shortage
Issue 484: October 11, 2004
- CDC publishes hard copy of the electronic version of ACIP's October 5 interim influenza vaccination recommendations
- News alert: "Current Issues in Immunization" net conference will focus on influenza immunization and vaccine supply
- New: Provider and patient information sheets about influenza vaccine shortage now posted on CDC's "Influenza" web section
- New: September issue of CDC's "Immunization Works" electronic newsletter is posted on the NIP website
- New: October 2004 issue of "NEEDLE TIPS" provides lots of resources on childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
- New: Encourage your patients to view clips from "Fragile Lives--Immunization at Risk" on IAC's online video library
- New translation: "Protect yourself against hepatitis A & B: A guide for gay and bisexual men" now available in Spanish
- IAC revises its professional-education pieces "Guide to contraindications" and "Doctors sued for failing to immunize"
- IAC revises its patient-education pieces "Are you 11-19 years old?" and "If you were born in these places, find out your hepatitis B status"
- Massive cross-border polio vaccination campaigns are planned to immunize 80 million African children
Issue 483: October 6, 2004
- CDC releases ACIP's interim influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2004-05 influenza season
Issue 482: October 4, 2004
- Updated: NIP posts the September 2004 Immunization Practice Toolkit on its website
- Updated: IAC expands and makes extensive revisions to its parent-education piece "After the Shots"
- CDC releases Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #3
- Act now: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of "VACCINATE WOMEN" (August 2004) will go fast
- November 19 is the deadline for abstracts for CDC's 2005 National Immunization Conference
- New: "The Vaccine Handbook" is now available for PDAs
- CDC reports on emergency measles control activities in Darfur, Sudan, during 2004
Issue 481: September 27, 2004
- CDC reports on influenza-vaccination coverage of U.S. children ages 6-23 months during the 2002-03 influenza season
- CDC makes supplemental recommendations about the timing of influenza vaccination for the 2004-05 season
- Updated: New edition of "Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit" now online
- Mark your calendar: October 14 is the date for CDC's next "Current Issues in Immunization" net conference
- English/Spanish DVD explains trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine VIS to patients with limited English literacy
- New: Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine VIS now available in Japanese and Italian
- New: September issue of IAC's "HEP EXPRESS" electronic newsletter is now online
- Newly revised hepatitis A VIS has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog
- New: Use IAC's Pediatric and Adult Clinic Supplies Checklist to get your community clinic ready for immunization season
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education brochure "All Kids Need Hepatitis B Shots"
- Erratum: MMWR corrects error to its report about suspension of rotavirus vaccine
Issue 480: September 20, 2004
- CDC reports that the shortage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has been resolved
- Dear Abby to publish a letter on September 22 about the importance of childhood influenza immunization
- Act now: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of "Vaccinate Adults" (May 2004) will go fast
- New: NIP's web-based interactive "Vaccine Quiz" helps adolescents and adults find out which vaccines they need
- Paul A. Offit, MD, responds to "Wall Street Journal" article about thimerosal and autism
- Coming soon: Teleconference on Eliminating Disparities in Childhood Immunization set for September 23
- Updated: IAC makes major revisions to its parent-education piece "Vaccine Concerns"
- Updated: IAC revises its patient education brochure "Hepatitis A is a Serious Liver Disease"
- The Society for Adolescent Medicine website offers valuable information to professionals, teens, and parents
Issue 479: September 13, 2004
- CDC's 2004-05 "Flu Gallery" materials are a must for your diverse patient population, as well as for you and your staff
- If you vaccinate adults, the "Adults Only Vaccination" kit is a necessity--especially at influenza vaccination time
- ECBT/TFAH report presents recommendations for vaccinating the 20% of U.S. preschoolers who remain undervaccinated
- Updated: IAC makes minor revisions to its professional-education sheet on dosages for hepatitis A and B vaccines
- Current VIS for trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine now available in Armenian
- CDC reports on progress made toward polio eradication in Egypt in 2003-04
Issue 478: September 7, 2004
- Viewing two "how-to" videos can help you and your staff deliver first-rate vaccination services
- Pharmacists: If you're looking for immunization resources, be sure to check out APhA's immunization information web section
- Update: IAC revises its patient-education sheet "Vaccinations for Adults: You're NEVER too old to get immunized!"
- UNICEF announces plan to vaccinate 7.5 million Madagascar children against measles this fall
- CDC describes actions that led it to recommend suspension of rotavirus vaccine after reports of intussusception
Issue 477: August 30, 2004
- New: August 2004 issue of "VACCINATE WOMEN" is on the IAC website
- DHHS releases a draft of its Pandemic Influenza Response Preparedness Plan for public comment
- Free: Order two pads of the Vaccine Education Center's influenza-education sheets at no charge
- CDC issues REACH 2010 surveillance about the health status of U.S. minority communities in 2001-02
- CDC reports high influenza vaccination rates for U.S. Asians ages >=65, but pneumococcal rates low for some Asian groups
Issue 476: August 23, 2004
- IAC offers influenza and typhoid vaccine VISs in more languages and updates "It's federal law!" education piece
- New: August issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter now posted on NIP's website
- Act now: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of "NEEDLE TIPS" (May 2004) will go fast
- CDC alerts readers to an error in a footnote in ACIP's recommendations on prevention and control of influenza
- "Impact of Pediatric Vaccination in Family Practice" teleconference scheduled for September and October
- CHIC to hold its Annual Immunization Symposium in Cleveland October 22
- CDC notifies readers about the release of BRFSS Maps
Issue 475: August 16, 2004
- CDC Health Update contains information and recommendations on the current avian influenza A situation
- CDC reports on studies assessing the effectiveness of the 2003-04 influenza vaccine in Colorado
- JAMA publishes study showing varicella vaccine effective in preventing disease
- CDC reports on US measles epidemiology during 2001-03
- CDC seeks public's comments on its vaccine safety program
- Michigan has distributed 300,000 adult immunization record cards--IAC urges you to distribute them, too!
- Updated: IAC revises educational pieces on vaccine storage and handling--just in time for influenza vaccination season
- Coming this week: August 19 is the date for CDC's satellite broadcast "Immunization Update 2004"
- Act now: August 20 is the deadline for early-bird registration for the Immunization Registry Conference
Issue 474: August 9, 2004
- Official CDC Health Advisory reports confirmed case of measles on an airline flight from Hong Kong to New York
- VIS update: CDC issues revised VIS for hepatitis A vaccine
- CDC reports on transmission of hepatitis B virus in Georgia correctional facilities
- CDC reports on hepatitis B vaccination of inmates in Texas correctional facilities
- If you vaccinate adults, you can't afford to be without the "Adults Only Vaccination" kit
- IAC makes minor changes to its English and Spanish patient-education piece "All kids need hepatitis B shots!"
- NPI honors recipients of its Excellence in Immunization awards
- NIP web section presents detailed information on needle-free injection technology
- NIP's free web-based training course on smallpox vaccine storage and handling is approved for CME credit
- WHO announces resumption of polio immunization campaigns in Kano, Nigeria
- SIGN's annual meeting scheduled for October 20-22 in Cape Town, South Africa
Issue 473: August 2, 2004
- CDC reports on 2003 vaccination coverage levels among U.S. children ages 19-35 months
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month--download promotional materials from the NPI website
- CDC notifies readers of medical errors involving inadvertent administration of tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines
- Reminder: August 19 is the date for CDC's satellite broadcast "Immunization Update 2004"
- GLMA develops new hepatitis prevention materials for MSM
- July 28 issue of IAC's "HEP EXPRESS" electronic newsletter now available online
- Don't miss out: Register today for the National Conference on Immunization Coalitions
- September 10 is the registration deadline for CHOP's vaccine education symposium
- Update: "CDC Public Health Law News" electronic newsletter switches to weekly format
Issue 472: July 26, 2004
- July issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Two terrific videos teach vaccine administration, and storage and handling
- New: WHO and GAVI launch an immunization financing web section
- Indiana Fall Awards Conference scheduled for October 4 and 8
- New translation: IAC's "Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization" now available in Turkish
- CDC reports on recent polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Issue 471: July 20, 2004
- You too can achieve health care worker influenza vaccination rates of 80%--with help from two new online toolkits
Issue 470: July 19, 2004
- Get ready for influenza vaccination season with IAC's Adult Immunization Record Card
- Updated: Newly revised "Summary of Adult Immunization Recommendations" now online
- New VIS translations: Inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine VIS now available in ten additional languages
- CDC publishes hard copy of July 9 electronic article on fourth rabies death linked to organ transplantation
- "Vaccines: Preventing Disease and Protecting Health" examines past, present, and future vaccine development
- CDC corrects telephone number published in the Updated Recommendations for Use of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Issue 469: July 12, 2004
- Important: CDC notifies readers of recommendation to reinstate third dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)
- NFID's new program, "Kids Need Flu Vaccine, Too!" helps providers increase pediatric influenza vaccination rates
- NFID's online CME course gives physicians strategies for implementing pediatric influenza immunization recommendations
- Save the date: Live satellite broadcast of CDC's Immunization Update 2004 is scheduled for August 19
- CDC reports a fourth death linked to an organ transplant donor infected with rabies virus
- CDC publishes hard copy of July 2 electronic article on rabies transmission through solid organ transplantation
- Report discusses the role communication plays in strengthening immunization programs in developing countries
Issue 468: July 6, 2004
- CDC confirms first reported cases of rabies transmission through solid organ transplantation
- CDC reports on 2003-04 influenza activity in the U.S. and worldwide and on composition of the 2004-05 influenza vaccine
- CME teleconferences on childhood influenza prevention are scheduled for July 13-15
- Attention: July 19 is the application deadline for the position of director, Division of Viral Hepatitis
- Reminder: July 31 is the early-bird registration deadline for the National Conference on Immunization Coalitions
- Coming soon: HFI's National Viral Hepatitis Summit scheduled for August 26-27 in Baltimore, MD
- September 7 is registration deadline for Immunize Georgia's Little Guys conference
- CDC notifies readers about free software for influenza pandemic preparedness planning
- CDC reports on progress toward measles mortality reduction in South East Asia, 1999-2002
Issue 467: June 28, 2004
- CDC Health Advisory: Missouri reports a confirmed case of measles in a child adopted from China
- Updated: IAC revises two professional-education pieces on influenza
- VIS translations: Current VIS for trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine now available in French and Turkish
- June issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- AMA develops guide to appropriate reimbursement coding for populations at risk of viral hepatitis
- Immunization Registry Conference scheduled for October 18-20 in Atlanta
- IAC publishes updated education piece on unusual cases of HBV transmission
- June issue of "HEP EXPRESS" electronic newsletter now online
- WHO foresees a major polio epidemic in south and west Africa
- CDC reports on progress toward global eradication of polio from January 2003 through April 2004
- CDC publishes report on animal rabies prevention and control
Issue 466: June 21, 2004
- CDC made great strides in viral hepatitis prevention under the leadership of Dr. Harold Margolis
- Seize the day: Now's the time to register for the July 8 Net Conference "Current Issues in Immunization"
- Update: IAC posts revised Spanish-language immunization screening questionnaires on its website
- New: You can modify the web-text versions of IAC's standing orders protocols to meet your practice or clinic needs
- Continuing education: For a global immunization perspective, subscribe to these high-quality international listservs
Issue 465: June 14, 2004
- New: State legislatures enact immunization requirements
- Update: CDC makes a minor change to the MMR VIS
- Update: IAC adds information to its professional-education sheet on using standing orders to administer PPV vaccine
- New: Slides, handouts, and recordings of National Immunization Conference presentations now available on NIP's website
- New: CDC releases an update on SARS and avian influenza
- World Vaccine Congress to be held October 11-13 in Lyon, France
Issue 464: June 8, 2004
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Issue 463: June 7, 2004
- IAC's "Adults Only Vaccination: A Step-by-Step Guide" receives praise
- Update: IAC adds new information to its educational sheet on reliable sources of immunization information
- CDC Health Update announces the end of the suspension of adoptions from China
- CDC issues an update on measles among children adopted from China
- CDC reports that the United States has completed the first phase of its plan for laboratory containment of poliovirus
- Gates Foundation grant helps UNICEF's childhood measles vaccination campaign in Sudan