- 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
- New CDC vaccine recommendations
- FDA vaccine approvals
- Newly released Vaccine Information Statements
- New immunization resources
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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
- Oops—we linked you to a faulty file on our website
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
Issue 462: June 1, 2004
- Errors discovered and corrected in footnotes of "Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule--United States, July-December 2004" on the NIP website
- NIP releases Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #2 for the 2004-05 influenza season
- CDC publishes hard copy of ACIP influenza recommendations
- NIP publishes new VISs for influenza and typhoid vaccines
- May issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter available on the NIP website
- CDC reports on immunization registry progress
- May issue of IAC'S "HEP EXPRESS" electronic newsletter now available online
- CDC reports on wild poliovirus importations in West and Central Africa
Issue 461: May 24, 2004
- IOM report says MMR and thimerosal-containing vaccines not associated with autism
- CDC announces new goals and organizational design
- May 2004 issue of "VACCINATE ADULTS" is in the mail and on the Web
- CDC notifies readers about new definitions for travel notices
- CVP at PATH launches e-Learning modules
- New VIS translation: Rabies vaccine VIS now available in Spanish
- Immunization documentary to be aired on BBC World
- CDC notifies readers about availability of diphtheria antitoxin through an investigational new drug protocol
Issue 460: May 17, 2004
- May 2004 issue of "NEEDLE TIPS" provides up-to-date resources on childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
- CDC reports on a varicella outbreak among vaccinated children at a Michigan elementary school in 2003
- WHO pulls together a partnership to contain outbreak of meningococcal disease in Burkina Faso
Issue 459: May 10, 2004
- Reminder: Spring is the time to encourage adult patients to get a tetanus-diphtheria booster
- New edition: "International Travel and Health 2004" now available on the WHO website
Issue 458: May 3, 2004
- New: CDC publishes "Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule--United States, July-December 2004"
- New: CDC issues the latest ACIP influenza recommendations in an "MMWR Early Release"
- New: IAC's comprehensive guide to adult immunization is now available for order
- April issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter is now posted on the NIP website
- CDC issues "Summary of Notifiable Diseases--United States, 2002"
- National Conference on Immunization Coalitions scheduled for September 20-22 in Norfolk, VA
- IOM workshop on pandemic influenza to be held June 16-17 in Washington, DC
- CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Nigeria
Issue 457: April 26, 2004
- Flash bulletin from the Influenza Summit: Providers, place your influenza vaccine orders NOW!
- APIC announces national initiative to increase influenza vaccination rates among health care workers
- Physicians and health educators--CDC needs YOU!
- Understanding vaccine-safety information from VAERS
- New: Two Spanish-language videos are added to IAC's website
- American Immunization Registry Association announces website redesign and expansion
- CDC publishes a hard copy of its April 16 electronic article on the current measles outbreak among adoptees from China
- Erratum: MMWR corrects information from its April 14 update on the current measles outbreak among adoptees from China
- New translation: Hepatitis B brochure now available in Tongan
- HFI's National Viral Hepatitis Summit to be held August 26-27 in Baltimore, MD
Issue 456: April 19, 2004
- New: CDC's latest video on vaccine storage and handling is available through NIP and IAC
- CDC recommends temporary suspension of adoptions from a Chinese orphanage in response to measles outbreak
- CDC reports on a 2003 measles outbreak in a Pennsylvania boarding school
- CDC briefly reports on continuing measles outbreak among adoptees from China
- CDC's new primer on diagnosing and managing foodborne illnesses includes information on hepatitis A virus
- Free: Bulk copies of the latest issue of "Vaccinate Adults!" (February 2004) are available--place your order now
- New: April issue of IAC's "HEP EXPRESS" electronic newsletter now available online
- New: Second edition of "Vaccinating Your Child: Questions & Answers for the Concerned Parent" has updated information
- CDC publishes hard copy of April 9 electronic article on the current measles outbreak among adoptees from China
- CDC reports on progress toward eliminating measles from the Americas during 2002-03
- CDC notifies readers about Vaccination Week of the Americas
- New translation: "Summary of Rules for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization" now in Turkish
Issue 455: April 12, 2004
- CDC reports on current multistate measles investigation among adoptees from China
- CDC issues an update on influenza activity for the 2003-04 influenza season
- New: IAC posts 16 adult immunization resources on its website
- New: CDC brochures on standards for child, teen, and adult immunization practices are available for online ordering
- MMWR notifies readers that National Infant Immunization Week is April 25 through May 1
- Update: CDC's website adds Q & A section about recent rabies vaccine recall
- CDC notifies readers about manufacturer's recall of human rabies vaccine
- Attention: April 23 is the application deadline for the NPI Excellence in Immunization Awards
- Clarification: IAC makes a minor change to its "Summary of Rules for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization"
- June 1 is the registration deadline for "B Informed 2004"
- "World Congress on Vaccines and Immunization" to be held in Tokyo September 30 through October 3
Issue 454: April 5, 2004
- CDC notifies readers about a manufacturer's recall of IMOVAX human rabies vaccine
- Update: IAC revises two resources on childhood and teen vaccination
- Going, going, gone: The photo notebook and slide set are being discontinued--get yours now!
- Reminder: April 16 is the nomination deadline for AIM's award recognizing an outstanding Immunization Program Manager
Issue 453: March 29, 2004
- New: NIP releases Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #1 for the 2004-05 influenza season
- New: CDC publishes guidelines for preventing health-care-associated pneumonia
- CDC publishes report on recent Iowa measles case associated with nonmedical vaccination exemption
- CDC issues report on polio eradication in India
Issue 452: March 26, 2004
- Unprotected People #66: Society pays a high price for nonmedical vaccination exemption
Issue 451: March 22, 2004
- AAP releases its latest immunization policy statement, "Recommendations for Influenza Immunization of Children"
- Official CDC Health Advisory reports on a measles case imported to the United States on March 12
- CDC reports on a school-associated outbreak of pertussis in Arizona in 2002-03
- Free: Bulk copies of the latest issue of "NEEDLE TIPS" (January 2004) are available--place your order now
- Read the March issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter on the NIP website
- New: AAP makes four print resources available at no charge
- CDC releases "Dear Colleague" letter on recommended STD prevention services for MSM
- HBF adds a National Library of Medicine tutorial to its website
- CDC workbook on sharps injury prevention programs available online
- AASLD practice guidelines published online
- Two new issues of "Viral Hepatitis" available on VHPB website
- WHO publishes injection safety documents
Issue 450: March 15, 2004
- Authors retract vaccine-autism link put forward in an article published in 1998 in "The Lancet"
- April 5 is the registration deadline for CDC's Netconference "Current Issues in Immunization"
- Free: Bulk copies of the latest issue of "VACCINATE WOMEN" (September 2003) are available--place your order now
- 2004 edition of "ImmunoFacts" available for order
- Somali-language immunization video available free of charge
- VIS translations: Live intranasal influenza vaccine VIS available in Bosnian, Russian, and Somali
Issue 449: March 9, 2004
- Action needed ASAP: Tell your senators, "Increase public health funding by increasing the federal tobacco tax."
Issue 448: March 8, 2004
- MMWR notifies readers about the updated recommendation to suspend routine use of third and fourth doses of PCV7
- Now's the time to get ready for National Infant Immunization Week 2004
- New: Monograph on influenza vaccination for health care workers now on "Infectious Diseases in Children" website
- Updated: NIP redesigns the Vaccines for Children web section
- Attention providers: You can download tri-fold parent, patient, and professional brochures from the NIP website
- NNii announces website redesign
- New: Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) VIS available for the first time in Chinese
Issue 447: March 2, 2004
- Health provider alert: CDC recommends immediate suspension of third and fourth doses of PCV7
Issue 446: March 1, 2004
- NFID issues a Call To Action: Influenza vaccination rates among health care workers must increase!
- CDC Health Update includes interim recommendations for persons with possible exposure to avian influenza
- Association of Immunization Managers seeks nominations for the "Natalie J. Smith, MD, Award"
- Gates Foundation makes $82.9 million grant for development of new tuberculosis vaccines
- Current West African polio immunization campaign to reach 63 million children
Issue 445: February 23, 2004
- CDC reports on a fatal case of adult pertussis in Minnesota in 2003
- "Wall Street Journal" editorial describes intimidation by activists who link autism with thimerosal in vaccines
- February issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter now available on IAC's website
- For limited-literacy patients: Hepatitis A VIS now available on video and DVD in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese
- Updated: IAC makes minor changes to its professional-education sheet "Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and Vaccination"
- Errata: CDC clarifies information published in the February 13 issue of MMWR
Issue 444: February 16, 2004
- CDC, ACIP, and professional associations recommend temporary suspension of the routine use of the fourth dose of PCV7
- Attention adult medical specialists: The latest issue of "VACCINATE ADULTS!" is on the Web
- Revised: IAC's "Ask the Experts" compilation is updated with information from the January 2004 issue of "NEEDLE TIPS"
- Updated: IAC adds to its popular collection of video footage related to vaccine-preventable diseases
- CDC reports on outbreaks of avian influenza in Asia and on recommendations for evaluating and reporting suspected cases
- CDC reports on recent cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Thailand
- Plan ahead: Dates for National Adult Immunization Awareness Week are moved up
- Updated VIS translation: The most current meningococcal VIS is now available in Spanish on IAC's website
- U.S. military personnel who received smallpox vaccine rarely transferred vaccinia virus to others
- CDC publishes update of smallpox vaccine adverse events among U.S. civilians during 2003
- April 16 is the early-bird registration deadline for the Seventh Annual Conference on Vaccine Research
- Mark your calendar: Vaccination Week in the Americas will be observed April 24-30
- CDC reports on WHO's updated Global Polio Eradication Initiative Strategic Plan
Issue 443: February 9, 2004
- Employment opportunity available at IAC in St. Paul, MN
- CDC Health Advisory includes interim recommendations regarding influenza A (H5N1) and SARS
- New: 8th edition of "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" (the "Pink Book") now available
- Kids with hepatitis can go to camp!
- Minnesota Coalition for Adult Immunization conference set for March 19
Issue 442: February 4, 2004
- Unprotected People #65: 2003 rabies death highlights the importance of seeking immediate treatment for bites from potentially rabid animals
Issue 441: February 2, 2004
- Can you help IAC find a celebrity spokesperson for immunization?
- New: IAC creates a web page to allay parents' concerns that MMR vaccine might cause autism
- New: IAC's web page helps health professionals, parents, and patients locate old immunization records
- CDC issues an update of U.S. influenza activity for January 18-24
- New: The Rotavirus Vaccine Program launches an international website for health professionals and the public
- Reminder: February 14 is the pre-registration deadline for the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases
Issue 440: January 28, 2004
- Dr. Walter Orenstein leaves a legacy of exceptional accomplishment with his retirement from the National Immunization Program
Issue 439: January 27, 2004
- CDC reports on human death associated with bat rabies
- CDC issues an update of U.S. influenza activity for January 11-17
- January 30 is the date for "Influenza and Beyond: Responding to Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" satellite broadcast/webcast
- New: January issue of "NEEDLE TIPS" is in the mail and on the Web
- New: January issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter is posted on the IAC website
- February 19 is the first satellite broadcast of "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2004"
- CDC reports on reduction in measles mortality in West Africa
- "Points Across: Strategies for Creating Health Messages that Work" conference scheduled for March 25 in Columbia, MD
Issue 438: January 22, 2004
- Unprotected People #64: 2002 Alabama measles outbreak is traced to an imported case
Issue 437: January 20, 2004
- CDC, AAP, and AAFP publish "Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule--United States, January-June 2004"
- New: Freeware puts 2004 childhood immunization schedule in the palm of your hand
- CDC issues an update of U.S. influenza activity for January 4-10
- CDC reports on a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the 2003-04 inactivated influenza vaccine
- CDC updates its influenza web section with interim guidance for schools and other school-related resources
- 1st International Neonatal Vaccination Workshop scheduled for March 2-4 in McLean, VA
- International Conference on Emerging and Infectious Diseases to be held in Atlanta February 29-March 3
- New: Japanese Encephalitis Project at PATH adds links to resources to its website
- IOM meeting on vaccines and autism scheduled for February 9
Issue 436: January 12, 2004
- MedImmune and Wyeth announce changes in the storage requirements for FluMist influenza vaccine
- CDC issues an update on influenza-related deaths among children age <18 years during the current influenza season
- CDC website posts guidance for prevention and control of influenza in peri- and postpartum settings
- CDC issues an update on influenza activity during December 21, 2003-January 3, 2004
- NEJM publishes an article on factors influencing the decision to receive meningococcal vaccine
- Get continuing education credit for CDC's immunization self-study courses and ACIP statements
- Reminder: January 12 is the registration deadline for CDC's Netconference "Current Issues in Immunization"
- Reminder: January 16 is the deadline to submit abstracts for the National Immunization Conference
- "Mass Vaccination Clinics" satellite broadcast scheduled for March 18
- World Vaccine Congress to be held April 27-29 in Montreal
- International AIDS Conference scheduled for July 11-16 in Bangkok
Issue 435: January 8, 2004
- Unprotected People #63: Pennsylvania man's death from diphtheria underscores the importance of vaccination for international travelers
Issue 434: January 5, 2004
- CDC reports on U.S. incidence of acute hepatitis B
- January 12 is the registration deadline for NIP's Netconference "Current Issues in Immunization"
- Paul Offit's vaccine-safety article available on the "Pediatrics" website
- CDC issues an update on current U.S. influenza activity
- MMWR publishes update on current influenza-related deaths among U.S. children less than 18 years old
- Save the date: "Epidemiology and the Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" to be broadcast in February and March
- Updated: IAC makes minor revisions to its VIS professional-education sheet "It's Federal Law!"
- Subscribe today: CDC's free electronic news service "Public Health Law News" is looking for readers
- January 26 is the deadline for proposals for NACCHO's 2004 annual conference
- The Department of Health and Human Services announces rule for Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Issue 433: December 22, 2003
- Happy holidays from all of us at IAC
- CDC issues an update on influenza-related deaths among children less than 18 years old during the current influenza season
- CDC Health Advisory: CDC requests reports of all deaths among children with laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection
- CDC adds significant new information to its influenza web page
- Transcript of the latest CDC news conference on the current influenza situation now available
- CDC issues an update on U.S. influenza activity during December 7-13
- Did you miss out on the 2003-04 Influenza Vaccination Pocket Information Guide? If so, download it from IAC's website
- CDC notifies readers about a shortage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)
- December issue of CDC's "Immunization Works!" now available on IAC's website
- JAMA publishes NVAC recommendations for strengthening the U.S. vaccine supply
- New: Maps and figures depicting 2002 NIS data now available on the National Immunization Program website
- New: IAC web page has links to an array of artwork and photographic images related to immunization
- CDC issues guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings
- New: Inactivated influenza VIS now available in French
Issue 432: December 17, 2003
- Breaking news from CDC: Friday, December 19, is the date for "Influenza Update 2003" live satellite broadcast
Issue 431: December 15, 2003
- CDC launches new influenza web section
- CDC's update on influenza activity for the 2003-04 season includes new recommendations for influenza prevention
- Standards for Adult Immunization Practices and Child and Adolescent Immunization Practices both available in journal-article format
- CDC requests information about acute encephalopathy associated with influenza virus infection in U.S. children
- Measles immunization campaigns in Iran and Turkey to reach 53 million children and young people
- IOM meeting on vaccines and autism set for February 9, 2004
Issue 430: December 11, 2003
- Plan ahead: Use your year-end dollars to stock up on popular, practical immunization resources for 2004
Issue 429: December 8, 2003
- CDC assesses current influenza vaccine supply and encourages vaccination of high-risk persons and health care workers
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirms influenza death of five children
- CDC's "Immunization Works!" electronic newsletter for November includes information on changes to infant hepatitis B schedule
- New: IAC's latest professional education materials available on the Web
- HIV Vaccine Awareness Communications Campaign seeks partners for education and outreach
- Conference on Needle-Free and Auto Injectors to be held in London on February 23-24, 2004