IZ Express
Our weekly email newsletter, IZ Express, has been in production since 1997 and currently has more than 55,000 subscribers. Each week, it provides up-to-date information about:
  • 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 …
Results (1786)

Issue 96: July 15, 1999

  1. CDC recommends postponing administration of rotavirus vaccine
  2. MMWR publishes article on intussusception among recipients of rotavirus vaccine
  3. OPV no longer recommended for routine childhood immunization against polio beginning January 1, 2000
  4. CDC publishes report on progress toward measles elimination in Southern Africa

Issue 95: July 12, 1999

  1. CDC publishes report on rubella outbreak in New York
  2. An update on hepatitis B vaccines and thimerosal
  3. CDC's "Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women" now available on IAC's website
  4. IAC makes it easy to visit state health department websites!

Issue 94: July 8, 1999

  1. CDC publishes "Thimerosal in Vaccines: A Joint Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Public Health Service"
  2. U.S. Surgeon General issues statement on vaccine safety
  3. CDC answers questions on thimerosal and vaccines

Issue 93: July 6, 1999

  1. Last week's offer of free copies of "NEEDLE TIPS" is over!
  2. IAC is looking for an administrative assistant
  3. CDC publishes article on influenza outbreak among travelers in Alaska and Yukon Territory
  4. Pharmacists spearhead national campaign to vaccinate the elderly
  5. Immunization education software for nurses newly revised!
  6. CDC publishes article on measles control in Southeast Asia

Issue 92: July 1, 1999

  1. Free for the asking! Bulk copies of "NEEDLE TIPS"

Issue 91: June 29, 1999

  1. ACIP votes to change recommendation for routine childhood polio vaccination to an all IPV schedule in January 2000
  2. MMWR publishes article about polio eradication efforts in African region
  3. MMWR makes it easy to earn CME/CNE/CEU credits online!
  4. Preliminary report on federal investments in vaccine purchase and immunization services now available on the Web
  5. International vaccine conference set for September 6-9, 1999, in the United Kingdom

Issue 90: June 18, 1999

  1. Immunization Action Coalition's offices will be closed the week of June 21-25 for CDC's National Immunization Conference
  2. CDC publishes report on improving vaccination coverage in children, adolescents, and adults
  3. Available now! A low-cost campaign kit to help you get adults in your community immunized
  4. Establishing a hepatitis B immunization program in a juvenile correction facility? E-mail us and we'll send you a free manual

Issue 89: June 8, 1999

  1. CDC releases ACIP statement on the use of Lyme disease vaccine
  2. National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition conference set for August 2-4, 1999
  3. APHA annual meeting set for November 7-11, 1999
  4. Tropical medicine conference set for November 27-28, 1999
  5. Satellite broadcast on disease surveillance set for December 2, 1999
  6. 1999 edition of Shoreland's "Travel and Routine Immunizations" now available

Issue 88: June 4, 1999

  1. STORY # 19: How many varicella deaths will it take?

Issue 87: June 2, 1999

  1. Where in the Worldwide Web can you find out about the best immunization resources in the U.S.?
  2. IAC'S "Calendar of Events" is waiting for your click!

Issue 86: June 1, 1999

  1. MMWR publishes updated recommendations on prevention of varicella
  2. MMWR publishes article on progress toward global poliomyelitis eradication, 1997-98

Issue 85: May 28, 1999

  1. June 1 is a VERY IMPORTANT DATE for VISs (Vaccine Information Statements)!
  2. Download the new influenza VIS for 1999-2000 from IAC's website

Issue 84: May 27, 1999

  1. STORY #18: Lack of prenatal screening for hepatitis B causes multiple tragedies for one family

Issue 83: May 26, 1999

  1. STORY #17: Two deaths in a nursing home ignite pneumococcal vaccine campaign

Issue 82: May 25, 1999

  1. CDC and PAHO join forces to eradicate measles

Issue 81: May 24, 1999

  1. Prepare your printer! The Coalition's new and revised publications are ready to download!

Issue 80: May 21, 1999

  1. Great news! France officially supports hepatitis B vaccine for children and teens!
  2. CDC's satellite broadcast "Vaccinating Adults: The Technical Issues" set for June 3
  3. "Proven Methods for Raising Immunization Rates" is the focus of CME teleconferences, May 24 - July 1
  4. HCFA announces June 10th satellite broadcast on adult immunization
  5. Calendar of Events

Issue 79: May 20, 1999

  1. Send Congress your hepatitis B vaccine testimony

Issue 78: May 19, 1999

  1. CDC announces availability of funds for applied research in immunization

Issue 77: May 18, 1999

  1. MMWR publishes recommendations on combination vaccines for childhood immunization
  2. MMWR publishes article about varicella-related deaths in Florida in 1998
  3. MMWR publishes update on influenza activity, 1998-99 season
  4. How to get a free electronic subscription to the MMWR

Issue 75: May 13, 1999

  1. Fifth edition of "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" now available
  2. Download CDC's adolescent hepatitis B slide series from the Internet
  3. Here's the simplest way to order immunization resources from CDC!
  4. Translated VISs available on Minnesota Department of Health website
  5. Calling out around the world! Do you have great immunization resources to share?
  6. Make the operating room a safer place for patients and providers

Issue 74: May 5, 1999

  1. FDA approves first home test for hepatitis C virus

Issue 73: May 4, 1999

  1. CDC releases annual ACIP statement, "Prevention and Control of Influenza"
  2. CPT coding inadvertently causing serious delays in tests that diagnose acute hepatitis
  3. MMWR publishes article on outbreak of poliomyelitis in Angola
  4. MMWR publishes article on progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in Nigeria

Issue 72: May 3, 1999

  1. Story # 16: Tetanus is far more than a "rusty nail" disease

Issue 71: April 22, 1999

  1. FDA approves license for Nabi's hepatitis B immune globulin
  2. Remember! All Kids Count Registry Conference is next week April 27-30
  3. All Kids Count publishes e-mail newsletter about immunization registries
  4. It pays to register now for CDC's National Immunization Conference June 22-25
  5. National Adult Immunization Conference is set for June 21-22
  6. May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month

Issue 70: April 19, 1999

  1. Story #15: Mother's death from hepatitis B moves daughter to action

Issue 69: April 16, 1999

  1. Atencion! Ask your local television and radio stations to air Spanish language PSAs!

Issue 68: April 9, 1999

  1. Spring/summer issue of "VACCINATE ADULTS!" is available on the web and is being mailed this week
  2. What's in the latest issue of "VACCINATE ADULTS!?"

Issue 67: April 5, 1999

  1. MMWR article extolls the achievements of 20th century vaccines
  2. MMWR article says vaccination is one of the 20th century's ten greatest public health achievements
  3. MMWR article reports on progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in South East Asia region
  4. Update of "An Ounce of Prevention...What Are the Returns?" is now available from CDC
  5. How to get a free electronic subscription to the MMWR

Issue 66: March 29, 1999

  1. Spring/summer issue of "NEEDLE TIPS" is available on the web and will be mailed this week
  2. What's in the latest issue of "NEEDLE TIPS?"

Issue 65: March 24, 1999

  1. APIC's resource packet can help you plan next fall's flu campaign
  2. Hib and pertussis teaching tools now available from ATPM
  3. WHO publishes 1999 edition of "International Travel And Health"
  4. Neonatal tetanus kills 400,000 newborns worldwide every year

Issue 64: March 19, 1999

  1. CDC releases ACIP recommendations on rotavirus vaccine
  2. Reminder: CDC's "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" course starts March 25
  3. "Introduction to Public Health Surveillance" course offered in June
  4. Learn and earn CME credit on the Internet
  5. Free for the asking! Bulk copies of "VACCINATE ADULTS!"
  6. "Immunizations Across the Lifespan" conference set for April 14

Issue 63: March 4, 1999

  1. The Vaccine Initiative announces a free electronic immunization news service
  2. Just published! The updated and expanded edition of the reference book, "Vaccines"
  3. CDC releases instructions for use of Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
  4. Subscribe to ProMED-mail to learn about emerging diseases around the world
  5. National tick-borne disease conference set for March 7-9
  6. Don't forget the Vaccine Research Conference on March 28-30
  7. Conference on needle-free injection technology set for March 31-April 1

Issue 62: February 23, 1999

  1. MMWR publishes announcement of change in recommendation for meningococcal vaccine for travelers
  2. Influenza pandemic satellite broadcast is this Thursday!
  3. National Infant Immunization Week kit now available from CDC
  4. MMWR publishes article on progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in Pakistan

Issue 61: February 22, 1999

  1. Very Important News! Right now you can download five new VISs!

Issue 60: February 15, 1999

  1. Story #14: Man without history of a bat bite dies of rabies

Issue 59: February 12, 1999

  1. "Roll Up BOTH Sleeves" and immunize!
  2. "Pocket Guide to Vaccination and Prophylaxis" is a great new resource
  3. "The Embassy Project" an immunization chart in 25 languages
  4. Two travel medicine directories available
  5. Order Dr. Seuss posters from CDC

Issue 57: February 10, 1999

  1. Story #13: Hepatitis A: "Virus saps grad in her peak weeks"

Issue 56: February 8, 1999

  1. Federal announcement: Tripedia lot #0916490 is recalled

Issue 55: February 5, 1999

  1. National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) ordered to cease sending misleading and deceptive solicitations. Please see Issue #58 Feb 11, 1999.

Issue 54: February 4, 1999

  1. A couple of clicks and you'll be prepared for the influenza pandemic satellite broadcast
  2. CDC's four-part immunization satellite broadcast begins March 25
  3. "Early Adolescents: How to Save Their Lives" is topic of March 12 satellite broadcast
  4. Join the Second National Hepatitis Congress and Walk on Washington
  5. March 15 is the "early bird" registration deadline for CDC's 33rd National Immunization Conference
  6. All Kids Count Registry Conference set for April 27-30, 1999

Issue 53: February 1, 1999

  1. Do you have young patients with chronic HBV? Clinical trials using oral medication are enrolling children
  2. PKIDS is a great organization for parents of children with infectious diseases
  3. MMWR publishes article on the need for increased varicella surveillance
  4. "Hepatitis Control Report" is now available on the web
  5. A hepatitis B website from Singapore is an excellent site to visit
  6. Two new hepatitis B items are available on IAC's website

Issue 52: January 29, 1999

  1. Story #12: Child dies of varicella encephalitis

Issue 51: January 28, 1999

  1. CDC's updated Q and A on hepatitis B answers vaccine safety questions raised by ABC's 20/20 broadcast

Issue 50: January 26, 1999

  1. Vaccine Initiative says National Vaccine Information Center incorrectly portrayed risks of side effects associated with hepatitis B vaccine
  2. Looking for the latest vaccine news and links to vaccine organizations? Visit "The Vaccine Page"

Issue 49: January 22, 1999

  1. Here's the just-published ACIP recommendation that describes who to vaccinate against hepatitis B
  2. MMWR publishes announcement of FDA approval of vaccine for Lyme disease
  3. MMWR publishes announcement of FDA approval of change in pediatric formulation for Recombivax HB
  4. MMWR publishes article on influenza activity in the United States
  5. MMWR publishes article on the final stages of poliomyelitis eradication -- Western Pacific Region

Issue 48: January 21, 1999

  1. Epivir-HBV (lamivudine) is approved by the FDA as oral treatment for chronic hepatitis B

Issue 47: January 20, 1999

  1. 20/20 will air hepatitis B vaccine news story on Friday

Issue 46: January 15, 1999

  1. Download the just-published "1999 Childhood Immunization Schedule"
  2. MMWR publishes erratum on ACIP recommendations on human rabies prevention
  3. Needle safety is topic of articles published in the San Francisco Chronicle
  4. California mandates safer needle devices

Issue 45: January 12, 1999

  1. Story #11: Measles outbreak associated with an unvaccinated population

Issue 44: January 11, 1999

  1. POSTPONED - CLICK ON "ISSUE 44" FOR DETAILS.
    News story on hepatitis B vaccine to air on 20/20 this Wednesday

Issue 43: January 8, 1999

  1. CDC releases ACIP recommendations on human rabies prevention
  2. MMWR publishes article on transmission of measles among a highly vaccinated school population

Issue 42: January 7, 1999

  1. Story #10: Pertussis claims the lives of two infants

Issue 41: January 6, 1999

  1. Story #9: I was at no risk for ever having hepatitis B!"

Issue 40: December 30, 1998

  1. OPV is no longer recommended for the first two doses of the polio series, except in special circumstances
  2. CDC satellite broadcast, "Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic," to air on February 25
  3. MMWR publishes article on influenza vaccination status of persons aged 65-79
  4. Editors' reminder: Free influenza teaching module available
  5. Conference on vaccine research set for March 28-30

Issue 39: December 22, 1998

  1. Lyme disease vaccine license application approved by FDA

Issue 38: December 21, 1998

  1. Story #8: Five varicella deaths that could have been prevented

Issue 37: December 18, 1998

  1. AAP now recommends IPV for the first two doses of the primary series for polio vaccine
  2. MMWR publishes announcement on FDA approval of a fourth acellular pertussis vaccine for use among infants and young children
  3. MMWR publishes article on the progress toward global measles control and regional elimination
  4. "Immunization Gateway" is a major immunization resource center on the web

Issue 36: December 17, 1998

  1. CDC responds to questions about influenza vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Issue 35: December 16, 1998

  1. AAP's statement on rotavirus is now available on the web
  2. CDC's rotavirus vaccine information for parents is on IAC's website
  3. Details of the 100 million dollar donation are on the web
  4. Check out the National Vaccine Program Office's new website
  5. MMWR publishes article on the impact of the sequential IPV/OPV schedule on vaccination coverage levels in the U.S.
  6. MMWR publishes article on progress toward eliminating Hib disease among infants and children in the U.S.

Issue 34: December 15, 1998

  1. Story #7: Montana newborn of an unvaccinated mother contracts neonatal tetanus after application of nonsterile clay to the umbilical cord.

Issue 33: December 4, 1998

  1. Free immunization teaching modules available
  2. The 1998 edition of Canada's Immunization Guide is now on the web.

Issue 32: December 1, 1998

  1. Fall/Winter "VACCINATE ADULTS!" is on the web
  2. Buena Noticia! Td Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) is on the web in Spanish!

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