Issue Number 11                                            June 17, 1998

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

1. CDC releases new ACIP statement on measles, mumps, and rubella
2. We want to see you at CDC's National Immunization Conference in July!
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June 15, 1998
CDC RELEASES NEW ACIP STATEMENT ON MEASLES, MUMPS, AND RUBELLA

CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released its new statement, "Measles, Mumps, and Rubella - Vaccine Use and Strategies for Elimination of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome and Control of Mumps," published in the MMWR's "Recommendations and Reports," dated May 22, 1998. This statement became available on the Internet on June 15, 1998. This statement supersedes previous ACIP recommendations on this
topic published in 1989 and 1990. Some of the specific new recommendations in this statement include the following: elimination of egg allergy as a contraindication to administering MMR vaccine; change in the recommended timing of the two doses of MMR to 12-15 months for the first dose and 4-6 years of age for the second dose; a recommendation that all persons who work in health-care facilities have acceptable evidence of measles and rubella immunity;  clarification of the role of serologic screening to determine immunity; modification of the definition of rubella immunity; and much more.  To obtain an electronic copy of this statement in the mail, send an e-mail request to the National Immunization Program and ask for this publication by name. The address is nipinfo@cdc.gov or click here: mailto:nipinfo@cdc.gov. You may also call your state health department immunization program and request a copy. To obtain
your state immunization program phone number, click here: http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n18/coord18.htm.

If you would like to sign up to receive the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report electronically at no charge (this includes electronic delivery of all "Recommendations and Reports"), go to MMWR's home page, scroll to the bottom, and subscribe: http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/mmwr.html. It's simple!
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July 17, 1998
WE WANT TO SEE YOU AT CDC'S NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION CONFERENCE
IN JULY!

Mark your calendar and make your hotel reservation now! July is the time to come to Atlanta and find out how to raise immunization rates in your practice, your school, your city, your state, your county, or your country! The 32nd National Immunization Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, July 21-24, 1998, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Health professionals who conduct and manage childhood, adolescent, and/or adult immunization activities in either the public or private sector should consider attending this conference. Topics include vaccine development, vaccine safety, immunization practices, information technology, legislation, national policy, and more, more, more.  For registration information by telephone, call Elizabeth Perry,  National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention, 404-639-8638. For exhibit information, call Craig Wilkins at 404-639-8225. It's a big, well-attended meeting so get your information today! Hotel reservations must be received by June 19 to receive the special conference group rate. For hotel information and reservations, call 404-521-0000.  We hope to see you there!