Issue 1765: July 10, 2024

This week in the Spotlight, we highlight recent enhancements to our video library page, which is located under the “Clinical Resources” tab of the menu and at www.immunize.org/clinical/video. Enhancements include:

• Faster page loading: Video library pages now load quickly. Simply click on a thumbnail image to open a new window and play the video.
• Filters for search results: Filter by vaccine or disease name or pick one of four video subject filters: Ask the Experts, Improving the Vaccination Experience, Partner Videos, and Website Introduction (Orientation Video Series). Selecting a filter refreshes the page, limiting results to videos that match your selection. You may choose a second filter after results from the first are displayed. 
• Sort by date options: Select the “Sort by” dropdown on the right of page. Then select whether you want to see results with the newest or oldest videos first.

Whether you need something specific or are just browsing, we hope you enjoy using these new features to access our wealth of educational video content. 

Immunize.org and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) recently updated their patient handout, You're 16 ... We Recommend These Vaccines for You! The handout now includes COVID-19 as a routinely recommended vaccine and a footnote was added to indicate that RSV vaccine may be recommended during pregnancy. Vaccines normally administered to preteens (but which may be needed by teens who are not up to date) are now grouped in a separate table.

Related Link

• Immunize.org: Clinical Resources A–Z main page, where you can filter by topic, vaccine, language, or other criteria

IZ Express regularly provides readers with information about Immunize.org’s new and updated educational materials for healthcare professionals and handouts for patients. All Immunize.org clinical resources are free to distribute. 

Web Pages

New! Translations: All Clinical Resources and VISs

Immunize.org Materials for Clinicians 

• Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools 
• Non-Medical Exemptions and Vaccine Refusal Put People at Risk. Examine the Evidence for Yourself.

• You’re 16 … We Recommend these Vaccines for You!
• New and updated translations of materials for patients and staff
  • Four popular handouts are now available in 16 languages!
    • Immunizations for Babies: A Guide for Parents
      • Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese-Simplified, Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, Ukrainian
      • Reference: English
    • Vaccinations for Adults: You’re Never Too Old to Get Vaccinated!
      • Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese-Simplified, Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, Ukrainian
      • Reference: English
    • Screening Checklist for Contraindications to Vaccines for Children and Teens
      • Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese-Simplified, Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, Ukrainian
      • Reference: English
    • Screening Checklist for Contraindications to Vaccines for Adults
      • Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese-Simplified, Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, Ukrainian
      • Reference: English
  • Updated and available in 7 languages:
    • Vaccinations for Preteens and Teens
      • Arabic, Chinese-Simplified, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
      • Reference: English 
  • Updated and available in Spanish
    • Screening Checklist for Contraindications to HPV, MenACWY, MenB, and Tdap Vaccines for Teens (reference: English)
    • Vaccinations for Adults with Heart Disease (reference: English)
    • Vaccinations for Adults with Diabetes (reference: English)
    • Vaccinations for Adults with Lung Disease (reference: English)
    • Vaccinations for Adults with Chronic Liver Disease or Infection (reference: English)
    • Vaccinations for Adults with HIV Infection (reference: English)
    • HPV Vaccine: A Guide for Adults Ages 18–26 Years (reference: English)
    • Vaccinations for Men Who Have Sex with Men (reference: English)
    • Vaccinations for Adults without a Spleen (reference: English)

• Immunize.org: Clinical Resources A–Z main page to see educational materials sorted by category 
• Immunize.org: Ask the Experts main page to access more than 1,300 questions answered by Immunize.org experts 
• Immunize.org: Translations main page to quickly find all languages available for VISs and Clinical Resources

Voices for Vaccines (VFV) is offering Becoming Trusted Messengers, a free online course intended for anyone, including people who are not healthcare professionals, interested in supporting vaccine confidence in their community. This course offers an easy, evidence-based method of handling vaccine hesitancy online or in person.

Participants will learn how to:

• Build trust authentically
• Assess what is really causing concern
• Get buy-in to reconsider vaccine fears
• Start and keep an open line of communication
• Build vaccine confidence in your personal network

Enroll in the course.

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) released its 2023 Immunization Profile Study, assessing immunization capacity at local health departments (LHD) nationwide. The report provides insight into the status of immunization programs at the local level, characterizes their activities to control vaccine-preventable diseases and provide immunization services, and identifies challenges and opportunities to strengthen LHD immunization programs. 



View the report.

Immunize.org launched a social media program to highlight our educational resources for a new audience of vaccinators. Our social media channels now feature our most popular printable resources and Ask the Experts questions, as well as announcements important to frontline vaccinators. Please view and share our newest feature, the Ask the Experts Video Series.

      

Like, follow, and share Immunize.org’s social media accounts and encourage colleagues and others interested in vaccination to do likewise:

• Facebook at ImmunizeOrg
• Instagram at ImmunizeOrg
• LinkedIn at Immunize.org
• YouTube at ImmunizeOrg

Make bulk purchases and receive quantity discounts. For quotes on larger quantities or customizing, or to request sample cards, call 651-647-9009 or email admininfo@immunize.org.

Related Links

• Immunize.org: Clinical Resources: Documenting Vaccination main page
• Immunize.org: Shop: Collection List web page

On June 10, CDC published National and State-Specific Estimates of Settings Where Adults Received Influenza, Updated COVID-19, and RSV Vaccinations, 2023–2024 Respiratory Virus Season, United States on its website. The study highlights the value of convenient access to vaccines in pharmacies, while also stressing the ongoing importance for many adults of vaccination in their doctor’s office. The conclusion section appears below. 

This study demonstrated that large proportions of adults received their flu, updated COVID-19, and RSV vaccination at pharmacies or drug stores. Pharmacies or drug stores provide extended access, and convenience for adults to receive annual routine vaccination and can be an effective source for vaccination during a pandemic. However, medical offices remain a vital place of vaccination, especially given the demonstrated benefit of healthcare provider recommendations in increasing vaccine uptake. Moreover, in a separate survey, adults reported that a doctor’s office was their most preferred place to receive a vaccination, followed by a pharmacy or store. In order to improve adult vaccination coverage, it will be important that medical offices continue to stock and recommend vaccination, especially those that serve rural and lower income adults and racial and ethnic minorities.

In its June 26 issue, Nature published Megastudy Shows That Reminders Boost Vaccination but Adding Free Rides Does Not. A portion of the abstract appears below. 

CDC will host a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call titled Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus for Clinicians and Healthcare Centers, 2:00–3:00 p.m. (ET) on July 16. During this COCA call, presenters will discuss the epidemiology and clinical features of human cases of HPAI A(H5N1) virus infection; describe the risk of human infection with HPAI A(H5N1) viruses, identify higher-risk populations, and what to assess in clinical settings; and will describe testing, using antivirals, and infection prevention and control recommendations for patients with HPAI A(H5N1) virus infection.

A recording of the presentation will be archived for viewing on the COCA call web page a few hours after the live event ends.

Free continuing education credit (CME, CPE, CNE, and other) will be offered for this COCA call. Registration is not required.

Link for the July 16 call.