- Order now! Laminated 2025 U.S. immunization schedules from Immunize.org begin shipping this week.
- Immunize.org posts 17 updated translations of its screening checklists for contraindications to vaccines for children and teens and for adults
- Thawing times for Moderna's RSV vaccine (mResvia) revised in updated package insert
- The seasonal influenza epidemic is underway; influenza activity is moderate to very high in 42 jurisdictions
- “How Often Should the RSV Vaccine Be Given?” Watch the 1-minute answer, part of the Ask the Experts Video Series on YouTube.
- Vaccines in the news
Laminated copies of the 2025 U.S. child and adolescent immunization schedule and the 2025 U.S. adult immunization schedule are available to order now in the Immunize.org shop. The laminated schedules begin shipping this week.
The schedules are available online as PDFs from CDC at no cost. Immunize.org’s laminated booklets are ideal for use in any busy healthcare setting where vaccines are given. Features include:
- Durability: Their tough coating can be wiped down, and they can stand up to a year's worth of use.
- Format: Each schedule is produced in an 8.5” X 11” booklet format; with color coding for easy reading, our laminated schedules replicate the original CDC formatting, including all tables and notes. The adult schedule is 16 pages and the child and adolescent schedule is 20 pages.
- Easy access to CDC updates: The CDC online schedule includes an addendum page that will display ACIP’s new recommendations as CDC adopts them during 2025. Each Immunize.org laminated schedule addendum page includes QR codes you can scan to view or print the online addendum page as it is revised.
- Bonus content: Both schedules include a bonus page with Immunize.org’s popular 1-page handout summarizing the dose, route, and needle size recommendations for all vaccines and recipients.
Pricing:
| Child and Adolescent Schedules | Adult Schedules |
| 1 copy: $10.50 | 1 copy: $10.00 |
| 2–4 copies: $10.00 each | 2–4 copies: $9.50 each |
| 5–19 copies: $9.00 each | 5–19 copies: $8.50 each |
| 20–99 copies: $8.00 each | 20–99 copies: $7.50 each |
| 100–499 copies: $6.50 each | 100–499 copies: $6.00 each |
| 500–999 copies: $5.50 each | 500–999 copies: $5.00 each |
| 1,000–1,999 copies: $4.50 each | 1,000–1,999 copies: $4.00 each |
| 2,000+ copies: $3.75 each | 2,000+ copies: $3.25 each |
Visit the Shop Immunize.org: Laminated Schedules web page to view images and order today!
For additional information, call 651-647-9009 or email admininfo@immunize.org.
Related Links
- Immunize.org: Laminated Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedules (0–18 years) web page
- Immunize.org: Laminated Adult Immunization Schedules (19 and older) web page
- Immunize.org: Shop Immunize.org main page
Immunize.org posted 17 updated translations of its popular screening checklists for vaccine contraindications, one for children and adolescents and another for adults. Each 1-page handout lists screening questions on the front and explanatory notes on the reverse side.
The translations reflect changes made to the English version dated December 10, 2024. URLs were updated to correct broken links to CDC’s website and both resources now reflect that any available HepB vaccine may be used during pregnancy.
Updated translations include:
Related Links
- Immunize.org: Improving the Vaccination Experience: Using Enhanced Screening Checklists for Contraindications to Vaccination (video)
- Immunize.org: Clinical Resources: Screening Checklists main page
- Immunize.org: Clinical Resources A–Z main page, where you can filter by topic, vaccine, language, or other criteria
Moderna recently revised the package insert for its mRNA form of RSV vaccine (mResvia) to provide new instructions on thawing frozen vaccine in either a refrigerator or at room temperature before administration. Most of the current thawing intervals are longer than previously recommended. Other content is new.
Cartons with either one or two pre-filled syringes may be thawed in one of two ways:
- Thaw between 2 to 8°C (36 to 46°F) for 100 minutes. Let syringe stand at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes before administering, or
- Thaw between 15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F) for 40 minutes. At that point, mResvia is ready to be administered.
- Thaw between 2 to 8°C (36 to 46°F) for 160 minutes. Let syringe stand at room temperature for between 10 and 20 minutes before administering, or
- Thaw between 15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F) for 80 minutes. At that point, mResvia is ready to be administered.
Immunize.org offers convenient access to package inserts of all FDA-licensed or authorized vaccines at its Official Guidance web page.
Related Link
- mResvia Package Insert (12/2024)
At the end of 2024, the annual seasonal influenza epidemic surged dramatically. For week 52, ending December 28, CDC’s Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, FluView, showed influenza-like illness activity at high to very high levels in 42 jurisdictions. This week, 6.8% of outpatient visits were for influenza-like illness, well above the epidemic threshold of 3.0% for the fifth consecutive week.
RESP-NET
Visit the CDC Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET) for weekly reports of hospitalizations due to three vaccine-preventable seasonal respiratory viruses: COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
Influenza Vaccination Dashboard
CDC's Weekly Flu Vaccination Dashboard shows that, as of December 14, 42% of children received a flu vaccination, lower than last season at this same time point (44.7%). The percentage of children who received a flu vaccination varies widely by state, from 25.4% to 80.9%.
CDC recommends everyone age 6 months and older get annual influenza vaccination. Influenza and other vaccines (e.g., COVID-19 vaccine, RSV vaccine) may be given at the same visit, if needed. Infants age 6 months and older may receive influenza and COVID-19 vaccines at the same visit when they receive nirsevimab (Beyfortus, Sanofi).
Identify pharmacies in your area that may offer influenza and COVID-19 vaccines by entering a zip code in the VaccineFinder on Vaccines.gov or Vacunas.gov.
Related Links
- CDC: Weekly National Flu Vaccination Dashboard main page
- CDC: FluView main page
- CDC: RESP-NET main page
- Immunize.org: free clinical resources and patient handouts related to influenza
- Immunize.org: Vaccines A–Z: Influenza main page
This week, our featured episode from the Ask the Experts Video Series is How Often Should the RSV Vaccine Be Given? The video explains that all three RSV vaccines are currently licensed and recommended as a one-time dose for eligible people. Data are not yet available to make recommendations for revaccination.
The 1-minute video is available on our YouTube channel, along with our full collection of quick video answers to popular Ask the Experts questions.
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These recent articles convey the potential risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the importance of vaccination.
- Washington Post: Is Vaccine Misinformation Having a Moment? Take Our Quiz (1/3/25)
- NIH MedlinePlus: A New Vaccine Is Here to Protect You and Your Loved Ones from RSV This Winter (1/2/25)
- Mississippi Public Broadcasting: Mississippi’s Top Doc: ‘Dereliction of Duty’ to Follow Louisiana’s Vaccine Promotion Prohibition (1/2/25)
- CNN: Whooping Cough Cases in the U.S. Are the Highest They’ve Been in a Decade (12/25/24)
- New York Times: Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo (12/18/24)
Use What’s New on Immunize.org to view the timeline of content changes on our website. This feature helps you quickly find Immunize.org’s recently updated Ask the Experts sections, clinical resources, VISs, translations, or other web pages.
We made two improvements to save time when searching for updated content. First, one less click is required to access the updated list. Second, we added the ability to filter by vaccine.
How to access “What’s New on Immunize.org”:
- Click on the “News & Updates” tab on the menu bar atop each page
- Click on “Immunize.org Website Updates”
Next, you will see a reverse chronologic list of website updates.
Filter results by resource, vaccine/disease, year, month, or status (new or updated). Click on the hyperlinked result to access the desired content.
IZ Express regularly provides readers with information about Immunize.org’s new and updated web pages, educational materials for healthcare professionals, and patient handouts. All Immunize.org clinical resources are free to distribute.
Immunize.org Updated Materials for Clinicians
- Key Vaccination Resources for Healthcare Professionals
- Vaccinations Are Safe: Explaining Why
- Need Help Responding to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents?
- Record of Vaccine Declination now also in Spanish
- Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccines to Adults
- Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools
- Don't Be Guilty of These Preventable Errors in Vaccine Administration!
- Screening Checklist for Contraindications to Vaccines for children and teens; and for adults
- Administering Vaccines: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size [all ages]; and for adults
- Reliable Sources of Immunization Information: Where Parents Can Go to Find Answers!
- Vaccinations for Adults: You’re Never Too Old to Get Vaccinated! Sixteen updated translations: Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese-Simplified, Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
- Series of adult vaccination resources with various risk factors: heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, chronic liver disease or infection, HIV infection, lack of a spleen, and men who have sex with men.
- Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the Differences.
- Questions and Answers: measles, polio, and rabies.
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV): A Parent’s Guide to Preteen and Teen HPV Vaccinations.
- Spanish translation of You’re 16 . . . We Recommend These Vaccines for You.
- Ask the Experts sections: COVID-19, Meningococcal ACWY, Meningococcal B, and Pneumococcal
- Vaccine History Timeline
- Website Office Hours: Ask the Experts Website Section
- Website Office Hours: Clinical Resources Website Section
- Website Office Hours: Vaccines A–Z Website Section
- Website Office Hours: Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) Website Section
- Website Office Hours: Travel Vaccines, Vaccine Confidence & Addressing Concerns
Vaccinations for Adults: You're Never Too Old to Get Vaccinated! was updated to reflect the most recent recommendations for mpox, PCV, and RSV vaccination. Immunize.org recently posted 16 new translations of the current version.
The nine most recent translations were generously donated by Fargo Cass Public Health of North Dakota and include:
Related Links
- Immunize.org: Translations main page, where you can locate available translations of clinical resources and VISs, organized by language
- Immunize.org: Clinical Resources: Adult Vaccination main page
IZ Express provides readers with information about new and updated VISs, translations, and resources. In October 2024, CDC released three updated VISs (COVID-19 Vaccine, RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Vaccine, and Cholera Vaccine).
During November and December, the following VIS translations were posted:
Two clinical resources related to VISs were updated:
- Dates of Current Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
- You Must Provide Patients with Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) – It's Federal Law!
- QR Code Links to Routinely Recommended Vaccine Information Statements
- QR Code Links to All Vaccine Information Statements
- QR Code Links to Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) Translations: Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Inactivated or Recombinant)
- All these resources appear on our new Clinical Resources: VIS-Related Resources.
In Clinical Resources: Improving the Vaccination Experience, Immunize.org provides print and video tools to create a positive vaccination experience and ease injection anxiety in children and adults. Links to additional resources from trusted partner organizations are also provided.
The web page links to eight printable resources on addressing vaccination anxiety (four for providers, four for recipients), two in-depth webinars, and six brief videos (listed below). As with all Immunize.org resources, these are free to download, link, copy, and share.
The video topics include:
- How to Administer Multiple Intramuscular Vaccines to Adults During One Visit
- Using Enhanced Screening Checklists for Contraindications to Vaccination
- Addressing Vaccination Anxiety for Infants: Strategies for Vaccine Recipients and Caregivers
- Addressing Vaccination Anxiety: Strategies for Healthcare Professionals
- Fainting Related to Vaccination: What You Need to Know
- Addressing Vaccination Anxiety for Children: Strategies for Vaccine Recipients and Caregivers
Related Link
- Immunize.org: Clinical Resources: Improving the Vaccination Experience web page
Immunize.org's personal immunization record cards, printed on rip-proof, smudge-proof, waterproof paper, are designed to last a lifetime. They fit in a wallet when folded. The record cards are for providers to give to patients as a permanent personal vaccination record and are sold in boxes of 250.
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
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May 2025 bring you and your loved ones peace, health, and happiness.
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