Issue Number 190            September 21, 2000

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

1. The Spring/Summer 2000 issue of VACCINATE ADULTS! has been mailed and is available on the Web!
2. Here's what's in the latest issue of VACCINATE ADULTS!

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September 21, 2000
THE SPRING/SUMMER 2000 ISSUE OF "VACCINATE ADULTS!" HAS BEEN MAILED AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB

The entire Spring/Summer 2000 issue of VACCINATE ADULTS! is now available on the website of the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC). Hard copies were mailed over the last few weeks.

You can download the entire issue from the Web or choose to view selected articles from the publication's table of contents below. There are three different ways to download VACCINATE ADULTS! or its featured articles.

To view a table of contents with links to the text versions (HTML format) of individual articles, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/

To view a table of contents with links to the camera-ready versions (PDF format) of individual articles, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/index2.htm

To download a camera-ready copy (PDF format) of the entire Spring/Summer 2000 issue (351,183 bytes), go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/va6.pdf

WARNING: The PDF format of the entire publication is a very large file and some printers are unable to print a file of this size. For some helpful tips on downloading and printing PDF files, click here: http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/tips.htm
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September 21, 2000
HERE'S WHAT'S IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF "VACCINATE ADULTS!"

The Spring/Summer 2000 issue of VACCINATE ADULTS! is packed full of new and practical immunization information you can use and distribute to clinicians and patients. The list printed below summarizes the features in this new issue.

Remember, all the materials created by IAC, including VACCINATE ADULTS! are camera-ready and copyright-free unless otherwise noted.

All items published in VACCINATE ADULTS! are reviewed for technical accuracy by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the exception of opinion pieces written by non-CDC authors.

To view and/or download any of the following items, click on the highlighted link below. 

1. "Ask the Experts." CDC immunization expert William Atkinson, MD, MPH, answers immunization questions. CDC hepatitis experts Harold Margolis, MD, and Linda Moyer, RN, answer hepatitis questions.

   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 115,549 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/va/va6exprt.pdf
   For a text version (HTML format), click here:
   http://www.immunize.org/va/va6exprt.htm

2. "Letters to the Editor." Rhode Island adult coalition says IAC print materials integral to success! A physician remembers tragedies of vaccine-preventable disease.

   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 34,174 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/va/va6lett.pdf
   For a text version (HTML format), click here:
   http://www.immunize.org/va/va6lett.htm

3. "Vaccine Highlights." Check out the latest recommendations and schedules as well as important vaccine news.

   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 23,772 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/va/va6vac.pdf 
   For a text version (HTML format), click here:
   http://www.immunize.org/va/va6vac.htm

4. Revised! "Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization" June 2000. This updated questionnaire helps health professionals determine whether their adult patients need vaccines and which ones.

   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 34,916 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.pdf
   For a text version (HTML format), click here:
   http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.htm

5. "Influenza Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) 2000-2001" April 14, 2000.
   
   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 61,670 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/vis/2flu.pdf
        
6. "Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)" July 29, 1997.
   
   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 49,386 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/vis/pneum3.pdf
          
7. "Adult Resources Catalog and Order Form." Immunization and hepatitis B videos, brochures, etc., for adults. Order one, make copies!
   
   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 54,197 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/va/catalog.pdf
   For a text version (HTML format), click here:
   http://www.immunize.org/va/catalog.htm
       
8. "It's the Immunization Action Coalition's Tenth Anniversary!" Letter from the Executive Director.
   
   For a camera-ready version (PDF format, 36,788 bytes), click here: http://www.immunize.org/va/va6back.pdf
   For a text version (HTML format), click here: http://www.immunize.org/va/va6back.htm