Issue Number
223 January
19, 2001
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- New translations of hepatitis B patient education
materials available on IAC's website
- Free guidebook on immunization registries available
- CDC announces conference on vaccine research
- World Vaccine Congress to be held in Montreal, April 3-5,
2001
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January 19, 2001
NEW TRANSLATIONS OF HEPATITIS B PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON IAC'S WEBSITE
Patient education pieces on hepatitis B are available in five additional languages on the IAC website. Thanks to
Samsara Communications, Washington, DC, for providing these many translations.
For individual translations of "Hepatitis B Shots Are Recommended for All New
Babies," use the following links:
Amharic (Ethiopian):
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4110am.pdf
Arabic: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4110ab.pdf
Farsi: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4110fa.pdf
Somali: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4110so.pdf
Tigrinya (Eritrean):
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4110ti.pdf
For individual translations of "Hepatitis B Information for
Adults and Children from Endemic Areas," use the following links:
Amharic (Ethiopian):
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170am.pdf
Arabic: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ab.pdf
Farsi: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170fa.pdf
Somali: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170so.pdf
Tigrinya (Eritrean):
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ti.pdf
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January 19, 2001
FREE GUIDEBOOK ON IMMUNIZATION REGISTRIES AVAILABLE
All Kids Count has produced a free guidebook titled "Increasing Private Provider Participation in Immunization
Registries: A Toolkit and Guide." Developed by a working group of registry staff from across the United States,
the guidebook is designed to help public health registry developers collaborate
more effectively with private providers in developing and implementing immunization
registries.
Supplies are limited, so request your free copy of this resource soon. Email:
info@allkidscount.org, call (404) 687-5615 or (800) 874-4338, or order online
at: http://www.allkidscount.org/Order/order.html
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January 19, 2001
CDC ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE ON VACCINE RESEARCH
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Notice to
Readers titled "Conference on Vaccine Research" in the January 19, 2001, issue of MORBIDITY AND
MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR). This notice is reprinted in full below:
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Notice to Readers: Conference on Vaccine Research
The Fourth Annual Conference on Vaccine Research: Basic Science--Product Development--Clinical and Field Studies
will be held April 23-25, 2001, in Arlington, Virginia. The conference is sponsored by the
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) in collaboration with CDC,
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the International
Society for Vaccines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and
Research, the Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute, and the World Health Organization. The meeting will present current
scientific data and will explore issues among the disciplines involved in the research and
development of vaccines and associated technologies for the control of human
and veterinary diseases through vaccination.
The deadline for submitting abstracts for oral and poster presentations is
February 2, 2001. Program announcements and forms for abstract submission, registration, and hotel
reservations are available from NFID, Suite 750, 4733 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814-5228; telephone (301) 656-0003, ext. 19; fax (301) 907-0878; e-mail
info@nfid.org; World Wide Web site,
http://www.nfid.org/conferences/vaccine01/
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To view the complete text of this article online, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5002a3.htm
HOW TO OBTAIN A FREE ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MMWR:
To obtain a free electronic subscription to MMWR, visit CDC's MMWR website
at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr Select "Free MMWR Subscription" from the
menu at the left of the screen. Once you have submitted the required information, weekly issues of the MMWR and all new ACIP
statements (published as MMWR's "Recommendations and Reports") will arrive
automatically by e-mail.
For a detailed list of additional upcoming immunization and hepatitis conferences, visit IAC's Calendar of Events at:
http://www.immunize.org/calendar/
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January 19, 2001
WORLD VACCINE CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN MONTREAL, APRIL 3-5, 2001
World Vaccine Congress Montreal will be held April 3-5, 2001, at Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain, in Montreal.
Sponsored by the European Centre for Pharmaceutical Information (ECPI), this three-day annual forum is
designed for all senior level executives involved in the development of safe and
cost-effective vaccines in North America. The program will focus on regulation, product development and
commercialization of new vaccines, and the key business challenges facing the industry.
To register or request more information, call 44 (0) 20 7242 1548, email ecpi@aicworldwide.com, or view the conference
brochure on ECPI's website: http://www.ecpi-online.com/wvc_montreal/
For a detailed list of additional upcoming immunization and hepatitis conferences, visit IAC's Calendar of Events at:
http://www.immunize.org/calendar/
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