Issue Number 570            December 15, 2005

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

1. Looking for serious savings? Order Adult Immunization Record cards by the case
2. Need to spend year-end dollars? Stock up now on essential immunization resources for 2006
3. Want to support a worthy cause? IAC could really use your tax-deductible year-end contribution!

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December 15, 2005
LOOKING FOR SERIOUS SAVINGS? ORDER ADULT IMMUNIZATION RECORDS CARDS BY THE CASE

IAC is pleased to offer IAC Express readers special pricing and free shipping on Adult Immunization Record cards ordered by the case. Priced at $262.50, each case has 3,750 cards--bringing the price down to just $.07 per card. In addition to enjoying a great price on cards you order by the case, you'll also save on shipping: FedEx ground shipping is included in the case price.

WHAT THE ADULT IMMUNIZATION RECORD CARD OFFERS
Providers. The card is a low-cost, easy-to-use teaching tool. Use it during patient visits to discuss a patient's vaccination status with them. Then give it to them and encourage them to use it to keep track of their next vaccination due date.

Patients. Sized to fit in a wallet and printed on canary-yellow paper, the card is a portable, easy-to-find record of a patient's adult immunization history. It lets a patient know which vaccines are recommended for adults, which they've received, and when they received them. Printed on smudge-proof, rip-proof, waterproof paper, the card is intended for lifelong use.

To view the card online in color, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/adultizcards/adultizcard.pdf

NOTE: As currently configured, the Adult Immunization Record card does not list two newly licensed vaccines--the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) and the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4). Providers can easily adapt the card, however, by writing Tdap in the space now designated for Td vaccine and by writing MCV4 in the space now designated for "other" vaccines.

HOW TO ORDER
Don't be disappointed--be sure to order soon. These low prices are available only on cases we currently have in stock.

To order one or more cases of Adult Immunization Record cards online (including online with a purchase order), go to:
https://www.immunize.org/adultizcards

To print an order form to send with payment information by fax or mail, go to: http://www.immunize.org/adultizcards/izorder.pdf

If you have questions about IAC's Adult Immunization Record card, call us at (651) 647-9009, or email us at admin@immunize.org (Use the same email address to request sample cards.)
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NEED TO SPEND YEAR-END DOLLARS? STOCK UP NOW ON ESSENTIAL IMMUNIZATION RESOURCES FOR 2006

Does it look like your department or organization will be unable to use up its annual budget by the end of the year? If so, IAC suggests you use your year-end dollars now to order a supply of immunization resources for 2006. You'll enjoy substantial savings when you place an order for bulk quantities of two of our most popular items:

1. Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit CD-ROM
2. Immunization Techniques: Safe, Effective, Caring video (VHS or DVD)

1. VACCINE STORAGE AND HANDLING TOOLKIT
Created by CDC in June 2005, the Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit CD-ROM provides everything you want to know about vaccine storage and handling on one CD. Included are guidelines for vaccine storage and handling; two videos (How to Protect Your Vaccine Supply and Top 10 Storage and Handling Errors); an interactive game; and resources including forms, checklists, posters, and contact information.

ORDERING THE VACCINE STORAGE AND HANDLING TOOLKIT. One copy of the toolkit is available free from CDC by going to: www2.cdc.gov/nchstp_od/PIWeb/niporderform.asp

Multiple copies of the toolkit are available from IAC at $15 each. No shipping charge for shipping fewer than 20 copies within the U.S. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery of your order. Substantial savings are available for bulk orders--please call (651) 647-9009.

To order online with a credit card (U.S. addresses only), go to:
https://www.immunize.org/vachandling/cdorder.htm

To order online with a purchase order (U.S. addresses only), go to:
https://www.immunize.org/vachandling/cd_po.htm

To order by mail or fax, go to:
https://www.immunize.org/vachandling/cdorderform.pdf

2. IMMUNIZATION TECHNIQUES VIDEO
Developed by the California Department of Health Services Immunization Branch in collaboration with a team of national experts, this 35-minute video teaches best practices for administering intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) vaccines to infants, children, and adults. It is designed for use as a "hands-on" instructional program for new staff as well as a refresher course for experienced health professionals.

The video is available in VHS tape and DVD formats. For detailed information about the differences between the two formats, go to: https://www.immunize.org/iztech

ORDERING THE IMMUNIZATION TECHNIQUES VIDEO. The price of the VHS is $30. The price of the DVD is $35. No shipping charge for shipping fewer than 20 copies within the U.S. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery of your order. Substantial savings are available for bulk orders--please call (651) 647-9009.

To order online, including online with a purchase order (U.S. addresses only), go to: https://www.immunize.org/iztech

To order by mail or fax, go to:
https://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2020a.pdf

FOR QUESTIONS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR TO PLACE AN ORDER FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, please call IAC at (651) 647-9009 or email us at admin@immunize.org
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WANT TO SUPPORT A WORTHY CAUSE? IAC COULD REALLY USE YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE YEAR-END CONTRIBUTION!

In 2004 IAC Express came to its subscribers, asking them for their financial support to continue IAC's work. Your generous response helped us update our websites, produce and mail our professional periodicals, and develop new projects. Now at the end of 2005, we hope you will once again extend your generosity to IAC.

Since IAC began operating 15 years ago, our staff has had thousands of face-to-face, phone, and email conversations with members of the immunization and viral hepatitis communities. You've told us what you need from us, and we've had the privilege of responding by providing you with a phenomenal range of information:

• practical staff- and patient-education materials you can download and print
• links to journal articles on immunization and hepatitis issues, accessible on three of our four websites
• current news, including changes in immunization recommendations made by the federal government and professional societies, via our two email newsletters
• extension of immunization information to hundreds of thousands of health professionals through our three major periodicals
• phone consultations with you about your immunization scheduling and administration questions

Funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and corporate sponsors has helped our efficient, hardworking staff of eleven meet your diverse information needs. We also need YOUR support to help us continue to help you.

We will be cheered on by a contribution of any amount, but your tax-deductible contribution of $25, $50, $75, or more will help us substantially.

CONTRIBUTE $75 OR MORE, AND RECEIVE A CD OF ESSENTIAL IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING CURRENT VERSIONS OF ALL IAC'S PRINT PIECES IN ENGLISH AND MANY IN SPANISH--MORE THAN 100 PIECES IN ALL!
Written for staff, parents, and patients, these pieces are CDC reviewed and continually updated, making them resources you can use and distribute with confidence. In addition, the CD includes all federal Vaccine Information Statements--in English AND Spanish.

As a special thank-you for your contribution of $75 or more, IAC will also send you the following: (1) a set of our 15 most popular print pieces, such as the "Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization" and the "Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization," (2) a year's subscription to one of our print publications (Needle Tips, Vaccinate Adults, or Vaccinate Women), and (3) a colorful IAC mousepad (while supplies last).

To make a tax-deductible credit card contribution online, go to:
https://www.immunize.org/join

To contribute by check, mail us at Immunization Action Coalition, 1573 Selby Ave., Ste. 234, St. Paul, MN 55104.

IAC is an efficient, well-run organization. For information about our finances, read our IRS Form 900 online at http://www.guidestar.org

To read others' comments about the quality and importance of IAC's work, go to: http://www.immunize.org/news.d/praise.htm

WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!
The eleven of us who staff IAC extend our thanks to you, our subscribers, readers, email correspondents, order placers, phone friends, and contributors. Figuring out how to meet your needs for reliable immunization and viral hepatitis information has been and continues to be stimulating, challenging, and deeply rewarding. We know we can depend on your generosity to support us in this important work.