Issue
Number 612
July 31, 2006
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- ACIP's influenza recommendations now finalized in MMWR
Recommendations and Reports; correction is included
- "Ask the Experts" hepatitis B: New and revised questions
on IAC website!
- Interim VIS for Tdap vaccine in Spanish and Chinese;
interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine in Chinese
- Updated: IAC revises its "Screening questionnaire for
child and teen immunization"
- 2005-06 U.S. Influenza Season Summary available online
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the June 2006
ACIP meeting
- Free: Two pads each of VEC's information sheets on
thimerosal, hepatitis A, and pandemic influenza
- July issue of the Pandemic Influenza Update now on the
IAC website
- July 27 issue of Hep Express electronic newsletter now
online
- 146 immunization coalitions have posted information on
IAC's izcoalitions.org website--is yours one of them?
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ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, American
Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices;
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug
Administration; IAC, Immunization Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report; NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine
Information Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health
Organization.
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July 31, 2006
ACIP'S INFLUENZA RECOMMENDATIONS NOW FINALIZED IN MMWR RECOMMENDATIONS AND
REPORTS; CORRECTION IS INCLUDED
CDC published "Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)" in the July 28 MMWR
Recommendations and Reports. Previously, the recommendations were available
in electronic format as an MMWR Early Release.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the influenza recommendations,
go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5510.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version of them, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5510a1.htm
CORRECTION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS
Also on July 28, CDC published "Erratum: Vol. 55, No. RR-10" in the weekly
MMWR. The erratum is reprinted below in its entirety.
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In the MMWR Recommendations and Reports, "Prevention and Control of
Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP)," in Table 4, on page 15, the mercury content (mcg
Hg/0.5-mL dose) for FLUARIX should read <1.0.
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To access a web-text (HTML) version of the complete article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5529a4.htm
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5529.pdf
To receive a FREE electronic subscription to MMWR (which includes new ACIP
statements), go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsubscribe.html
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"ASK THE EXPERTS" HEPATITIS B: NEW AND REVISED QUESTIONS ON IAC WEBSITE!
[The following is cross-posted from IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter,
7/27/06.]
Read the recently revised, updated, and reformatted questions on hepatitis B
available on the IAC website at
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2021b.htm The information in this
revised section has been reviewed by CDC for accuracy and will be reviewed
and updated every six months.
The question and answer format covers information on prenatal, perinatal,
infant, childhood, adolescent, and adult hepatitis B issues. There is an
extensive section on hepatitis B and the healthcare worker, as well as a
section on chronic hepatitis B. Six tables are included in this material.
These include: (1) an explanation of the various hepatitis serology tests
and what the results of those tests indicate; (2) information on how to
interpret the results of the various serology tests; (3) hepatitis B vaccine
guidelines used for newborns based on the mother's HBsAg status; (4)
hepatitis B immunization management of preterm infants weighing less than
2000 grams; (5) recommended doses of currently licensed hepatitis B vaccines
by age group; and (6) information on hepatitis B postexposure prophylaxis.
This extensive document contains answers to many questions that have been
asked frequently by our readers. It is IAC's hope that this information will
assist you in your work to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus
infection in the United States. Review the IAC "Ask the Experts" web section
for other diseases at:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2021.htm
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July 31, 2006
INTERIM VIS FOR Tdap VACCINE IN SPANISH AND CHINESE; INTERIM VIS FOR
MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE IN CHINESE
The current version of the interim VISs for tetanus-diphtheria-acellular
pertussis vaccine (Tdap; dated 7/12/06) is now available in Spanish, and a
slightly older version (dated 5/31/06) is available in Chinese. The 7/12/06
version is identical to the 5/31/06 version except for minor changes in
Section 3 that reflect ACIP's evolving recommendations regarding use of Tdap
during pregnancy. In addition, the interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine
(dated 10/7/05) is now available in Chinese.
IAC gratefully acknowledges the California Department of Health Services for
the Spanish translation and the San Francisco Department of Public Health
for both Chinese translations.
INTERIM VISs FOR Tdap VACCINE
To obtain a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the interim VIS for Tdap vaccine
(dated 7/12/06) in Spanish, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/sp_tdap.pdf
To obtain a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the interim VIS for Tdap vaccine
(dated 5/31/06) in Chinese, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ch_tdap.pdf
To obtain a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the interim VIS for Tdap vaccine
(dated 7/12/06) in English, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/tdap.pdf
INTERIM VISs FOR MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE
To obtain a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the interim VIS for
meningococcal vaccine (dated 10/7/05) in Chinese, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/ch_men05.pdf
To obtain it English, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/menin05.pdf
For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in more than 30
languages, visit IAC's VIS web section at
http://www.immunize.org/vis
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July 31, 2006
UPDATED: IAC REVISES ITS "SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CHILD AND TEEN
IMMUNIZATION"
In July, IAC revised its "Screening questionnaire for child and teen
immunization." The main change was to add information about Guillain-Barre
syndrome for health professionals to consider before administering the
following vaccines: pertussis-containing tetanus-diphtheria (DTaP, Tdap),
inactivated influenza (TIV), live attenuated influenza (LAIV), and
meningococcal conjugate (MCV4).
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the revised sheet, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.htm
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July 31, 2006
2005-06 U.S. INFLUENZA SEASON SUMMARY AVAILABLE ONLINE
The CDC's influenza web section recently posted the 2005-06 U.S. Influenza
Season Summary. To access it, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2005-2006/05-06summary.htm
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CDC WEBSITE POSTS PRESENTATION SLIDES FROM THE JUNE 2006 ACIP MEETING
The CDC website recently posted the PowerPoint slides presented at the June
29–30 ACIP meeting. Slides are available on the following:
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Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV)
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Varicella vaccine
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Influenza vaccine
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Immunization safety
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Menactra meningococcal vaccine
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Use of Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis) vaccine in pregnant
women
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Adult immunization schedule
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Pneumococcal vaccine
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Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine
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Childhood and adolescent immunization schedule
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Multi-state mumps outbreak, December 2005–June 2006
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Rotavirus vaccine
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Pandemic influenza vaccine
To access the slides, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ACIP/slides/mtg-slides-jun06.htm
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FREE: TWO PADS EACH OF VEC'S INFORMATION SHEETS ON THIMEROSAL, HEPATITIS
A, AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
In May, the Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia published three education sheets: "Thimerosal: What you
should know," "Hepatitis A: What you should know," and "Pandemic flu: What
you should know." Intended for patients, the sheet answers the most
frequently asked questions about the topics. English- and Spanish-language
versions are available.
Health professionals can order two 50-sheet pads of each title in each
language at no charge. Additional pads are available for $3, plus
shipping.
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the thimerosal sheet in
English, click
here.
To access it in Spanish, click
here.
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the hepatitis A sheet in
English, click
here.
To access it in Spanish, click
here.
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the pandemic influenza sheet in
English, go to:
http://www.chop.edu/vaccine/images/vec_pandemicflu.pdf
To access it in Spanish, go to:
http://www.chop.edu/vaccine/images/vec_pandemicflu_esp.pdf
To order online, go to:
https://www.chop.edu/vaccine/vec/vecprof_order.cfm
Order by email at
vaccines@email.chop.edu or by phone at (215) 590-9990.
For additional ordering information, go to:
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=75982
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JULY ISSUE OF THE PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE NOW ON THE IAC WEBSITE
CDC recently issued the July issue of the email newsletter Pandemic
Influenza Update. To access it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/pandemic/panflu706.pdf
To access a range of pandemic influenza resources on the IAC website, go
to
http://www.immunize.org/pandemic
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JULY 27 ISSUE OF HEP EXPRESS ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER NOW ONLINE
The July 27 issue of Hep Express, an electronic newsletter published by
IAC, is now available online. It is intended for health professionals,
program planners, and advocates involved in prevention, screening, and
treatment of viral hepatitis.
IAC Express has already covered some of the information presented in the
July 27 Hep Express; titles of articles we have not yet covered follow.
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Read SIGNPOST to keep up to date on global injection safety
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Senator Rick Santorum introduces National Hepatitis B Act in United
States Senate
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B Informed Patient Conference 2006 summary and slides now available
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Abbott Laboratories Inc. has won FDA approval for the first test that
both screens for and confirms hepatitis B virus infections
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Updated information on the hepatitis C awareness event (Hep Fest) to be
held in Florida on September 3
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Coming! AAPI Health Summit 2006—September 14–16
To access the July 27 issue, go to:
http://www.hepprograms.org/hepexpress/issue46.asp
To sign up for a free subscription to Hep Express, go to:
http://www.hepprograms.org/hepexpress/signup.asp
To access previous issues of Hep Express, go to:
http://www.hepprograms.org/hepexpress
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146 IMMUNIZATION COALITIONS HAVE POSTED INFORMATION ON IAC'S
izcoalitions.org WEBSITE--IS YOURS ONE OF THEM?
Since launching its izcoalitions.org website in 2002, IAC has posted
information from 146 immunization coalitions. The site includes data
from coalitions at all levels (local, state, regional, and national) and
of all types, vaccine-specific as well as age-specific (childhood,
adult, senior).
This online database allows health professionals, immunization
advocates, parents, and others to contact specific coalitions to find
resources, share ideas, and form strategic partnerships. Searches can be
done by coalition name or geographic area.
Be sure your coalition is part of this powerful web-based networking
tool by logging on and checking for your coalition's listing. If your
coalition is not listed, sign up today. If you're already signed up, and
information about your coalition has changed recently, be sure to update
your listing to help us keep izcoalitions.org current and accurate.
To search the izcoalitions.org website, go to:
http://www.izcoalitions.org
If you have questions or difficulties using the website, send an email
to Janelle at janelle@immunize.org
or call her at (651) 647-9009. |
