Issue
Number 619
September 5, 2006
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- IAC releases new and revised standing orders for
administering vaccines and managing vaccine reactions
- Updated: IAC revises three influenza pieces
- IAC redesigns home page of website to highlight new
information
- Immunization Coalitions Technical Assistance Center
offering teleconference in October
- Contemporary Pediatrics offers teleconference series on
pediatric influenza immunization
- Late August issue of CDC's Pandemic Influenza Update now
available on IAC's website
- CDC adds information about vaccine shortages to its
website
- CDC provides information on new micro-chip test for
quick diagnosis of influenza strains
- WHO provides case definitions for human infections with
influenza A (H5N1) virus
- MMWR includes CDC's report on plague in the United
States
- Local immunization coalition sponsoring conference in
Kentucky
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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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September 5, 2006
IAC RELEASES NEW AND REVISED STANDING ORDERS FOR ADMINISTERING VACCINES AND
MANAGING VACCINE REACTIONS
IAC has posted new and revised standing orders for vaccine administration
for adults, children, and teens and a new piece on the management of vaccine
reactions for children and teens on its website.
All available standing orders protocols are listed below along with their
release dates.
"Standing Orders for Administering DTaP to Children Younger than Age 7
Years" (7/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccine to
Children" (5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Children & Teens"
(7/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Children & Teens"
(5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine to
Children & Teens" (5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccines to Children &
Adolescents" (TIV and LAIV) (8/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccine to
Children & Teens" (5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Children &
Teens" (MCV4 and MPSV4) (5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to
Children (5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine to
Children & Teens" (5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Td/Tdap to Children Ages 7 Years and
Older" (7/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Varicella Vaccine to Children & Teens"
(5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Adults" (7/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults" (12/03)
"Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccine to Adults" (TIV and
LAIV) (8/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Measles, Mumps, & Rubella Vaccine to
Adults" (12/03)
"Standing Orders for Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults" (MCV4,
MPSV4) (5/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults" (6/04)
"Standing Orders for Administering Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoids & Pertussis
Vaccine (Td/Tdap) to Adults" (7/06)
"Standing Orders for Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults"
(12/03)
"Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Children and Teens" (8/06)
"Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Adult Patients" (12/03)
"Guidelines for Standing Orders in Labor & Delivery and Nursery Units to
Prevent Hepatitis B Virus Transmission to Newborns" (4/06)
Links to all these standing orders and medical management protocols are
available on one web page at
http://www.immunize.org/standingorders
IAC will be releasing updated versions of "Standing Orders for Administering
Measles, Mumps, & Rubella Vaccine to Adults," "Standing Orders for
Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults," "Standing Orders for
Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults," and "Standing Orders for
Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults" in the near future.
IAC is in the process of developing standing orders for the use of rotavirus
vaccine now that ACIP recommendations have been published in MMWR. Standing
orders for zoster and HPV vaccines will be released after ACIP
recommendations are published.
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September 5, 2006
UPDATED: IAC REVISES THREE INFLUENZA PIECES
In addition to the standing orders for influenza vaccines mentioned in the
first article, IAC has recently revised the following print pieces related
to influenza vaccination.
"Screening Questionnaire for Injectable Influenza Vaccination"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4066.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4066.htm
"Screening Questionnaire for Intranasal Influenza Vaccination"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4067.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4067.htm
"Give these people influenza vaccine!"
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2013flu.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2013flu.htm
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September 5, 2006
IAC REDESIGNS HOME PAGE OF WEBSITE TO HIGHLIGHT NEW INFORMATION
IAC recently modified the home page of its website for healthcare
professionals to make it easier to find what's new. Prominently placed at
the top of the home page are two new links titled "New Releases" and "What's
New at IAC."
"New Releases" includes information from federal agencies on vaccine
licensures, recommendations, and resources. Look here first for newly
released VISs from CDC, recommendations from ACIP, vaccine policy statements
from AAP, and clinically relevant press releases.
"What's New at IAC" lists new and revised materials on our website in date
order. This page includes both print pieces and web pages created by IAC.
To access these new pages, go to
http://www.immunize.org and click on the new links under "Welcome!"
Don't forget to bookmark them for easy future reference!
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September 5, 2006
IMMUNIZATION COALITIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER OFFERING TELECONFERENCE
IN OCTOBER
The Immunization Coalitions Technical Assistance Center has scheduled a
program titled "Engaging Faith Communities" on October 10 at 1:00 pm EDT.
The presenter will be the Reverend Cassandra Sparrow. To register for this
teleconference, send an email to IZTA@aed.org
Include this message: "Sign me up for the Faith Communities call."
To access earlier programs, go to:
http://www.izcoalitionsta.org/confcall.cfm
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September 5, 2006
CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS OFFERS TELECONFERENCE SERIES ON PEDIATRIC INFLUENZA
IMMUNIZATION
Contemporary Pediatrics is sponsoring a series of ten teleconferences about
pediatric influenza immunization. The program schedule begins August 31, and
runs through September 21. Each program is approximately 45 minutes in
length and is followed by a live question-and-answer session. Continuing
education credit for physicians and nurses is available.
For more information, go to:
http://www.medconference.net/Advanstar/Pediatric.nsf/Pages/ProgramInformation
To register online, go to:
http://www.medconference.net/Advanstar/Pediatric.nsf/Register!OpenForm
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September 5, 2006
LATE AUGUST ISSUE OF CDC'S PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE ON IAC'S
WEBSITE
CDC recently issued a late August issue of the email newsletter Pandemic
Influenza Update. To access it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/pandemic/panflu_late806.pdf
To access a range of pandemic influenza resources on the IAC website, go to
http://www.immunize.org/pandemic
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September 5, 2006
CDC ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINE SHORTAGES TO ITS WEBSITE
CDC recently added the following vaccine shortage information to its
website.
Merck is currently experiencing temporary packaging constraints affecting
the immediate availability of the adult formulations of hepatitis A and
hepatitis B vaccines. Customers may experience backorders for these adult
vaccines and may contact 1-800-MERCK-90 [1-800-637-2590] for current
information about availability. GlaxoSmithKline's adult hepatitis products
are in good supply.
Sanofi pasteur is experiencing temporary supply constraints affecting Tdap (brandname
Adacel). Customers may experience backorders for these vaccines and may
contact 1-800-VACCINE [1-800-822-2463] for information about availability.
GlaxoSmithKline's adolescent Tdap (brandname Boostrix) is in good supply.
Please note that Adacel is indicated for adolescents and adults 11-64 years
of age while Boostrix is indicated for adolescents 10-18 years of age.
Information on all vaccine shortages can be found at
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/news/shortages
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September 5, 2006
CDC PROVIDES INFORMATION ON NEW MICRO-CHIP TEST FOR QUICK DIAGNOSIS OF
INFLUENZA STRAINS
On August 28, CDC released information about a new microchip test that
allows laboratories to quickly analyze influenza viruses. The first two
paragraphs of the press release follow.
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Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test
that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections and learn more
about the viruses causing illness. The FluChip successfully distinguished
among 72 influenza strains—including the H5N1 avian influenza strain—in less
than 12 hours. The research was led by University of Colorado scientist
Kathy L. Rowlen, PhD, and was funded by the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
It appears in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
Laboratories across the United States can do basic tests to determine the
type and subtype of an influenza virus within several hours. However, only
the CDC and a handful of other labs internationally have the high-level
biosafety facilities needed to perform specialized tests that reveal
critical details about the virus's geographic origin and other features.
Because the FluChip technology could be used in lower level biosafety
facilities, it could expand influenza diagnostic capacity by allowing more
labs to determine the geographic origin of a newly emergent virus and
whether its source is human or nonhuman; learn how closely related a new
virus is to ones that circulated previously; and detect genetic changes that
may signal the virus is becoming more virulent.
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To read the entire press release, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r060828.htm
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September 5, 2006
WHO PROVIDES CASE DEFINITIONS FOR HUMAN INFECTIONS WITH INFLUENZA A (H5N1)
VIRUS
On August 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) released case definitions
for human infections with influenza A (H5N1) virus. The background section
states, "Prompt and accurate reporting of H5N1 influenza cases to WHO is the
cornerstone for monitoring both the global evolution of this disease and the
corresponding risk that a pandemic virus might emerge."
Standardized case definitions facilitate reporting and classification of
human cases of H5N1 infection by national and international health
authorities, provide a standard language for communication purposes, and
allow comparison of data across time and geographical areas.
To read the WHO document, go to:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/case_definition2006_08_29/en/index.html
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September 5, 2006
MMWR INCLUDES CDC'S REPORT ON PLAGUE IN THE UNITED STATES
CDC published "Human Plague—Four States, 2006" in the September 1 MMWR.
Previously, the article was available only in electronic format as an MMWR
Dispatch dated August 25.
To access a web-text (HTML) version of the MMWR article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5534a4.htm
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5534.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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September 5, 2006
LOCAL IMMUNIZATION COALITION SPONSORING CONFERENCE IN KENTUCKY
Let's Immunize Very Early (LIVE) is sponsoring a conference on October 5,
from 9:00-2:00 CST at the Medical Center Auditorium in Bowling Green, KY.
LIVE is a grassroots community partnership that has helped increase local
pediatric immunization rates to 90 percent. Speakers at the conference will
share their strategies for success.
For more information about the program "Steps to Building Your Immunization
Coalition," call Brenda Iler at (270) 781-2490, extension 219, or go to
http://www.barrenriverhealth.org/community/SAPO/coalitionbuilding101.htm |
