CDC published "Erratum: Vol. 55, Nos. 51 & 52" in the January 19 issue of MMWR. The article is reprinted below in its entirety.

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Remember, influenza vaccination should continue through the early months of 2007. Visit the following websites often to find the information you need to keep vaccinating. Both are continually updated with the latest resources.

The National Influenza Vaccine Summit website at http://www.preventinfluenza.org

CDC's Influenza web section at http://www.cdc.gov/flu

IAC recently revised five of its education materials for healthcare professionals. CDC reviewed all revised materials for technical content. Following is a list of the updated materials; it explains the changes made to each and provides links to each.

(1) Extensive changes were made to "Healthcare Worker Vaccination Recommendations." Specifically the sections on recommendations for the following vaccines were changed: measles-mumps-rubella; tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis; and varicella.

To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the revised piece, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2017.pdf

(2) On the piece "Standing Orders for Administering Varicella Vaccine to Children & Teens," information was added about the recommendation to provide two doses of the vaccine.

To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the revised piece, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3080a.pdf

(3) On the piece "Administering Vaccines: Dose, route, site, and needle size," information on the needle length for intramuscular administration to infants was changed to reflect the revisions made to ACIP's General Immunization Recommendations, which were issued in December 2006.

To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the revised piece, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3085.pdf

(4 & 5) "Temperature Log for Vaccines (Fahrenheit)" and "Temperature Log for Vaccines (Celsius)" were extensively reformatted and revised. IAC thanks the Michigan Department of Community Health for allowing us to adapt these pieces and the California Department of Health Services for suggestions for revision.

To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the revised Fahrenheit log, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3039.pdf

To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of the revised Celsius log, go to: http://www.immunize.org/news.d/celsius.pdf

CDC recently announced the addition of an influenza module to the web-based training course "Immunization: You Call the Shots." This module discusses influenza infection, the influenza vaccine, and recommendations for vaccine use. Extra learning opportunities, self-test practice questions, reference and resource materials, and a glossary are all provided.

For additional information on "You Call the Shots," go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/youcalltheshots.htm

To access the influenza module, go to:
http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/isd/ycts/mod1/courses/flu/start.asp

CDC recently added new materials to its Influenza web section:

(1) "Cover Your Cough" flyers and posters are available for public health settings and for community and public settings such as schools and child care facilities. Translations are now available in several languages in addition to English: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Hmong, and Khmer.

(2) "Questions & Answers: Vaccine effectiveness (How well does the influenza or "flu" vaccine work?)"

(3) "Flu Vaccine Effectiveness: Questions & answers for health professionals"

To access these materials, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/whatsnew.htm#new and click on the pertinent links.

To access a broad range of continually updated information on seasonal influenza, avian influenza, pandemic influenza, and swine influenza, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/flu

Written by journalist Arthur Allen, "Vaccine: The controversial story of medicine's greatest lifesaver," traces the history of vaccination and the development of the movement against immunization. The publisher, W.W. Norton and Company, describes the scope of the book in these words:

"In this deftly written account, journalist Arthur Allen reveals a history of vaccination that is both illuminated with hope and shrouded by controversy—from Jenner's discovery to Pasteur's vaccines for rabies and cholera, to those that safeguarded the children of the twentieth century, and finally to the tumult currently surrounding vaccination."

To learn more about the book, go to:
http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall06/005911.htm

To order from the publisher, go to: http://www2.wwnorton.com/area4/order.htm or call (800) 233-4830.

The book, which retails for $27.95, is available at bookstores nationwide.

On January 16, Women In Government issued a press release on its report "Partnering for Progress 2007: The 'state' of cervical cancer prevention in America." Portions of the press release are reprinted below.

To learn more about the organization, go to:
http://www.womeningovernment.org

Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDS) is asking IAC Express readers to steer it toward individuals and/or organizations that have successfully connected with teens and their care givers to change teens' health habits in a positive way.

As part of its Teen Vaccine Initiative, PKIDS plans to collect a list of outreach programs and stories (formal and informal; research supported and anecdotal) that illustrate how to connect with teens and their care givers to change teen health habits. The collection will be available to anyone interested in learning what others are doing in this area.

Though PKIDS' goal is to raise teen immunization rates, it would like to learn about successful attempts at changing teens' health habits in general, not just in the area of immunization.

If you have your own success stories, or know of people or organizations that do, please provide PKIDS with contact information. Email PKIDS at pkids@pkids.org or phone (877) 557-5437.

To learn more about PKIDS, go to: http://www.pkids.org

On January 17, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release announcing that it has awarded contracts to vaccine manufacturers for advance development of H5N1 influenza vaccine. Portions of the press release are reprinted below.

To access the entire press release, go to:
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/20070117a.html