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IAC Express 2007 |
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Contents
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- CDC
article shows U.S. mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases is at an
all-time low
- IAC
updates its online Ask the Experts information on influenza
- New: IAC
website posts three of its patient-education materials, all newly
translated into Spanish
- NIVS's
"Influenza Activity Spotlight" offers healthcare professionals lots of
resources and information
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Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the
influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- Health
organizations urged to post CDC's influenza vaccination graphic on their
websites
- Actress
Jennifer Garner kicks off ALA's "Faces of Influenza" vaccination campaign
- CDC
website posts presentation slides from the October ACIP meeting
- Website
of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine now offers clinical
scenarios on immunization
- NIAID
awards contracts to strengthen and expand Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation
Units (VTEUs)
- CDC
reports on India's progress toward polio eradication from January 2006 to
September 2007
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AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP,
American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices; AMA, American Medical Association; CDC, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization
Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; NCIRD,
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; NIVS, National
Influenza Vaccine Summit; VIS, Vaccine Information Statement; VPD,
vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health Organization. |
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Issue 694: November 19, 2007 |
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CDC article shows U.S. mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases is at an
all-time low
On November 14, the Journal of the American
Medical Association
(JAMA) published "Historical Comparisons of Morbidity and
Mortality for Vaccine-Preventable Disease in the United States,"
which was written by NCIRD staff. The abstract is reprinted
below.
Context: National vaccine recommendations in the United States
target an increasing number of vaccine-preventable diseases for
reduction, elimination, or eradication.
Objective: To compare morbidity and mortality before and after
widespread implementation of national vaccine recommendations
for 13 vaccine-preventable diseases for which recommendations
were in place prior to 2005.
Design, Setting, and Participants: For the United States, pre-vaccine baselines were assessed based on representative
historical data from primary sources and were compared [with]
the most recent morbidity (2006) and mortality (2004) data for
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps,
rubella (including congenital rubella syndrome), invasive
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), acute hepatitis B,
hepatitis A, varicella, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and smallpox.
Main Outcome Measures: Number of cases, deaths, and
hospitalizations for 13 vaccine-preventable diseases. Estimates
of the percent reductions from baseline to recent were made
without adjustment for factors that could affect vaccine-preventable disease morbidity, mortality, or reporting.
Results: A greater than 92% decline in cases and a 99% or
greater decline in deaths due to diseases prevented by vaccines
recommended before 1980 were shown for diphtheria, mumps,
pertussis, and tetanus. Endemic transmission of poliovirus and
measles and rubella viruses has been eliminated in the United
States; smallpox has been eradicated worldwide. Declines were
80% or greater for cases and deaths of most vaccine-preventable
diseases targeted since 1980 including hepatitis A, acute
hepatitis B, Hib, and varicella. Declines in cases and deaths of
invasive S pneumoniae were 34% and 25%, respectively.
Conclusions: The number of cases of most vaccine-preventable
diseases is at an all-time low; hospitalizations and deaths have
also shown striking decreases.
To access the abstract, go to:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/18/2155
The article's full text is available to JAMA subscribers at
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/298/18/2155
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IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on influenza
IAC and CDC experts recently updated IAC's online
Ask the
Experts section on influenza to reflect ACIP's vote to recommend
the use of FluMist, the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV;
nasal-spray formulation), to include children age 2-5 years.
Other updates were also made.
To access the influenza section of Ask the Experts, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_inf.asp
To access IAC's complete index of Ask the Experts information,
go to http://www.immunize.org/askexperts
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New: IAC website posts three of its patient-education materials, all newly
translated into Spanish
IAC recently posted Spanish-language versions of
three of its
patient-education materials: (1) "Vaccinations for Adults:
You're never too old to get immunized!" (2) "If You Have HIV,
Which Vaccinations Do You Need?" and (3) "If You Have Hepatitis
C, Which Vaccinations Do You Need?"
(1) To access "Vacunas para adultos: Nunca se es muy viejo para
vacunarse!" ("Vaccinations for Adults: You're never too old to
get immunized!") in ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030-01.pdf
To access "Vaccinations for Adults: You're never too old to get
immunized!" in English, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf
(2) To access "Que vacunas necesita si esta infectado con el
VIH?" ("If You Have HIV, Which Vaccinations Do You Need?") in
ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041-01.pdf
To access "If You Have HIV, Which Vaccinations Do You Need?" in
English, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041.pdf
(3) To access "Que vacunas necesita si tiene hepatitis C?" ("If
You Have Hepatitis C, Which Vaccinations Do You Need?") in
ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4042-01.pdf
To access "If You Have Hepatitis C, Which Vaccinations Do You
Need?" in English, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4042.pdf
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NIVS's "Influenza Activity Spotlight" offers healthcare professionals lots of
resources and information
"Influenza Activity Spotlight," the newsletter of
the National
Influenza Vaccine Summit (NIVS), is now available online. Seven
issues have been published so far for the 2007-08 influenza
season. They cover information and events related to influenza
immunization, particularly those regarding National Influenza
Vaccination Week, which is scheduled for November 26-December 2.
To access current and previous issues, go to:
http://www.preventinfluenza.org/nivs.asp Scroll down to the
heading "Newsletters Issued by the Summit," and click on the
pertinent link.
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Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
Influenza vaccination should continue from now
into the early
months of 2008. 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 Seasonal Flu web section at http://www.cdc.gov/flu
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Health organizations urged to post CDC's influenza vaccination graphic on
their websites
CDC is encouraging its partner health
organizations to promote
influenza vaccination by posting CDC's influenza graphic element
on their websites. The text of the graphic reads: "Don't get
flu. Don't spread flu. Get vaccinated." The message is available
in English and Spanish.
For complete information about using the graphic, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw/help.htm
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Actress Jennifer Garner kicks off ALA's "Faces of Influenza" vaccination
campaign
On November 12, the American Lung Association
(ALA), along with
CDC, held a press conference to emphasize the need for annual
influenza immunization. Actress Jennifer Garner, mother of a
young child, is the spokesperson for ALA's 2007-08 "Faces of
Influenza" vaccination campaign. Portions of the press release
are reprinted below.
Actress Jennifer Garner joined leading medical officials at a
press conference today to kick off the American Lung
Association's national Faces of Influenza public awareness
campaign, urging Americans to get their annual influenza
vaccination. The program is designed to help Americans put a
"face" on this serious disease and recognize annual immunization
as a safe and effective way to protect themselves and their
families against influenza. . . .
The American Lung Association's Faces of Influenza campaign aims
to reach the more than two out of every three Americans
recommended for annual influenza immunization, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On average,
approximately 36,000 people die and about 226,000 are
hospitalized due to influenza and its complications in the U.S.
every year. Garner's involvement will especially help reach
women who are often the healthcare decision-makers for their
families. . . .
Visitors to the website, http://www.facesofinfluenza.org, can
view the photographs and stories featured in the Faces of
Influenza Portrait Gallery, and learn more about influenza and
how to prevent the spread of this serious virus through
vaccination. The site offers reporters, consumers, and
healthcare providers various educational materials about
influenza and the importance of immunization. . . .
The American Lung Association continues to offer its online Flu
Clinic Locator as a public service. By typing in their 5-digit
zip code, site visitors can receive a list of immunization
clinics in their area. . . . The Flu Clinic Locator can be
accessed via http://www.facesofinfluenza.org,
http://www.flucliniclocator.org and
http://www.lungusa.org
To access the complete press release, go to:
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=34841 and
click on the pertinent title.
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CDC
website posts presentation slides from the October ACIP meeting
The CDC website recently posted the PowerPoint
slides presented
at the October 24-25 ACIP meeting. Slides are available on the
following topics:
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Influenza vaccines
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Pneumococcal vaccines (PCV7)
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Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4)
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Childhood and adolescent immunization schedule
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Combination vaccines
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Immunization of HIV-infected adults
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Vaccine Supply
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
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Immunization safety
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Rotavirus vaccines
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Hepatitis B
To access the slides, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/slides-oct07.htm
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Website of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine now offers clinical
scenarios on immunization
The Immunization Education Group of the Society
of Teachers of
Family Medicine recently completed a series of clinical
scenarios on immunization. All are available as PDF files and
PowerPoint presentations.
To access them, go to:
http://www.immunizationed.org/anypage.aspx?pagename=ClinicalScenarios
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NIAID awards contracts to strengthen and expand Vaccine and Treatment
Evaluation Units (VTEUs)
On November 6, the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID) issued a press release announcing that it has
awarded contracts to U.S. institutions that conduct clinical
trials of promising candidate vaccines. The contracts, totaling
$23.7 million over seven years, were awarded to eight research
institutions.
To access the press release, go to:
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2007/niaid-06.htm
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CDC reports on India's progress toward polio eradication from January 2006 to
September 2007
CDC published "Progress Toward Poliomyelitis
Eradication--India,
January 2006-September 2007" in the November 16 issue of MMWR.
Portions of a press summary are reprinted below.
The strong progress towards elimination of type 1 poliovirus in
western Uttar Pradesh is evidence that poliovirus transmission
can be interrupted in India. . . .
From January 2006-September 2007, India experienced two
outbreaks of poliomyelitis--type 1 poliovirus in 2006 and type 3
poliovirus in 2007. The outbreak in 2006 was rapidly controlled
using targeted vaccination campaigns in the areas where the
outbreak occurred, and a similar strategy is underway this year
for the type 3 polio outbreak.
The government of India and partner organizations have
implemented multiple strategic interventions to reach at-risk
populations. Successful eradication of poliomyelitis in India
will require continued efforts toward controlling the type 3
polio outbreak, rapidly reducing the ongoing transmission of
type 1 poliovirus in the state of Bihar, sustaining the current
progress in Uttar Pradesh, and maintaining high population
immunity in the remainder of the country.
To access a web-text (HTML) version of the complete article, go
to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5645a3.htm
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR,
go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5645.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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