CDC published "Addition of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency as a Contraindication for Administration of Rotavirus Vaccine" in the June 11 issue of MMWR. The first paragraph is reprinted below.

IAC recently revised the following four handouts for healthcare professionals and their patients.

(1) IAC updated "Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to Children" to take into account the recommended switch from PCV7 to PCV13 vaccine. Go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3086.pdf

To access a table with links to all IAC's standing orders protocols for vaccine administration and medical management of vaccine reactions, as well as guidance for newborn-nursery hepatitis B vaccination, go to: http://www.immunize.org/standingorders

(2) IAC updated "It's federal law! You must give your patients current Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)" to include all new and revised VISs released through June 1, 2010. Go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2027.pdf

(3) IAC updated "First do no harm: Protect patients by making sure all staff receive yearly influenza vaccine!" with new resources. Go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2014.pdf

(4) IAC revised the patient screening questionnaire, "Should I be vaccinated against hepatitis A?" to include information for contacts of international adoptees. Go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2190.pdf

IAC's Handouts for Patients and Staff web section offers healthcare professionals and the public approximately 250 FREE English-language handouts (many also available in translation), which we encourage website users to print out, copy, and distribute widely. To access all of IAC's free handouts, go to: http://www.immunize.org/handouts

IAC encourages IAC Express readers to watch a 4.39-minute video on pneumococcal disease that is part of the CDC Expert Video Commentary series on Medscape.com. In this video, Matthew Moore, MD, MPH, discusses the problem of pneumococcal disease among American children and the opportunity that we have to prevent it with the new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine--PCV13.

Note: Registration is required to access this feature on Medscape.

The video will be available on the home page of IAC's website through June 20. To access it, go to: http://www.immunize.org and click on the image under the words Video of the Week.

Remember to bookmark IAC's home page to view a new video every Monday. To view an IAC Video of the Week from the past, go to the video archive at http://www.immunize.org/votw

IAC recently updated the 7 translations of its handout "Are you 11-19? Then you need to be vaccinated!" to match the revised May 2010 English version.

To access the Spanish version of "Are you 11-19? Then you need to be vaccinated!" go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-01.pdf

For Arabic: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-20.pdf

For Chinese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-08.pdf

For French: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-10.pdf

For Korean: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-09.pdf

For Russian: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-07.pdf

For Vietnamese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020-05.pdf

For English: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020.pdf

The Michigan Department of Community Health has assembled a large collection of resources related to adolescent immunization on one web page. Although some of the resources are Michigan-specific, most would be helpful to anyone offering vaccination services to this population.

To access the Michigan adolescent immunization toolkit, go to:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2945_5104_5281-232632--,00.html

The National Influenza Vaccine Summit's website, PreventInfluenza.org, recently posted the PowerPoint slide sets from presentations at the May 17-19 Summit, as well as information about the 2009-10 Immunization Excellence Award winners.

To access the summit agenda, slide sets, and award information, go to:
http://www.preventinfluenza.org/nivs_summ_2010.asp

Dated 5/14/10, the interim VIS for rotavirus vaccine is now available in Spanish. IAC gratefully acknowledges the California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch, for the translation.

To access the Spanish translation of the interim VIS for rotavirus, as well as this VIS in English and other available translations, go to: http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_rotavirus.asp

Dated 5/21/10, the interim VIS for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine (MMRV) is now available in Indonesian. IAC gratefully acknowledges DT Interpreting and Wentworth Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH, for the translation.

To access the Indonesian translation of the interim VIS for MMRV, as well as this VIS in English, go to: http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_mmrv.asp

For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in more than 35 languages, visit IAC's VIS web section at http://www.immunize.org/vis

August 5 is the date for this year's highly anticipated "Immunization Update," presented by CDC experts. The 2010 course instructors include William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH; Donna L. Weaver, RN, MN; Andrew T. Kroger, MD, MPH; Iyabode Akinsanya-Beysolow, MD, MPH, FAAP; and guest experts.

This live satellite broadcast and webcast will provide up-to-date information on the rapidly changing field of immunization. Anticipated topics include influenza, pneumococcal conjugate, human papillomavirus, and meningococcal vaccines. Other emerging issues will be discussed, including the latest information from the June ACIP meeting. To read more about the course content, go to: http://www2a.cdc.gov/PHTN//immupdate2010

The 2.5-hour broadcast will occur live from 9:00 to 11:30 AM and will be re-broadcast that day from 12:00 noon to 2:30 PM (Eastern Time). Both broadcasts will feature a live question-and-answer session in which participants nationwide can interact with the course instructors via toll-free telephone lines.

To register to attend the broadcast at a specific location, or to search for available locations, visit the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online System at http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline Site registration begins on June 10, 2010. Individual registration begins on July 8, 2010. For questions about registration, call (800)418-7246 or email ce@cdc.gov

Note: You do not need to register to participate in the webcast. To access the live webcast on August 5, go to http://www2a.cdc.gov/PHTN//webcast/immupdate2010/default.asp and follow the instructions.

The webcast will be available online for one month following the broadcast at http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/immupdate2009

For additional questions regarding program content, please email nipinfo@cdc.gov

The next NCIRD live Net Conference will cover the updates on vaccine administration recommendations and best practices regarding vaccine administration. The Net Conference is scheduled from noon to 1PM ET on July 1. Yabo Beysolow, MD, MPH, FAAP, will provide the update on vaccine administration recommendations; Donna Weaver, RN, MN, will cover best practices in vaccine administration. Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH, will moderate.

Participation in the Q&A section of the program is available by phone and Internet. This is a limited-entry event. CDC urges early registration; registration will close on June 29 or when the course is full.

To register, go to:
http://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/ciinc

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the third edition of "State of the World's Vaccines and Immunization." This document is a call to action to governments and donors to sustain and increase funding for immunization. It focuses on the major developments in vaccines and immunization since 2000.

The full document is available in English, French, and Spanish; the Executive Summary is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. To download or read this document online in whole or part, go to: http://www.who.int/immunization/sowvi/en

Persons interested in receiving a free hard copy should write to vaccines@who.int

CDC published "Deaths and Hospitalizations Related to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)--Greece, May 2009-February 2010" in the June 11 issue of MMWR. The first paragraph is reprinted below.

To access the full article in web-text (HTML) format, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5922a2.htm

WHO's Global Training Network provides training for national programs and regulatory authorities on the principles of vaccine safety in 75 countries. Recently, the Network developed an updated, e-version of 3 modules of its vaccine safety course.

A pilot version of this course is now available online for healthcare providers to review and use. The development was assisted by input from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

To access the pilot program, go to: http://vaccinesafetytraining.org

Users are encouraged to send comments or suggestions to Isabelle Sahinovic at sahinovici@who.int

The New Jersey Learning Management Network has scheduled a program titled "Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Facts of Vaccine Science, Safety, and Surveillance" on July 26. The program will be offered at three different locations: Cumberland County College, Monmouth University, and Montclair State University.

For more information, go to https://njlmn.rutgers.edu/cdr/docs/VPDRegistrationForm.pdf or call (732) 235-4958.