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IAC Express 2010 |
| Issue number 874: June 21, 2010 |
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Contents
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- New: June
2010 issue of Needle Tips is now online
- IAC creates a handout of resources for professionals to
respond to vaccine-hesitant parents and updates handout
on medical management of vaccine reactions in adults
- IAC's Video of the Week features older adults discussing
their recollections of vaccine-preventable diseases
- AAP issues policy statement on increasing immunization
coverage
- A CDC Commentary video on Medscape can help you reassure
your patients about the safety of HPV vaccine
- CDC updates information on supply of hepatitis A and
hepatitis B vaccines
- VIS for DTaP vaccine now available in Spanish, Chinese,
and Russian
- CDC's Adult Immunization 2010 webcast now available
online
- Hepatitis B Foundation to hold "B Informed Now!" workshop
in Los Angeles on June 26
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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 874: June 21, 2010 |
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New: June 2010 issue of Needle Tips is now online
The June 2010 issue of Needle Tips has just been placed
online at http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n45/n45.pdf
This issue, which emphasizes the importance of vaccinating
healthcare personnel against influenza, includes these
related features:
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Prepare Now to Vaccinate Healthcare Workers in the Fall
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First Do No Harm--Protect Patients by Making Sure All
Staff Receive Yearly Influenza Vaccine
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Honor Roll for Patient Safety (institutions that mandate
influenza vaccination for healthcare workers)
Here are additional features included in the issue:
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Ask the Experts: CDC Immunization Experts Answer Your
Questions
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Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, Schedules, and More
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Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Conjugate
Vaccine to Children
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Recommendations for Pneumococcal Vaccine Use in Children
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Vaccine Refrigerator Setup, a resource from the
California Department of Public Health
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Monthly Care of Vaccine Storage Units, a resource from
the California Department of Public Health
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Need Help Responding to Vaccine Hesitant Parents?
Science-Based Materials Are Available from These
Respected Organizations
To access the Needle Tips web page, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nt Back issues are accessible from
this page as well.
To download a PDF of the entire 14-page June issue right
now, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n45/n45.pdf
There is also a table of contents for viewing and printing
individual sections.
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IAC creates a handout of resources for professionals to
respond to vaccine-hesitant parents and updates handout
on medical management of vaccine reactions in adults
IAC recently created a handout and revised
another.
(1) IAC developed a handout "Need help responding to
vaccine-hesitant parents? Science-based materials are
available from these respected organizations." Go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2070.pdf
(2) In the handout titled "Medical Management of Vaccine
Reactions in Adult Patients," IAC updated the section on
supplies needed to respond to a vaccine reaction. Go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3082.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
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IAC's Video of the Week features older adults discussing
their recollections of vaccine-preventable diseases
IAC encourages IAC Express readers to watch 30-
and 60-second public service announcements (PSAs) on the website of
the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The PSAs feature
older adults discussing what it was like to live before many
of today's vaccines were available.
The PSAs will be available on the home page of IAC's website
through June 27. To access them, 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
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AAP issues policy statement on increasing immunization
coverage
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
published "Policy
Statement--Increasing Immunization Coverage" in the June 1
issue of Pediatrics. The statement was developed by AAP's
Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine and Council on
Community Pediatrics.
The statement's abstract, a portion of which is reprinted
below, notes that improvements in childhood immunization
coverage have continued since 2003, when AAP issued the
first version of "Policy Statement--Increasing Immunization
Coverage." Many obstacles still remain in reaching the
immunization goals outlined in CDC's Healthy People 2010,
however. The policy statement's abstract describes the
obstacles as follows:
These challenges include an increase in new vaccines and new
vaccine combinations as well as a significant number of
vaccines currently under development; a dramatic increase in
the acquisition cost of vaccines, coupled with a lack of
adequate payment to practitioners to buy and administer
vaccines; unanticipated manufacturing and delivery problems
that have caused significant shortages of various vaccine
products; and the rise of a public antivaccination movement
that uses the Internet as well as standard media outlets to
advance a position, wholly unsupported by any scientific
evidence, linking vaccines with various childhood
conditions, particularly autism. Much remains to be
accomplished by physician organizations; vaccine
manufacturers; third-party payers; the media; and local,
state, and federal governments to ensure dependable vaccine
supply and payments that are sufficient to continue to
provide immunizations in public and private settings and to
promote effective strategies to combat unjustified
misstatements by the antivaccination movement. . . .
For the complete abstract, go to:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/6/1295
For the full article, go to:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/125/6/1295
IAC keeps an up-to-date list of all AAP policy statements
related to immunization at http://www.immunize.org/aap
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A CDC Commentary video on Medscape can help you reassure
your patients about the safety of HPV vaccine
On June 14, Medscape posted a 6-minute video
titled
"CDC Commentary: New Safety Data on the HPV Vaccine--Reassure Your Patients." In it, Dr. Claudia Vellozzi, deputy
director of CDC's Immunization Safety Office, discusses
important safety data on the Gardasil brand of human
papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and gives clinicians sound
guidance on communicating with patients about HPV vaccine
safety.
To view the video, go to:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/722555
Note: to access the video, you must register with Medscape.
There is no charge for this service.
The video is a collaboration between CDC and Medscape; it is
one of a series of commentaries designed to deliver CDC's
authoritative guidance directly to healthcare professionals.
To view the available commentary choices, go to:
http://www.medscape.com/partners/cdc/public/cdc-commentary
Medscape, a free resource for clinicians and other
healthcare professionals, provides timely and relevant
clinical information.
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CDC updates information on supply of hepatitis A and
hepatitis B vaccines
On June 16, CDC posted updated information about
the supply
of hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines. It is reprinted
below.
Hepatitis A: The adult formulation of hepatitis A vaccine
(Vaqta) from Merck will not be available in 2010. GSK is
currently out of stock on both presentations (syringe and
vial) of its adult hepatitis A vaccine (though some
distributors may still have product available) but
anticipates that sufficient supply of at least one
presentation will be available to meet demand for routine
adult usage of this product by the end of June. In addition,
GSK's adult hepatitis A/hepatitis B combination vaccine
(Twinrix) currently is available as an alternative product.
Hepatitis B: Merck's adult and dialysis formulations of
their hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax HB) currently are not
available. The adult formulation will not be available
during the remainder of 2010; the dialysis formulation is
expected to become available in Q3 of 2010. Production and
supply of GSK's adult hepatitis B vaccine (Adult Engerix-B)
and Adult hepatitis A/hepatitis B combination vaccine
(Twinrix) currently are sufficient to meet demand for
routine adult usage of this vaccine as well as CDC's ongoing
High Risk Adult Hepatitis B Initiative.
For continuing vaccine supply information, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/shortages
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VIS for DTaP vaccine now available in Spanish, Chinese, and Russian
Dated 5/17/07, the VIS for the pediatric
diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) is now available in
Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. IAC gratefully acknowledges the California
Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch, for the translations.
To access the new translations of the VIS for DTaP vaccine, as well as this
VIS in English and other translations, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_dtap.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
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CDC's Adult Immunization 2010 webcast now available
online
On June 14, CDC posted the Adult Immunization
2010 webcast.
The content of this self-study course includes the latest
recommendations for vaccines that protect against influenza;
pneumococcal; tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis; human
papillomavirus; and zoster. Case studies and a discussion of
frequently asked questions provide the learner with the
opportunity to apply course information to real-life
scenarios.
For additional information, and to view the webcast, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/adultimupdate
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Hepatitis B Foundation to hold "B Informed Now!" workshop in Los Angeles on June
26
The Hepatitis B Foundation is holding a free
half-day workshop in Los Angeles on June 26. Titled "B Informed Now!" the
workshop is intended for individuals and families. For additional
information, go to:
http://www.hepb.org/patients/patient_workshop_series_2010.htm
Pre-registration is required. To register, go to:
http://www.hepb.org/patients/patient_workshop_la_2010_registration.htm
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