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Issue number 913: February 14, 2011 |
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Contents
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- New: 2011
U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Ages 0 Through 18
Years now available
- Spotlight
on immunize.org: "Immunization Schedules" web section offers quick access
to child, teen, and adult guidance for 2011
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology issues
position paper in support of mandating influenza vaccination for
healthcare workers
- IAC's
Video of the Week features Bill Gates narrating "Vaccines Save Lives"
- CDC
corrects and reposts the 11" x 17" version of the 2011 U.S. recommended
adult immunization schedule
- Influenza
vaccination is recommended for almost everyone, so please keep
vaccinating!
-
Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants,
Children, and Adults"--from the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch
- Rotavirus
vaccine VIS now available in Thai
- Check out
PKIDs' March and April webinars on using social media
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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 913: February 14, 2011 |
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New: 2011 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for
Persons Ages 0 Through 18 Years now available
On February 11, CDC published the "Recommended
Immunization
Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years--United
States, 2011." It is reprinted below in its entirety,
excluding references, two figures, and a table.
CDC has posted downloadable versions of the 2011 U.S. Child
and Adolescent Immunization Schedules; links are given at
the end of this IAC Express article.
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) publishes immunization schedules for persons aged 0
through 18 years. These schedules summarize recommendations
for currently licensed vaccines for children aged 18 years
and younger and include recommendations in effect as of
December 21, 2010. Changes to the previous schedules include
the following:
- Guidance has been added for the hepatitis B vaccine
schedule for children who did not receive a birth dose.
- Information on use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine has been added.
- Guidance has been added for administration of 1 or 2 doses
of seasonal influenza vaccine based upon the child's history
of monovalent 2009 H1N1 vaccination.
- Use of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, and acellular
pertussis (Tdap) vaccine among children aged 7 through 10
years who are incompletely vaccinated against pertussis is
addressed, and reference to a specified interval between
tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) and Tdap vaccination has
been removed.
- Footnotes for the use of human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccine have been condensed.
- A routine 2-dose schedule of quadrivalent meningococcal
conjugate vaccine (MCV4) for certain persons at high risk
for meningococcal disease, and recommendations for a booster
dose of MCV4 have been added.
- Guidance for use of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
vaccine in persons aged 5 years and older in the catch-up
schedule has been condensed.
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act requires that
healthcare providers provide parents or patients with copies
of Vaccine Information Statements before administering each
dose of the vaccines listed in the schedules. Additional
information is available from state health departments and
from CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm
Detailed recommendations for using vaccines are available
from ACIP statements (available at
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/acip-list.htm) and the 2009
Red Book. Guidance regarding the Vaccine Adverse Event
Reporting System form is available online
(http://www.vaers.hhs.gov) or by telephone ([800] 822-7967).
The recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0
through 18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule for
2011 have been approved by the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics,
and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
To access the full article in web-text (HTML) format, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6005a6.htm
To access the full article in ready-to-print (PDF) format,
go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6005.pdf and see
pages 161-164.
To access the 2011 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedule
for Persons Aged 0 Through 6 Years in color (8.5" x 11"),
suitable for use in exam rooms, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/child/0-6yrs-schedule-pr.pdf
To access the 2011 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedule
for Persons Aged 7 Through 18 Years in color (8.5" x 11"),
suitable for use in exam rooms, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/child/7-18yrs-schedule-pr.pdf
To access the 2011 Catch-up Immunization Schedule for
Persons Aged 4 Months Through 18 Years Who Start Late or Who
Are More than 1 Month Behind in color (8.5" x 11"), suitable
for use in exam rooms, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/child/catchup-schedule-pr.pdf
To access CDC's web page that features the 2011 child and
adolescent immunization schedules in various formats, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm
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Spotlight on immunize.org: "Immunization Schedules" web
section offers quick access to child, teen, and adult
guidance for 2011
Looking for an easy way to find the 2011
recommended
immunization schedules for children and adolescents, as well
as adults? It's all in one place on immunize.org! Visit the
"Immunization Schedules" web section on immunize.org for
one-stop access to all the official schedules. Go to:
http://www.immunize.org/cdc/schedules
In addition to the CDC schedules, this section offers links
to purchase IAC's laminated versions of the immunization
schedules (including tables of contraindications and
precautions), which are based on CDC's schedules. IAC's 2011
laminated immunization schedules are currently in production
and will be available for sale in the near future. IAC
Express will tell readers as soon as they are available for
purchase.
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology issues position paper in support of
mandating influenza vaccination for healthcare workers
The Association for Professionals in Infection
Control and Epidemiology (APIC) recently issued a position paper that states
that influenza vaccination should be a condition of employment for healthcare
personnel unless it is medically contraindicated.
APIC has now joined the following professional associations in developing a
position statement mandating annual influenza vaccination of healthcare
personnel: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); American College of
Physicians (ACP); Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA); National
Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID); National Patient Safety Foundation
(NPSF); and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
To access the APIC position paper, go to:
http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/GovernmentAdvocacy/
PublicPolicyLibrary/APIC_Influenza_Immunization_of_HCP_12711.PDF
The Immunization Action Coalition's Honor Roll for Patient Safety recognizes
the professional associations listed above for developing position statements
that advocate mandatory healthcare worker influenza vaccination. To access
the position statements, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/honor-roll Scroll down to the subhead titled
Position Statements Endorsing Strong Mandates for Healthcare Workers.
IAC's honor roll recognizes hospitals, medical practices, professional
organizations, and government entities that have taken a stand for patient
safety by strengthening their mandatory influenza vaccination policies for
healthcare workers. To find out more about the honor roll, access specific
information on the mandates of the enrolled organizations, or submit your
organization's application for the honor roll, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/honor-roll
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IAC's Video of the Week features Bill Gates narrating
"Vaccines Save Lives"
IAC encourages IAC Express
readers to watch "Vaccines Save Lives," a fact-packed, fast-paced 4-minute
video narrated by Bill Gates. Gates is the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.
The video will be available on the home page of IAC's website through
February 20. To access it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org and click on the image under the words Video of
the Week. After February 20, access the video directly at
http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Thinking/article.aspx?id=188
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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CDC corrects and reposts the 11" x 17" version of the
2011 U.S. recommended adult immunization schedule
On February 9, CDC announced that it had pulled
the 11" x 17" version of the 2011 adult immunization schedule from its
website when it discovered an error in this version. The error was corrected,
and the schedule has been reposted.
CDC encourages website users who printed the 11" x 17" version prior to
February 9 to reprint the newly posted schedule. To access the corrected
schedule, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-schedule-11x17.pdf
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Influenza vaccination is recommended for almost everyone, so please keep
vaccinating!
Influenza vaccination is recommended for everyone
age 6 months and older, so please keep vaccinating your patients.
If you don't have influenza vaccine, you can direct patients to the Google
Flu Vaccine Finder. It helps the public find nearby locations where influenza
vaccine is available. It's as simple as entering a zip code. Visit the Google
Flu Vaccine Finder:
http://www.google.com/flushot
To purchase supplies of influenza vaccine, visit IVATS, the Influenza Vaccine
Availability Tracking System. IVATS is operated by the National Influenza
Vaccine Summit and provides information about vaccine manufacturers and
distributors who have influenza vaccine available for purchase. To access
IVATS, go to:
http://www.preventinfluenza.org/ivats
Following is a list of resources related to influenza disease and vaccination
for healthcare professionals and the public.
To access IAC's handouts related to influenza,
including screening questionnaires, patient education pieces, and sample
standing orders, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/handouts/influenza-vaccines.asp
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Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best
Practices with Infants, Children, and Adults"--from the
California Department of Public Health, Immunization
Branch
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH),
Immunization Branch, has updated its award-winning training video,
"Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants, Children, and Adults."
The 25-minute program can be used to train new employees and to refresh the
skills of experienced staff. The video demonstrates the skills and techniques
needed to administer vaccines to patients of all ages. It includes
instruction on the following:
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Selecting, preparing, and administering
injectable, oral, and nasal vaccines
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Documenting immunizations
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Making patients comfortable and educating them
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Facilitating staff and patient communication
Prices start at $17 each for 1-9 copies and are
greatly reduced for large orders, dropping to $4.25 each for 1,000-1,500
copies.
To learn more about the DVD, and find out how to order it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/shop/toolkit_iztechdvd.asp
For quotes on larger quantities, call (651) 647-9009 or email
admininfo@immunize.org
The Immunization Action Coalition is the only nationwide vendor of this new
DVD.
Note for healthcare settings located in California: Contact your local health
department immunization program for a free copy.
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Rotavirus vaccine VIS now available in Thai
The VIS for rotavirus vaccine is now available in
Thai. IAC gratefully acknowledges Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc, Los
Angeles, CA, for the translation.
To access the Thai translation of the VIS for rotavirus vaccine, as well as the
rotavirus vaccine VIS in English and other translations, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_rotavirus.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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Check out PKIDs' March and April webinars on using social
media
PKIDs (Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases)
has scheduled three webinars related to using social media in health
communications between March 3 and April 14--in addition to the previously
scheduled February 22 webinar.
Simple registration (free) is all that's required to learn more about the
webinars, register for them, and watch archived versions of them. To register,
go to http://network.pkids.org or
http://www.pkids.org/cme
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