IAC Express 2011 |
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Issue number 946: August 15, 2011 |
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Contents
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- CDC
website posts ACIP's provisional recommendations for
use of Tdap vaccine in pregnant women
- Reminder: New issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults
available online
- New: Spanish-language versions of the 2011-12 influenza
vaccine VISs now available
- Spotlight on immunize.org: guide to immunize.org
- IAC posts new vaccine refrigerator and freezer
temperature logs and updates existing logs
- IAC's Video of the Week presents tips for preventing
errors in vaccine administration and storage and handling
- IAC updates "It's federal law! You must give your
patients vaccine information statements (VISs)"
- NACCHO policy statement supports eliminating personal-belief exemptions from immunization requirements for
child care and school attendance
- Dr. Arthur Caplan makes the ethical case for mandatory
influenza vaccination of healthcare workers
- August is National Immunization Awareness Month; HHS
toolkit is loaded with resources and ideas
- IAC's "After the Shots . . ." And "When Do Children And
Teens Need Vaccinations?" now available in Spanish and
six other languages
- CDC reports on 2010 Louisiana rabies death after exposure
to a vampire bat in Mexico
- CDC
makes the Pink Book available as an e-Book
- For parents: August 18 webinar will discuss FDA's role in
protecting children's health with safe, effective
vaccines
- IAC's popular laminated versions of the 2011 U.S.
immunization schedules are available. Order a supply for
your workplace today!
- Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best
Practices with Infants, Children, and Adults"--from the
California Department of Public Health, Immunization
Branch
- National Meningitis Association launches a new blog--Parents Who Protect
- WHO announces that the Measles Initiative has helped
vaccinate more than one billion children against measles
since 2001
- CDC reports on progress toward poliomyelitis eradication
in Nigeria during January 2010-June 2011
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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 946: August 15, 2011 |
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CDC website posts ACIP's provisional recommendations for use of Tdap vaccine
in pregnant women
On August 5, CDC's website posted ACIP's
provisional
recommendation titled "ACIP Provisional Recommendations for
Pregnant Women on Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria
Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap)." Portions of
the provisional recommendations are reprinted below.
On June 22, 2011, the ACIP approved recommendations for use
of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular
pertussis vaccine (Tdap) for pregnant women, and updated
Tdap recommendations for persons in contact with infants and
special situations. These recommendations are in line with
the overall CDC strategy to reduce the burden of pertussis
disease in infants and are consistent with existing ACIP
recommendations for use of Tdap.
SUMMARY OF NEW RECOMMENDATIONS
- Use of Tdap in pregnant women:
Women's healthcare providers should implement a Tdap
vaccination program for pregnant women who previously
have not received Tdap. Healthcare providers should
administer Tdap during pregnancy, preferably during the
third or late second trimester [after 20 weeks
gestation]. Alternatively, if not administered during
pregnancy, Tdap should be administered immediately
postpartum.
- Vaccination of adolescents and adults in contact with
infants:
Adolescents and adults who have or who anticipate
having close contact with an infant aged less than
12 months (e.g., parents, siblings, grandparents,
child-care providers and healthcare providers) and who
previously have not received Tdap should receive a single
dose of Tdap to protect against pertussis. Ideally,
these adolescents and adults should receive Tdap at
least 2 weeks before beginning close contact with the
infant. . . .
To access the provisional recommendations, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/provisional/default.htm#acip
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Reminder: New issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults available online
The July issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate
Adults are
available online for viewing, downloading, and printing. The
content of Vaccinate Adults is identical to that of Needle
Tips, except that the pediatric information has been
removed.
To download the entire issue (PDF) of Needle Tips, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n49/n49.pdf
To download the entire issue (PDF) of Vaccinate Adults, go
to: http://www.immunize.org/va/va32.pdf
To access the July Needle Tips table of contents and
magazine-viewer option, as well as back issues, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nt
To access the July Vaccinate Adults table of contents and
magazine-viewer option, as well as back issues, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va
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New: Spanish-language versions of the 2011-12 influenza vaccine VISs now
available
IAC recently posted Spanish translations of the
2011-12
inactivated influenza (TIV) VIS and the 2011-12 live,
intranasal influenza (LAIV) VIS on its website. IAC
gratefully acknowledges the California Department of Public
Health, Immunization Branch, for the translations.
To access the Spanish translation of the VIS for TIV, as
well as the English version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_flu_inactive.asp
To access the Spanish translation of the VIS for LAIV, as
well as the English version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_flu_live.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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Spotlight on immunize.org: guide to immunize.org
Looking for quick access to IAC's web sections
and
resources? Look no further. IAC's Guide to immunize.org
provides a hand-picked listing of links to key web sections
and resources on immunize.org. On the lower half of IAC's
newly redesigned home page, you will find this handy guide.
To access the Guide to immunize.org, please visit the lower
half of IAC's home page at http://www.immunize.org
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IAC posts new vaccine refrigerator and freezer temperature logs and updates
existing logs
In collaboration with CDC, IAC has developed
individual
temperature logs for refrigerator and freezer vaccine
storage units. These logs are intended for use in healthcare
settings that store vaccines in separate, free-standing
refrigerators and freezers, as well as in combination-style
refrigerator/freezer units. We gratefully acknowledge the
California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch,
for allowing us to adapt their logs for national use. To
access the individual temperature logs, see the section
below titled IAC's New Vaccine Storage Temperature Logs.
In addition, IAC recently updated its existing temperature
logs (which have refrigerator and freezer logs on the same
page). These logs were updated with information that
cautions against storing or transporting certain frozen
vaccines at temperatures colder than -58 degrees F (-50
degrees C). To access the updated existing temperature logs,
see the section below titled IAC's Existing Vaccine Storage
Temperature Logs.
IAC's NEW VACCINE STORAGE TEMPERATURE LOGS:
Fahrenheit freezer: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3038f.pdf
Fahrenheit refrigerator: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3037f.pdf
Celsius freezer: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3038c.pdf
Celsius refrigerator: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3037c.pdf
IAC'S EXISTING VACCINE STORAGE TEMPERATURE LOGS:
Fahrenheit refrigerator/freezer:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3039f.pdf
Celsius refrigerator/freezer:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3039c.pdf
IAC's Vaccine Handling and Storage web section houses
several useful handouts that can help you safeguard the
integrity of your vaccine supply. To access these handouts,
go to:
http://www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-storage-handling.asp
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 presents tips for preventing errors in vaccine
administration and storage and handling
IAC encourages IAC Express readers to watch a
6-minute
Expert Commentary video from Medscape titled Make No Mistake
with Vaccines. In the video, CDC medical epidemiologist
Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH, presents information on preventing
errors in vaccine administration and storage and handling.
The video will be available on the home page of IAC's
website through August 21. To access it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org and click on the image under the
words Video of the Week. Registration is required to access
this video on Medscape. There is no charge to register.
Remember to bookmark IAC's home page to view a new video
every Monday.
To access the archives of IAC's Videos of the Week, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/votw
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IAC updates "It's federal law! You must give your patients vaccine
information statements (VISs)"
IAC recently updated "It's federal law! You must
give your
patients current Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)" to
include the most current issue dates of all new and revised
VISs released through July 26, 2011. Go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2027.pdf
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NACCHO policy statement supports eliminating personal-belief exemptions from
immunization requirements for child care and school attendance
The National Association of
County & City Health Officials
(NACCHO) recently issued a statement of policy titled
"Eliminating Personal Belief Exemptions from Immunization
Requirements for Child Care and School Attendance." The
first paragraph of the policy statement is reprinted below.
While supporting the continued availability of medical and
religious exemptions to school immunization requirements,
the National Association of County and City Health Officials
(NACCHO) urges that personal belief exemptions be removed
from state immunization laws and regulations. To reduce the
incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, protect those who
cannot receive vaccine due to age or medical condition, and
protect those at greater risk of severe complications if
they do become infected and ill, NACCHO encourages
eliminating personal belief exemptions. As a way to move
toward this goal, NACCHO encourages state and local health
departments to limit the casual use of personal belief
exemptions to the greatest degree possible. . . .
To access the complete policy statement, click
here.
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Dr.
Arthur Caplan makes the ethical case for mandatory influenza vaccination of
healthcare workers
The Lancet, a British medical journal, recently
published a
brief article by Arthur Caplan, PhD, titled "Time to mandate
influenza vaccination in health-care workers." Dr. Caplan
views mandatory influenza vaccination for healthcare workers
as consistent with three established tenets of medical
ethics: (1) the professional duty to put the patient's
interests first; (2) the obligation to do no harm, and (3)
the requirement to protect those who cannot protect
themselves.
Dr. Caplan is the director of the Center for Bioethics and
professor of bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia.
To access the article in ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to:
http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673611611562.pdf
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August is National Immunization Awareness Month; HHS toolkit is loaded with
resources and ideas
With children and teens heading off to school and
influenza
vaccination season beginning, August is the perfect time to
promote immunization. The resources and ideas the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) has compiled in its
toolkit for National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)
make it easy for health care professionals and the public to
access the information they need.
Resources include sample media, newsletter, and Listserv
announcements; sample tweets for different groups of the
population; ideas for ways to raise awareness about
immunization; and more.
To access comprehensive information about NIAM, go to:
http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/augtoolkit.aspx
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IAC's "After the Shots . . ." And "When Do Children And Teens Need
Vaccinations?" now available in Spanish and six other languages
Updated in May 2011, IAC's parent-education
handout "After
the Shots . . . What to do if your child has discomfort" is
now available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish,
Russian, and Vietnamese. Updated in July 2011, "When Do
Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?" is also available in
Spanish and the six other languages listed above.
To access the Spanish version of "After the Shots . . . What
to do if your child has discomfort," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014-01.pdf
For Arabic: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014-20.pdf
For Chinese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014-08.pdf
For French: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014-10.pdf
For Korean: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014-09.pdf
For Russian: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014-07.pdf
For Vietnamese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014-05.pdf
For English: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4014.pdf
To access the Spanish version of "When Do Children and Teens
Need Vaccinations?" go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-01.pdf
For Arabic: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-20.pdf
For Chinese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-08.pdf
For French: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-10.pdf
For Korean: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-09.pdf
For Russian: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-07.pdf
For Vietnamese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-05.pdf
For English: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050.pdf
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CDC reports on 2010 Louisiana rabies death after exposure to a vampire bat in
Mexico
CDC published "Human Rabies from Exposure to a
Vampire Bat
in Mexico--Louisiana, 2010" in the August 12 issue of MMWR.
The first paragraph is reprinted below.
In August 2010, CDC confirmed a case of rabies in a migrant
farm worker, aged 19 years, hospitalized in Louisiana with
encephalitis. The man developed acute neurologic symptoms at
the end of July, shortly after arriving in the United States
from Michoacan, Mexico. Despite supportive care, his
condition deteriorated, and he died on August 21. Antemortem
diagnostic testing confirmed the diagnosis of rabies, and
samples collected at autopsy were positive for a vampire bat
rabies virus variant. The patient's mother reported that he
had been bitten by a bat in July in Mexico but had not
sought medical care. Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) was
offered to 27 of the patient's contacts in Louisiana and to
68 healthcare workers involved in his care. Although bats
have become the primary source of human rabies in the United
States, this is the first reported death from a vampire bat
rabies virus variant in the United States. Clinicians caring
for patients with acute progressive encephalitis should
consider rabies in the differential diagnosis and implement
early infection control measures.
To access the article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6031a2.htm
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CDC makes the Pink Book available as an e-Book
The just-released twelfth edition of the Pink
Book (formally
titled Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases) is now available as an e-Book at Amazon.com,
Google eBookstore, and Barnes & Noble.
The Pink Book is also available for download and purchase
(softcover).
For information on accessing the Pink Book in various
formats, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook
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For parents: August 18 webinar will discuss FDA's role in protecting
children's health with safe, effective vaccines
FDA will host a webinar titled Protecting Your
Child's
Health through Safe and Effective Vaccines. The webinar is
scheduled for August 18 from 2:00-2:30 PM ET. The presenter
is Norman Baylor, PhD, director, Office of Vaccines Research
and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,
FDA.
Space for the webinar is limited. Materials from the webinar
will be available on the FDA web site. Here are directions
for parents who wish to join:
Click on https://collaboration.fda.gov/safe_and_effective_vaccines/
(or cut and paste it into your internet browser). Then,
click the "Enter as a Guest" button, fill in your name, and
then click "Enter Room."
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IAC's popular laminated versions of the 2011 U.S. immunization schedules are
available. Order a supply for your workplace today!
IAC's laminated versions of the 2011 U.S.
child/teen and
adult immunization schedules are covered with a tough,
washable coating that lets them stand up to a year's worth
of use in every area of your workplace where immunizations
are given. Each has six pages (i.e., three double-sided
pages) and is folded to measure 8.5" by 11".
Laminated schedules are printed in color for easy reading,
come complete with essential tables and footnotes, and
include contraindications and precautions--a feature that
will help you make an on-the-spot determination about the
safety of vaccinating patients of any age.
PRICING
1-4 copies: $7.50 each
5-19 copies: $5.50 each
20-99 copies: $4.50 each
To view images of the laminated schedules, or to order
online or download an order form, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/shop/laminated-schedules.asp
For quotes on customizing or placing orders in excess of 999
schedules, call (651) 647-9009 or email admininfo@immunize.org
To learn about other essential immunization resources
available for purchase from IAC, go to: http://www.immunize.org/shop
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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.
Prices start at $17 each for 1-9 copies and are greatly
reduced for large orders, dropping to $3 each for 1,000-1,499 copies.
To learn more about the DVD, and find out how to order it,
go to: http://www.immunize.org/dvd
For quotes on larger quantities, call (651) 647-9009 or
email admininfo@immunize.org
The Immunization Action Coalition is the only nationwide
vendor of the DVD.
Note for healthcare settings located in California: Contact
your local health department immunization program for a free
copy.
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National Meningitis Association launches a new blog--Parents Who Protect
National Meningitis Association (NMA) has
launched a new
blog, Parents Who Protect, which will serve as a forum for
parents to share their personal stories about immunization
and encourage others to vaccinate their children. Long-time
vaccine advocate and NMA President Lynn Bozof began this
blog so that a wide range of voices could discuss various
aspects of immunization.
After losing her college-age son in 1998 to meningococcal
disease, which is potentially vaccine preventable, Ms. Bozof
worked to promote initiatives that increase public awareness
of the best approaches to disease prevention.
To access and contribute to the blog, go to:
http://parentswhoprotect.com
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WHO announces that the Measles Initiative has helped vaccinate more than one
billion children against measles since 2001
On August 4, WHO issued a press release about the
status of
the Measles Initiative. Portions of the press release are
reprinted below.
The Measles Initiative announced that it has helped
vaccinate one billion children in more than 60 developing
countries since 2001, making significant gains in the global
effort to stop measles.
The child who received the history-making measles
vaccination was one of 3.5 million immunized in Mozambique
this May. The immunization campaign was sponsored by the
Measles Initiative's five founding partners--the American
Red Cross, United Nations Foundation, U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNICEF, and World
Health Organization (WHO). . . .
To access the entire press release, click
here.
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CDC reports on progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in Nigeria during
January 2010-June 2011
CDC published "Progress Toward Poliomyelitis
Eradication--Nigeria, January 2010-June 2011" in the August 12 issue of
MMWR. To access the article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6031a3.htm
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