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| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) |
| The MMWR weekly contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments, including reports on vaccine-preventable diseases. ACIP recommendations, as well as the child and adult immunization schedules, are published in the MMWR Recommendations and Reports. |
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| ACIP Recommendations |
| Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations are official federal guidelines for the use of vaccines and immune globulins in the United States and are published by the CDC. |
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| Visit IAC's Vaccine Policy web section for ACIP Recommendations chronologically, by vaccine, and by topic of interest |
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| Epidemiology & Prevention
of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (The Pink Book) |
| Great resource
book updated yearly on vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases.
Download the book or selected chapters in pdf format for free. For a hard
copy, order
online, or call (877) 252-1200. |
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| Guidelines
for Vaccinating Pregnant Women |
| Do
you know which vaccines a pregnant woman can or cannot receive?
This 15-page booklet contains guidelines abstracted from ACIP
recommendations. |
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| Parents
Guide to Childhood Immunization |
| A 68-page booklet introducing parents to 14 childhood diseases
and the 10 vaccines that can protect children from them. |
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| Recommended
Adult Immunization Schedule--United States |
| This publication summarizes both age-based recommendations
as well as those based on medical conditions of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices for adults and is accepted
by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
and the American Academy of Family Physicians. |
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| Recommended
Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule |
| This annual release of updated recommendations of the American Academy
of Pediatricians, American Academy of Family Physicians, and the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is presented in graphic
form with detailed footnotes. A schedule for accelerating vaccinations
for children who have started late or have fallen behind is included
as a separate page. |
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| Vaccine
Information Statements (VISs) |
| These statements are required when administering certain
vaccines to infants, children, and adults. Translations of
the VISs are also available from the Immunization
Action Coalition, view
VIS translations. A
one-page summary of the requirements for their use can be
downloaded here. |
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| Vaccine
Management: Recommendations for Handling and Storage of Selected Biologicals |
| This 20-page booklet contains handling and storage details
for each vaccine. |
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| Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit |
| Toolkit from NCIRD, with resources to protect vaccine cold chain |
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| Manufacturers of US-licensed vaccines |
| Quality control office telephone numbers and websites |
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| Vaccine Price List |
| CDC vaccine price list provides current vaccine contract prices and list the private sector vaccine prices for general information |
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| The
ABCs of Childhood Vaccines |
| A
presentation for health professionals that describes the many aspects
of childhood vaccines, including how vaccines are made, how they
work, vaccine safety, and community immunity. The site includes
a PowerPoint presentation, a video, and text-only files. |
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| Hepatitis
B and You |
| This PowerPoint presentation, developed for women who test positive
for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) during pregnancy, provides information
on the cause, transmission, and prevention of perinatal hepatitis
B. It is designed for women with low literacy skills. |
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| How
to Protect Your Vaccine Supply |
| This 23-minute video presents practical, up-to-date information on all aspects
of vaccine storage and handling. Play the video online, using Windows Media Player. |
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| Public
Health Image Library |
| An extensive collection of still images, image sets, and multimedia
files related to public health. |
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| This page was reviewed
on June 18, 2008 |
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