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IAC Express 2010
Issue 856 -
March 15, 2010
- MMWR discusses licensure of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and
presents CDC's recommendations for its use among children
- MMWR discusses licensure of a meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menveo) and
presents CDC's guidance for its use
- MMWR publishes CDC's recommendations for use of Japanese encephalitis
vaccines
- IAC corrects information about ACIP's provisional recommendations for
universal influenza vaccination, which appeared in the March 8 issue of IAC
Express
- CDC Health Advisory notifies providers about potential cases of mumps
during the current multi-state outbreak
- Vaccine Court rules that thimerosal-containing vaccines do not cause
autism
- MMWR publishes report on invasive pneumococcal disease in young children
before licensure of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Important: Register for CDC's April 1 Net Conference on the new ACIP
recommendations for PCV13 and meningococcal vaccine
- IAC updates seven translations of the adolescent immunization piece "Are
you 11-19 years old?"
- IAC's Video of the Week promotes a fund-raising campaign to prevent
pneumonia in children worldwide
- Updated anthrax vaccine VIS incorporates recommendations for the new
5-dose administration schedule
- Keep vaccinating against H1N1 influenza!
- Important: While you're vaccinating against influenza, be sure to
administer PPSV to all people with existing indications
- February issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter is now
online
- Shingles vaccine VIS now available in Thai
- CDC website posts presentation slide sets and the live meeting archive
from the February ACIP meeting
- PKIDS' March 23 webinar to present an overview of social marketing; March
24 webinar to focus on identity management
- MMWR publishes report on progress made in 2009 toward poliomyelitis
eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Epidemiology in Action course set for April 26-May 7 at Emory University
in Atlanta
- International Papillomavirus Conference set for July 3-8 in Montreal;
early registration deadline is March 30
Issue 855 -
March 8, 2010
- CDC posts provisional recommendations for universal inactivated influenza
vaccination in the 2010-11 U.S. influenza season
- CDC posts provisional recommendations for the use of 13-valent
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine among infants and children
- New: CDC publishes VISs for licensed Japanese encephalitis vaccine--one
VIS for Ixiaro and one for JE-VAX
- Two more healthcare organizations join IAC's Honor Roll for Patient Safety
- FDA advisory panel selects viruses for influenza vaccines to be used in
the U.S. during the 2010-11 influenza season
- IAC's Video of the Week features a boy's positive perspective on the
benefits of influenza vaccination
- Keep vaccinating against H1N1 influenza!
- CDC has resource to help providers talk with parents about vaccines
- IAC corrects inaccurate age indication for PCV13 vaccine that appeared in
the March 1 issue of IAC Express
- MMWR publishes a report on respiratory syncytial virus activity in the
U.S. during July 2008-December 2009
- Reminder: Deadline for regular registration for National Immunization
Conference is April 2
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
publishes its Strategic Plan for 2010-15
- Scheduled for April 24, World Meningitis Day is a day of action to raise
awareness about meningitis and septicemia
- NFID's Annual Conference on Vaccine Research planned for April 26-28 in
Bethesda; early registration deadline is March 15
Issue 854 -
March 3, 2010
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Issue 853 -
March 1, 2010
- ACIP votes to recommend influenza vaccination for all people ages 6 months
and older
- ACIP votes to recommend replacing Prevnar (7-valent pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine) with Prevnar 13 (13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine); FDA
approves Prevnar 13
- WHO recommends viruses for influenza vaccines for use in the 2010-11
northern hemisphere influenza season
- IAC'S Video of the Week features blogger moms discussing if the
vaccine-autism debate is over
- IAC updates six translations of "When Do Children and Teens Need
Vaccinations?"
- IAC updates its "Quiz #1: Immunization" and "Quiz #2: Vaccine
Administration"
- Keep vaccinating against seasonal and H1N1 influenza!
- CDC offers health departments and coalitions lots of resources to plan for
and promote National Infant Immunization Week, scheduled for April 24-May 1
- "CDC Features" educates parents about Hib disease and vaccine
- MMWR publishes report about a case of presumptive abortive human rabies in
Texas in 2009
- PKIDS' March 4 webinar will teach the basics of social marketing; March 11
webinar to focus on Skype and instant messaging
- Reminder: NFID's Clinical Vaccinology Course is planned for March 12-14 in
San Diego
- Phacilitate's European Vaccine Forum scheduled for June 21-23 in Barcelona
Issue 852 -
February 22, 2010
- Reminder: February 2010 issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults now
available online
- New: FDA approves Menveo meningococcal conjugate vaccine for use in people
ages 11 through 55 years
- Eight more organizations join IAC's Honor Roll for Patient Safety
- New: IAC's Image Library will educate staff and the public about the
importance of vaccination
- IAC updates its popular parent brochure "Hepatitis B shots are recommended
for all new babies"
- Keep vaccinating against seasonal and H1N1 influenza!
- Important: While you're vaccinating against influenza, be sure to
administer PPSV to all people with existing indications
- IAC's Video of the Week has lots of information about meningitis
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
- Earn CE credit by viewing the new seasonal influenza module offered by
CDC's "You Call the Shots" web-based training course
- IAC corrects an H1N1 influenza vaccine recall announcement published in
the February 2010 issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults
- UNICEF announces Bangladesh will vaccinate 20 million children against
measles
- MMWR publishes report on an outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) on a Peruvian
navy ship in June-July 2009
- PKIDS offers a February 23 webinar about how to use blogs to communicate
immunization information
- Regular registration is now open for the May 26-28 National Conference on
Immunization and Health Coalitions
- Minnesota Coalition for Adult Immunization conference scheduled for March
19
Issue 851 -
February 15, 2010
- New! February 2010 issue of Vaccinate Adults is now
online
- Reminder: February 2010 issue of Needle Tips now
available online
- IAC's popular laminated versions of the 2010 U.S.
child/teen and adult immunization schedules are now
available. Order a supply for your workplace today!
- IAC updates four print resources for providers and
patients, including standing orders and the "Reliable
Resources" patient handout
- A new Unprotected People Report is a mother's account of
rotavirus infection in her two youngest children
- Earn CME credit for watching the Discovery Health
Channel's 4-part "Vaccine Update" video series
- MMWR publishes an update on an ongoing mumps outbreak in
New York and New Jersey
- MMWR publishes a report on transmission of yellow fever
vaccine virus through breast-feeding in Brazil in 2009
- MMWR publishes report on progress in U.S. immunization
information systems in 2008
- March 19 is the nomination deadline for the 2010 Natalie
J. Smith, MD, Award
- PKIDS offers February 18 webinar about using Twitter to
communicate immunization information
- Immunize Nebraska conference scheduled for June 11 in
Omaha; early-bird registration deadline is May 28
Issue 850 -
February 8, 2010
- New! February 2010 edition of Needle Tips is now online
- The Lancet retracts 1998 paper about MMR and autism by Wakefield, et al.
- CDC's Health Alert Network notifies clinicians about shortened shelf life
of certain lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 vaccine in prefilled syringes
- IAC updates "Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used
Vaccines" and "Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used
Vaccines in Adults"
- IAC updates Spanish-language "When Do Children and Teens Need
Vaccinations?"
- "Adult Immunization: Shots to Save Lives" report released
- IAC's Video of the Week section features video clips for parents produced
by ECBT
- Check out IAC's redesigned VIS web section
- January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- Free "Shots 2010" software for the new adult, child, teen, and catch-up
immunization schedules now available
- "CDC Features" educates the public about cervical cancer and HPV vaccines
- Reminder: Early Bird registration for National Immunization Conference
ends February 19
- New hepatitis training resource from the University of Alabama available
online
Issue 849 -
February 1, 2010
- CDC's Health Alert Network notifies clinicians about voluntary recall of
certain lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 vaccine in prefilled syringes
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $10 billion to accelerate global
vaccine efforts
- PedvaxHIB again available for vaccination against Haemophilus influenza
type b
- MMWR reports on H1N1 influenza outbreaks in long-term-care facilities
- Keep vaccinating against seasonal and H1N1 influenza!
- CDC and Medscape present series of expert commentaries
- IAC's Video of the Week features HHS Secretary Sebelius visiting a
school-based H1N1 influenza vaccination clinic
- Compelling PSAs about adult immunization now available
- IAC revises "Seek emergency medical care if you or a family member shows
the signs below"
- IAC adds Indonesian-language VISs to its website
- WHO publishes the December 2009 meeting report of the Global Advisory
Committee on Vaccine Safety
Issue 848 -
January 27, 2010
- Read "Ask the Experts" Q&As on new vaccine recommendations and licensures
Issue 847 -
January 25, 2010
- Three more healthcare organizations join IAC'S Honor Roll for Patient
Safety
- IAC updates four print resources for patients and providers
- IAC'S Video of the Week features PBS program on the H1N1 influenza
epidemic
- Keep vaccinating against seasonal and H1N1 influenza!
- MMWR provides update on U.S. influenza activity
- MMWR article documents transfusion-related transmission of yellow fever
vaccine virus
- PKIDS offers January 28 webinar about its Communications Made Easy program
- "Be Confident!" campaign educates adolescents and parents about HPV and
cervical cancer prevention
- MMWR publishes data on H1N1 influenza vaccination coverage
- International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases scheduled for
July 11-14 in Atlanta
- International Neonatal & Maternal Immunization Symposium to be held March
26-28 in Turkey
Issue 846 -
January 19, 2010
- New: 2010 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults is now
available
- CDC provides information for relief workers and others traveling to Haiti
- CDC publishes MMWR Early Release on H1N1 influenza vaccination rates
- March 1 is the nomination deadline for the 2010 National Influenza Vaccine
Summit's Immunization Excellence Awards
- CDC experts review and update IAC's online "Ask the Experts" Q&A section
related to Hib
- IAC's Video of the Week features a Canadian PSA about influenza
- HHS unveils new H1N1 influenza PSA campaigns targeted toward American
Indians and Alaska Natives
- Families Fighting Flu launches new education campaign
- Shot of Prevention blog offers immunization advocates a virtual place to
meet
- Institute of Medicine releases report on chronic hepatitis B and C
infection
- Live seasonal influenza VIS now available in Amharic
Issue 845 -
January 11, 2010
- Reminder: January 2010 issue of Vaccinate Adults now available online
- New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2010 Recommended Immunization
Schedules for Persons Ages 0 Through 18 Years
- Check out IAC's redesigned VIS web section: it offers you speed, clarity,
and convenience
- It's National Influenza Vaccination Week: CDC's impressive collection of
resources will help you get the word out
- FDA approves high-dose seasonal influenza vaccine intended for use in
people ages 65 and older
- During National Influenza Vaccination Week, you'll want to view CDC's
collection of videos on seasonal and H1N1 influenza
- Important: While you're vaccinating against influenza, be sure to
administer PPSV to all people with existing indications
- New for parents: ECBT's video clip collection features vaccine experts
answering pressing questions about vaccination
- Reminder: CDC's January 28 Net Conference will cover the 2010 U.S.
immunization schedules--register soon
- PKIDS' Communications Made Easy program helps immunization educators
promote immunization to the public
- MMWR publishes report on patients hospitalized with H1N1 influenza at a
school in Hawaii in May 2009
- MMWR publishes report on patients hospitalized with H1N1 influenza in New
York City in May 2009
- February 1 is the abstract deadline for the National Conference on
Immunization and Health Coalitions
- ACIP meeting scheduled for February 24-25 in Atlanta; February 2 is
deadline for non-U.S. citizens to register
Issue 844 -
January 4, 2010
- January 2010 issue of Vaccinate Adults focuses on seasonal and H1N1
influenza
- Reminder: January 2010 issue of Needle Tips now available online
- Scheduled for January 10-16, National Influenza Vaccination Week will
focus on 2009 H1N1 vaccine
- New: IAC now has a patient handout that lists emergency warning signs for
people with seasonal or H1N1 influenza and a piece that summarizes influenza
vaccine products
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month: PKIDS video presents a
powerful incentive for HPV vaccination
- IAC updates sample standing orders for meningococcal and polio vaccination
- Vaccine Education Center videos now available on YouTube
- CDC posts Q&As for the public on human papillomavirus vaccine
- Register for the National Immunization Conference by February 19 to get
the early bird rate
- December issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- NCIRD influenza materials are available for ordering or downloading
- Updated "Teaching Immunization for Medical Education" (TIME) modules are
available for downloading
- Discovery Health Channel's Vaccine Update offers free CME credit for
physicians
- MMWR publishes North Carolina study about the public's intent to receive
influenza vaccines
- MMWR reports on the impact of influenza-related school closings
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