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IAC Express 2009
Issue 808 -
June 29, 2009
- July 2009 issue of Needle Tips now available online
- CDC recommends that providers reinstate the Hib booster dose for children
ages 12-15 months
- Important: During the novel influenza A (H1N1) outbreak, administer PPSV
to all people with existing indications
- Reminder: Novel influenza A (H1N1) and the 2009-10 seasonal influenza
recommendations to be covered on CDC's July 16 net conference
- Florida Department of Health looking for three boys who played with a
rabid bat
- CDC updates its novel influenza A H1N1 web section with revised guidance
for businesses
- IAC's Video of the Week emphasizes the importance of hand-washing in
stopping the spread of disease
- June issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- Standardized injection site maps help everyone in the office use the same
anatomic sites for each vaccine
- IAC updates a print piece that answers the public's questions about
meningococcal disease and vaccines
- HHS announces $35 million contract for a new way to produce influenza
vaccine
- Save the date: July 7 is the new date for IZTA's Influenza Update
conference call
- Order laminated U.S. immunization schedules today!
- Perfect for your waiting room: "The Saturday Shot" storybook presents a
kid's-eye view of getting immunized
- MMWR article reports on the progress WHO's Western Pacific Region made in
eliminating measles during 1990-2008
Issue 807 -
June 22, 2009
- Reminder: Please take IAC's survey about immunization education materials
- MMWR article reports on healthcare personnel who may have acquired novel
H1N1 influenza infection from ill patients
- CDC's novel H1N1 influenza web section is updated with guidance for
day/residential camps, PSAs on travel and leaving home when sick, and more
- WHO reports that sanofi pasteur will donate 100 million doses of pandemic
H1N1 influenza vaccine
- IAC updates its website with redesigned hepatitis B and HPV web sections;
links to package inserts and a sortable language-locator table are also
available
- IAC adds new Q&As to 14 of its "Ask the Experts" web sections
- IAC's Video of the Week features a polio survivor's story about her 60
years in an iron lung
- FDA enforces laws to protect consumers from Internet marketing of illegal
products related to novel H1N1 influenza
- Order laminated U.S. immunization schedules today!
- CDC updates its online VIS fact sheet with information about new options
for distributing VISs
- Current VIS for PPSV now available in Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Russian,
Somali, and Vietnamese
- Minnesota Viral Hepatitis Symposium scheduled for July 23-24 in
Bloomington
Issue 806 -
June 18, 2009
- Please take our survey about immunization education materials
Issue 805 -
June 15, 2009
- CDC releases new interim H1N1 influenza guidelines, including one about
use of PPSV vaccine
- WHO raises H1N1 influenza pandemic alert to Phase 6
- IAC's Video of the Week features HHS Secretary Sebelius discussing the
U.S. response to the WHO pandemic declaration
- Dr. Thomas Frieden becomes 16th director of CDC
- FDA revises the label for Gardasil to include additional information on
syncope
- CDC releases guidance about protecting infants against hepatitis B when
using Pentacel during the Hib vaccine shortage
- IAC adds three letters to its Press Room web section
- VISs can now be downloaded to mobile devices
- Check out "Factcines," a helpful book for vaccine-hesitant parents
- New journal articles of interest
- CDC to sponsor net conference on H1N1 and seasonal influenza on July 16
- Immunize Georgia conference scheduled for September 11
Issue 804 -
June 10, 2009
- Now's a great time to place an order for IAC's top-quality products,
especially if you need to spend fiscal year-end dollars by June 30. For
greater discounts, make bulk purchases!
- Please consider a contribution to support IAC's work
Issue 803 -
June 8, 2009
- MMWR publishes update on H1N1 influenza in Mexico
- New! IAC'S padded screening questionnaires for vaccine contraindications
are now two-sided, with English on one side and Spanish on the back--added
value at no added cost!
- New! IAC offers free ready-to-print cards featuring popular quick-links
for navigating IAC's www.immunize.org website
- IAC updates two print pieces: "It's Federal Law" and "Pertussis: Questions
and Answers"
- Vaccine issues make the news
- IAC's Video of the Week examines the challenges of global immunization
- Order laminated U.S. immunization schedules today!
- VIS translation: VIS for pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine now available
in Spanish
- WHO recommends global use of rotavirus vaccines
- MMWR discontinuing publication of continuing education activities in
hard-copy format
- Michigan's Adolescent Immunization webcast now archived for online viewing
- It's not too late to sign up for the B Informed Patient Conference
Issue 802 -
June 1, 2009
- Study published in Pediatrics indicates children of parents who refuse
pertussis vaccination are at high risk for the disease
- CDC continually posts new and updated information related to H1N1
influenza
- Three measles cases confirmed in unvaccinated children in Bucks County, PA
- IAC's Video of the Week features gripping case summaries and images of
children with vaccine-preventable diseases
- MMWR notifies readers that "Immunization Update 2009" satellite broadcast
and webcast is scheduled for July 30
- AAP's "Sound Advice" audio interviews are available to answer parents'
questions about vaccination
- MMWR publishes report on large-scale human exposures to a rabid bat in
Montana in 2008
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
Issue 801 - May
26, 2009
- HHS directs $1 billion toward development of vaccine for novel influenza A
(H1N1); new HHS ad campaign planned to encourage the public to protect itself
against H1N1 influenza
- MMWR reports on antibody response to H1N1 after vaccination with seasonal
influenza vaccine
- MMWR reports on patients hospitalized with H1N1 influenza
- MMWR publishes surveillance summary on acute viral hepatitis
- President Obama appoints Dr. Thomas Frieden as CDC director
- CDC offers new H1N1 influenza resources in translation
- IAC's Video of the Week helps healthcare professionals talk to parents
about vaccine concerns
- IAC revises "Admission Orders for Labor & Delivery and Newborn Units to
Prevent HBV Transmission" and "Standing Orders for Administering Rotavirus
Vaccine to Infants"
- IAC updates and redesigns "After the shots. . . What to do if your child
has discomfort"
- IAC updates three print pieces that answer the public's questions about
rotavirus, diphtheria, and Hib
- Mark your calendar: July 30 is the date for "Immunization Update 2009"
- The 11th edition of CDC's Pink Book can now be downloaded
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
- May issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- IZTA plans June 16 conference call on influenza and June 30 call on making
new media work for immunization coalitions
- MMWR reports on progressive vaccinia in a military smallpox vaccinee
- Erratum: MMWR corrects two sentences in its report on H1N1 influenza in
pregnant women
Issue 800 - May
20, 2009
- Read "Ask the Experts" Q&As about vaccine errors
Issue 799 - May
18, 2009
- CDC downgrades Travel Health Warning regarding travel to Mexico to a
Travel Health Precaution
- CDC develops new H1N1 influenza educational resources
- Tomorrow is World Hepatitis Day!
- MMWR Notice to Readers recognizes hepatitis month and day
- MMWR Notice to Readers announces new hepatitis B initiative
- IAC's Video of the Week answers questions about the number, safety, and
timing of childhood vaccines
- Re-translations of IAC's "Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization"
and "Vaccinations for Adults--You're NEVER too old to get immunized!"
available in seven languages
- IAC updates its professional-education piece "Pneumococcal polysaccharide
vaccine (PPSV): CDC answers your questions"
- The Vaccine Education Center offers a new resource on aluminum in vaccines
- May 15 issue of MMWR includes article about H1N1 influenza previously
published as a MMWR Dispatch
- Date for ACIP meeting changed to June 24-26
- Summary Report from the February 2009 ACIP meeting now online
- MMWR publishes report on pediatric bacterial meningitis surveillance in
Africa
Issue 798 - May
13, 2009
- MMWR Dispatch reports on H1N1 influenza in three pregnant women
Issue 797 - May
11, 2009
- CDC continually posting new information related to H1N1 influenza
- MMWR publishes update on worldwide H1N1 influenza cases
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
- IAC's Video of the Week helps answer parents' questions about the safety
and importance of vaccines
- IAC updates translations of its child and teen screening questionnaire
- May 8 issue of MMWR includes two H1N1 influenza articles previously
published as MMWR Dispatches
- New journal articles that may be of interest
- VIS translation: VIS for pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine now available
in Turkish
- For coalitions: 176 immunization coalitions have posted information on
www.izcoalitions.org--is yours one of them?
- Rwanda becomes first low-income nation to offer PCV7 as part of its
national immunization program
- Hepatitis B Foundation's B Informed Patient Conference scheduled for June
26-27
Issue 796 - May
6, 2009
- CDC issues new guidance on closure of schools and childcare facilities
related to the H1N1 influenza virus epidemic
- CDC has recently posted additional interim guidance documents related to
H1N1 influenza
- IAC adds web resources related to H1N1 influenza
Issue 795 - May
4, 2009
- Keep up to date with breaking information about H1N1 influenza (swine flu)
- IAC's Video of the Week features Jennifer Lopez promoting immunization
against pertussis
- Updated 2009 versions of IAC's child/teen and lifetime immunization record
cards now available
- Such a deal: Save $12.50 per box when you buy IAC's 2007 child/teen or
2008 lifetime immunization record cards--order while supplies last!
- Reminder: the 11th edition of CDC's Pink Book can be pre-ordered now
- Guidelines for preventing disease associated with animals published in
MMWR Recommendations and Reports
- IAC updated a print piece that answers the public's questions about
chickenpox and varicella vaccine
- April issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- ACIP meeting scheduled for June 24-25 in Atlanta
- Reminder: May 19 is World Hepatitis Day
- Autism Science Foundation, a new advocacy group, will focus on supporting
autism research not related to vaccines
- "CDC Features" includes information for patients and parents on vaccine
safety
- Iowa immunization conference to be held June 10-11 in Des Moines
- Phacilitate European Vaccine Forum scheduled for June 22-24 in Barcelona,
Spain
Issue 794 - May
1, 2009
- CDC continually posting new information regarding H1N1 influenza (swine
flu)
- How to keep up-to-date on H1N1 influenza (swine flu) news and
recommendations
- MMWR Dispatch reports on history of current swine-origin influenza A virus
outbreak
- MMWR Dispatch reports on swine-origin influenza A virus infections in a
New York City school
- May 1 issue of MMWR includes four articles about H1N1 influenza
Issue 793 -
April 29, 2009
- MMWR Dispatch reports on infections with a swine-origin influenza A (H1N1)
virus in the U.S. and other countries as of April 28
- MMWR Dispatch provides detailed information on the drug susceptibility of
swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) viruses, April 2009
- CDC has recently posted many interim guidance documents regarding swine
influenza A (H1N1)
- ASTHO's website has useful information and resources for states on swine
influenza A (H1N1)
- Spanish-language resources on swine influenza A (H1N1) available on the
CDC and WHO websites
Issue 792 -
April 27, 2009
- CDC reports on swine influenza investigation and gives interim
recommendations; many continually updated resources available for healthcare
professionals and the public
- CDC releases new VIS for pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- National Vaccine Advisory Committee's recommendations on vaccine financing
now available online
- Confirmed measles cases reported in Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and Washington, DC
- Spread the word about the importance of childhood immunization during
National Infant Immunization Week--April 25-May 2
- IAC's Video of the Week features CDC's Dr. Jeanne Santoli answering moms'
tough questions about immunization
- CDC website posts Q&A for providers about Hib vaccine supply and Hib
vaccination coverage
- VIS translation: Interim VIS for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine now
available in Turkish
Issue 791 -
April 20, 2009
- MMWR publishes article on FDA's December 2008 approval of expanded age
indication for use of Tdap vaccine
- CDC's "Guide to Vaccine Contraindications and Precautions" available for
downloading
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
- IAC's Video of the Week features former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's
public service announcement about childhood immunization
- AAP's 2009 Red Book will be available in four formats in July; order by
June 1 to save up to $40
- Reminder: AAP makes its audiocast training course on countering vaccine
misinformation available at no cost through April 30
- May 13 is the deadline for public comment on the draft report of NVAC's
Vaccine Safety Working Group
- May 8 is the deadline for public comment on proposed vaccination criteria
for U.S. immigration
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity from September 28, 2008 to April 4,
2009, and on composition of 2009-10 influenza vaccine
- Celebrity spokespeople Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Laurie announce that
November 2 is World Pneumonia Day
- MMWR publishes report on importations of wild poliovirus in 15 African
countries in 2008-09
- FDA approves rapid test for detecting avian influenza A virus in humans
- Conferences on novel vaccines scheduled for August 17-18 and August 18-19
in Providence, RI
Issue 790 -
April 13, 2009
- $300 million in Recovery Act funds to be allocated to CDC's Section 317
immunization program
- Six confirmed measles cases reported in southwest Pennsylvania; additional
probable cases await confirmation
- AAP and partners submit amicus brief in defense of statute that protects
U.S. vaccine supply
- IAC's Video of the Week focuses on shingles disease, treatment, and
prevention
- CDC corrects an answer that appeared in the IAC Express "Ask the Experts"
Extra Edition on April 6
- Influenza complications have killed 45 U.S. children during the current
influenza season. It is vital to continue vaccinating through the spring
months
- NFID releases its Call to Action on adult vaccination and introduces its
new adult vaccination website
- California Department of Public Health launches EZ-IZ, a one-stop shop for
immunization training and resources
- Coming right up: National Infant Immunization Week starts on April 25 and
goes through May 2
- New: CDC's pocket-size adult and child/teen immunization schedules now
available online
- IAC corrects its March 30 IAC Express article regarding latex gloves
- WHO issues position paper on human papillomavirus vaccines
- Reminder: April 25 is the date for World Meningitis Day
- MMWR notifies readers about ACIP's standardized vaccine abbreviations
- Guidelines for preventing and treating opportunistic infections in
HIV-infected adults and adolescents now published in MMWR Recommendations and
Reports
Issue 789 -
April 6, 2009
- Read "Ask the Experts" Q&As about changes in vaccine recommendations,
vaccine shortages, recently approved vaccines, and more
Issue 788 -
April 6, 2009
- FDA approves new vaccine to prevent Japanese encephalitis
- IAC updates three of its most popular print materials: two screening
questionnaires and a patient-education piece about adult vaccinations
- IAC's Video of the Week is the PBS documentary "The Polio Crusade"
- Influenza complications have killed 43 U.S. children during the current
influenza season. It is vital to continue vaccinating through the spring
months
- MMWR article encourages U.S. residents to be vaccinated against influenza
before traveling to the southern hemisphere
- AAP makes its audiocast training course on countering vaccine
misinformation available at no cost through April 30
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
- "CDC Features" includes information for parents on rotavirus vaccine and
on detecting autism
- World Hepatitis Day is May 19
- MMWR publishes report on worldwide progress in interrupting wild
poliovirus transmission during 2008
Issue 787 -
March 30, 2009
- New: 11th edition of the Pink Book now available; order by April 10, and
save 15 percent off the cover price
- CDC media advisory announces 43rd National Immunization Conference
- Corrections: IAC fixes errors on its two checklists of vaccine supplies
that are essential to have available at immunization clinics
- Influenza complications have killed 35 U.S. children during the current
influenza season. It is vital to continue vaccinating through the spring
months
- MMWR Early Release has updated guidelines for preventing and treating
opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
- National Influenza Vaccine Summit announces recipients of its 2009
Immunization Excellence Awards
- National Infant Immunization Week starts April 25; CDC offers resources
for planning, evaluation, promotion, and more
- IZTA plans April 9 conference call on creating public service
announcements and April 28 call on telling the story of vaccine-preventable
diseases
- Masspro and Massachusetts Adult Immunization Coalition plan Adult
Immunization Conference for May 21 in Worcester
Issue 786 -
March 23, 2009
- CDC Health Advisory stresses the need for all young children to receive
the 3-dose primary series of Hib vaccine
- Pennsylvania Department of Health announces several recently reported Hib
cases and strongly encourages clinicians to give the full primary series of
Hib vaccine
- ACIP releases provisional recommendations for the use of influenza vaccine
in the 2009-10 influenza season
- CDC publishes information on the recommendations ACIP members voted on at
the February 25-26 ACIP meeting
- IAC's Video of the Week features a mother's story about her son's death
from Hib disease
- The most recent version of IAC's popular parent-education piece "When Do
Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?" now available in Spanish and six
additional languages
- Influenza complications have killed 32 U.S. children during the current
influenza season. It is vital to continue vaccinating through the spring
months
- California Department of Public Health's "i choose" campaign validates and
encourages the decision to immunize
- FDA alert: Healthcare professionals can lower the risk of transmitting
hepatitis and HIV viruses by never sharing insulin pens and cartridges among
patients
- FDA selects influenza virus strains for the 2009-10 influenza vaccine
- March issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- Attention healthcare professionals: Free CE credits are available at the
National Immunization Conference
- Inactivated influenza vaccine VIS now available in the Karen language
- California Immunization Coalition's 2009 Summit is planned for April 20-21
in Pasadena
- North Dakota Vaccination Expedition 2009 scheduled for May 28-29 in Grand
Forks
- Attention: March 31 is the deadline for early bird registration for the
May 14 Points Across VI conference
- GAO publishes the findings of its study on sustaining U.S. efforts to plan
and prepare for an influenza pandemic
Issue 785 -
March 16, 2009
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
- ACIP votes to recommend hepatitis A vaccination for close contacts of
international adoptees from countries with high and intermediate endemicity
- Influenza complications have killed 26 U.S. children during the current
influenza season. It is vital to continue vaccinating through the spring
months
- IAC makes several revisions to its adult screening questionnaire, "Do I
need any vaccinations today?"
- IAC's Video of the Week chronicles the challenges facing the final stages
of polio eradication
- IAC updates its two checklists of vaccine supplies that are essential to
have available at immunization clinics
- NIIW runs from April 25-May 2: Start planning now with the help of CDC's
many childhood immunization promotional materials
- CDC website posts presentation slide sets from the February ACIP meeting
- Perfect for your waiting room: "The Saturday Shot" storybook presents a
kid's-eye view of getting immunized
- Scheduled for April 25, World Meningitis Day is a day of action to raise
awareness about meningitis and septicemia
- Phacilitate European Vaccine Forum and Active Immunotherapeutics Forum are
planned for June 22-24 in Barcelona
Issue 784 -
March 9, 2009
- IAC's laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult immunization
schedules offer significant advantages over paper versions. Place your order
today and use them throughout 2009!
- IAC's redesigned VIS web section is your source for easily accessible VISs
in many languages and formats
- Influenza complications have killed 22 U.S. children during the current
influenza season. It is vital to continue vaccinating through the spring
months
- IAC's Video of the Week is a doo-wop ditty promoting influenza vaccination
for healthcare workers
- NCIRD provides updated information on vaccine supply and shortages
- Spring issue of Stanford Medicine features a special report, "Hot Shots:
Vaccines under the gun"
- Archive of the webcast "Vaccines: Wading through the Confusion" now
available from California
- What to Expect Foundation video answers parents' pressing questions about
immunization
- New VIS translation: Interim multi-vaccine VIS now available in Korean
- NCIRD's new online tool gives users lots of useful information at the
click of a mouse
- MMWR publishes article on hepatitis C virus transmission at a New York
outpatient hemodialysis unit during 2001-08
- Coalition University's second and third semesters planned for March 18-19
and May 13 in Baltimore; related Points Across VI conference to be held May 14
- MMWR publishes article on progress Afghanistan and Pakistan made toward
polio eradication in 2008
Issue 783 -
March 2, 2009
- Influenza complications have killed 17 U.S. children during the current
influenza season; CDC issues related talking points
- Influenza activity now widespread in 27 states; CDC tells those who are
sick how to take care of themselves
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through the spring months
- IAC's Video of the Week introduces the Vaccines For Teens campaign and
includes a PSA by the Phoenix Suns' Grant Hill
- IAC updates its standing orders for administering PCV to children and for
administering PPSV to children and teens
- National Immunization Conference opens in Dallas on March 30; save $25 by
registering by March 13
- March 12 "Current Issues in Immunization" net conference to focus on
vaccine storage and handling
- MMWR article reports on the completeness and timeliness of reporting on
meningococcal disease in Maine during 2001-06
- MMWR notifies readers about the availability of a new Power Point course,
Public Health Law 101
- Scientists identify lab-made proteins that neutralize multiple strains of
seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses
- World Vaccine Congress scheduled for April 20-23 in Washington, DC
Issue 782 -
February 23, 2009
- IAC's Video of the Week features CNN broadcaster Campbell Brown's plea to
parents to get their children vaccinated
- HHS letter to clinicians outlines the Hib vaccine schedule to use during
the current vaccine shortage
- IAC updates two popular "how-to" vaccine administration print pieces
- IAC updates standing orders for administering pneumococcal vaccine to
adults and rotavirus vaccine to children
- NNii's science-based essay on vaccines and autism is an excellent resource
for parents and the public
- February issue of the AAP Immunization Initiatives Newsletter answers
frequently asked immunization coding questions
- Free "Shots 2009" software for the new adult, child, teen, and catch-up
immunization schedules is now available
- CDC offers health departments and coalitions abundant resources to plan
for and promote National Infant Immunization Week
- "One And Only" campaign teaches clinicians and patients that syringes
should be used only once
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through the spring months
- MMWR publishes report on progress Europe made toward measles elimination
during 2005-08
- Online course on preventing meningococcal disease offers clinicians CE
credit
- Key health communication lessons from the global initiative to eradicate
polio will be explored at March 13 event in Washington, DC
- WHO's tables of immunization recommendations will aid countries in
reviewing and improving immunization schedules
- Minnesota Coalition for Adult Immunization conference scheduled for March
13 in Chaska
- Illinois Immunization and Communicable Disease Conference and Downstate
Preparedness Response Summit set for June 8-10 in Springfield
Issue 781 -
February 18, 2009
- Use IAC's top-quality products to efficiently vaccinate patients and
effectively educate them about the importance of vaccination. For significant
discounts, make bulk purchases!
Issue 780 -
February 16, 2009
- IAC's popular laminated versions of the 2009 child/teen and adult
immunization schedules are now available. Place your order today!
- Vaccine Court rules that MMR vaccine, when administered with thimerosal-containing
vaccines, does not cause autism
- Lead author "changed and misreported" research data published in the 1998
Lancet article that sparked MMR-autism scare, Sunday Times investigation
indicates
- IAC's Video of the Week features a specialized image analysis of several
phases of cough airflow
- February issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- CDC's update on 2008-09 influenza season indicates increasing activity
beginning at the end of January
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- American Idol's Brook White will give a concert at the school of the teen
whose video wins an influenza prevention contest
- Correction: Error fixed on Korean version of HPV vaccine VIS
- "CDC Features" includes information that encourages vaccination to protect
children against Hib disease
- Project Immunize Virginia plans the tenth Vaccine Update Conference for
April 3 in Richmond
Issue 779 -
February 9, 2009
- New: CDC issues recommendations for preventing rotavirus gastroenteritis
among infants and children
- IAC's Video of the Week educates parents and students about meningococcal
disease, symptoms, and prevention
- FDA posts a notification that Novartis requests customers to discontinue
use of five lots of Fluvirin vaccine and return remaining doses
- IAC updates two popular vaccine administration print pieces
- Information about the safety of HPV vaccine is available to healthcare
professionals and the public on CDC's website
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC posts a Q&A to answer parents' questions during current shortage of
monovalent measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines
- The "CDC Features" web section presents basic rubella information for the
public
- Institute of Medicine's Committee on Prevention and Control of Viral
Hepatitis Infections plans public meeting for March 3
Issue 778 -
February 6, 2009
- Federal immunization funding in jeopardy--Call Today (Friday, Feb. 6)!
Issue 777 -
February 2, 2009
- MMWR publishes article about 5 Hib cases in children under age 3 in
Minnesota, including one death
- Every Child By Two issues press release about unvaccinated child who died
from Hib meningitis
- IAC's Video of the Week stresses the importance of influenza immunization
for healthcare personnel
- New article on the shifting hypotheses about vaccines and autism available
online
- CDC releases Spanish-language versions of the 2009 child, adolescent, and
catch-up immunization schedules
- IAC updates its guides to contraindications and precautions to commonly
administered vaccines
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- February 10 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on National Infant
Immunization Week
- NIH Conference on the Management of Hepatitis B issues final consensus
statement
- PKIDS launches new website for girls
- Don't forget to register for the 2009 National Immunization Conference!
- Reminder: Conference on Vaccine Research to be held April 27-29
- WHO publishes the December 2008 meeting report of the Global Advisory
Committee on Vaccine Safety
Issue 776 -
January 26, 2009
- MMWR Early Release reports on five cases of Hib disease in Minnesota
during 2008, including one death
- New Q&A newsletter for parents lays out the evidence showing that vaccines
do not cause autism
- Richard E. Besser, MD, appointed acting CDC director and acting ATSDR
administrator
- IAC's Video of the Week stresses the importance of pertussis vaccination
for new parents and others with infant contact
- IAC's popular parent-education chart "Immunizations for Babies" now
available in Spanish and six other languages
- Spanish-language version of the 2009 Recommended Adult Immunization
Schedule now on CDC's website
- IAC reviews, updates, and reorganizes its hepatitis B "Ask the Experts"
web section
- January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- February 23 is the nomination deadline for the 2009 Natalie J. Smith Award
- Bangladesh announces plan to vaccinate 4 million children annually with
5-in-1 combination vaccine
Issue 775 -
January 20, 2009
- Be sure to read New York Times article on Dr. Paul Offit's new book,
Autism's False Prophets
- The "CDC Features" web section presents basic pertussis information for
the public
- MMWR publishes update on pneumonia hospitalizations among young U.S.
children before and after PCV7 was introduced
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition offers educational materials in
Spanish and five Asian languages
- HHS awards a $487 million contract to build facility to manufacture
cell-based influenza vaccine
- WHO announces that major updates made to its Immunization Financing web
section during 2008 are now live
- Erratum: MMWR corrects a footnote in its October 10, 2008, article on
adolescent vaccination coverage
- HHS releases the sixth Pandemic Planning Update
Issue 774 -
January 12, 2009
- New: CDC, AAFP, ACOG, and ACP release the 2009 Recommended Adult
Immunization Schedule
- Erratum: MMWR corrects an error in its January 2 article about the 2009
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Ages 0 Through 18 Years
- AAP article answers parents' questions about the number and timing of
vaccines recommended in the childhood immunization schedule
- CDC study reveals that poor infection control practices by healthcare
personnel expose patients to hepatitis B and C
- IAC's Video of the Week presents stories from families affected by
influenza
- January 16 is the nomination deadline for the 2009 National Influenza
Vaccine Summit's Immunization Excellence Awards
- Merck reports shortage of the adult formulation of its hepatitis B vaccine
- CDC issues media statement about oseltamivir resistance and antiviral
recommendations
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month: CDC encourages the public to
learn about cervical cancer and HPV vaccination
- Use the Michigan Department of Public Health's monthly posters to
encourage influenza immunization through April
- NAPNAP's immunization brochure encourages immunization for healthcare
professionals who take care of children
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- Summary Report from the October 2008 ACIP meeting is now online
- January 29 Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference to focus on
antiviral resistance among influenza A (H1N1) viruses
- January 12 issue of People magazine includes interview with Amanda Peet
voicing support for childhood immunization
- Final Statement of October 2008 NIH Consensus Development Conference on
Management of Hepatitis B now online
Issue 773 -
January 5, 2009
- New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2009 Recommended Immunization Schedule
for Persons Ages 0 Through 18 Years
- Dr. Paul A. Offit's Pediatrics article discusses the problems inherent in
Dr. Robert W. Sears' alternative vaccine schedule
- National Quality Forum includes the hepatitis B birth dose among its
consensus standards for improving health care for mothers and newborns
- FDA approves changes in the schedule for administering anthrax vaccine and
in the route of administration
- Simplified version of IAC's parent-education piece "After the Shots" now
available in Spanish and six additional languages
- IAC's video of the week celebrates Cervical Health Awareness Month and
encourages HPV vaccination
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
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