IZ Express
Our weekly email newsletter, IZ Express, has been in production since 1997 and currently has more than 55,000 subscribers. Each week, it provides up-to-date information about:
  • New CDC vaccine recommendations
  • FDA vaccine approvals
  • Newly released Vaccine Information Statements
  • New immunization resources
  • Current events
  • Notable journal articles
  • Ask the Experts special editions
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Issue 220: December 28, 2000

  1. CDC issues recommendations for the use of vaccines manufactured with bovine-derived materials
  2. AAP updates recommendation on meningococcal disease in college students
  3. Online article for immunization professionals: advising parents on immunization
  4. Abstract deadline is February 2, 2001, for NFID's vaccine research conference

Issue 219: December 21, 2000

Story #37: Human rabies--California, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin

Issue 218: December 20, 2000

  1. New! IAC's Directory of National Immunization Resources is available online
  2. CDC offers new online information to answer questions about the recent polio outbreak in the Caribbean
  3. NIH offers excellent online vaccine resource

Issue 217: December 19, 2000

Story #36: December 11, 2000, remarks by the President on child immunization

Issue 216: December 15, 2000

  1. Watch for the Winter 2001 issue of NEEDLE TIPS in late February
  2. Updated Spanish translation of "When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?"
  3. VISs now available in Turkish!
  4. Influenza vaccine is still available through CDC's contract with Aventis-Pasteur
  5. CDC publishes ACIP recommendations on use of anthrax vaccine
  6. CDC reports on human rabies in the United States
  7. CDC reports on human rabies case in Canada
  8. CDC publishes recommendations on improving global measles control

Issue 215: December 12, 2000

  1. Clinton launches new federal effort to increase childhood immunization rates through a link with WIC
  2. Updated! Vaccine administration record forms for children and adults
  3. Find resources for patients and professionals on the Canadian Immunization Awareness Program website
  4. Georgia state immunization conference is set for February 15 in Macon

Issue 214: December 8, 2000

  1. CDC publishes notice on outbreak of polio in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
  2. CDC publishes article on U.S. influenza activity during the 2000-01 season
  3. Online continuing medical education opportunity from ATPM
  4. Dr. Martin Myers named director of the National Vaccine Program Office

Issue 213: December 1, 2000

  1. Reminder! CDC'S satellite training "Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" is December 8
  2. National survey shows that some parents have misconceptions about vaccines
  3. CDC publishes erratum on ACIP's DTaP statement
  4. New! Anthrax VIS now available online
  5. CDC publishes notice on outbreak of wild polio in Cape Verde

Issue 211: November 21, 2000

  1. Looking for influenza vaccine? CDC is making available an additional 9 million doses
  2. Visit CDC's influenza vaccine availability website for updates on obtaining vaccine
  3. CDC publishes report on measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome in the United States and Mexico
  4. Pneumococcal conjugate VIS now available in Farsi
  5. Reminder! Abstracts for the 2001 Immunization Registry Conference due January 15
  6. Educational videos on hepatitis available from the Hepatitis Foundation International 

Issue 210: November 17, 2000

New! Current information on state immunization mandates available on IAC's website

Issue 209: November 15, 2000

  1. CDC publishes supplemental ACIP recommendations on use of diphtheria toxoid-tetanus toxoid-acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP)
  2. CDC publishes notice about the shortage of adult tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccine
  3. New! CDC's "Best Practices for Mass Influenza Vaccination Campaigns" on IAC's website
  4. CDC website offers clinical questions and answers on influenza
  5. Merck's hepatitis A vaccine gets supplemental approval for extended use
  6. CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Issue 208: November 13, 2000

  1. CDC's Spanish-language website features hepatitis information this week
  2. The National Asian American Immunization Project seeks grant applicants
  3. Help get youth involved in immunization advocacy

Issue 207: November 10, 2000

  1. "It's Federal Law! You Must Give Your Patients Current Vaccine Information Statements" has been updated
  2. New translations of the VIS for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine available online
  3. Spanish translations of the VISs for hepatitis B and meningococcal vaccine now available online
  4. CDC publishes report on influenza activity in the US and worldwide
  5. Reminder! Abstracts for the National Immunization Conference due December

Issue 206: November 6, 2000

"60 Minutes" to air program exploring allegations of a link between MMR vaccine and autism

Issue 205: November 3, 2000

Issue 206 - Nov 6, 2000
  1. Now is an excellent time to give pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) to your patients at risk!
  2. Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine resources for health professionals

Issue 204: October 30, 2000

  1. CDC issues notice of contract for additional 9 million doses of influenza vaccine
  2. Questions about flu vaccine delays? Check out CDC's Influenza Vaccine Availability Website
  3. New! CDC influenza vaccine flyers available online
  4. CDC publishes article on progress toward interrupting indigenous measles transmission in the Americas
  5. Fact sheet on hepatitis B and international adoption from the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board
  6. Employment opportunity: CDC is recruiting candidates for chief of the training and education branch of the Immunization Services Division

Issue 203: October 27, 2000

Reminder! Early-bird registration deadline approaches for the Third National Conference on Immunization Coalitions, January 10-12, 2001, in Savannah

Issue 202: October 25, 2000

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics articles on adolescent immunization and meningococcal disease and college students are available online
  2. Acellular pertussis vaccine conference to be held November 12-14, 2000, in Bethesda, Md.
  3. Workshop webcast of "Evaluation of New Vaccines: How Much Safety Data?" set for November 14-15, 2000
  4. Mark your calendar! CDC satellite training "Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Disease" scheduled for December 8, 2000
  5. Hmong "Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization" has new design
  6. Louisiana state immunization conference set for December 19-20, 2000, in New Orleans
  7. Canadian national immunization conference set for December 3-6, 2000, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  8. Satellite conference on bioterrorism set for December 5-7, 2000

Issue 201: October 16, 2000

  1. CDC publishes "Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients"
  2. Hepatitis C conference to be held November 10-11, 2000, in League City, Texas
  3. Health professionals: Learn about hepatitis C with an online educational program from CDC

Issue 200: October 10, 2000

  1. New hepatitis B resources from CDC's Hepatitis Branch
  2. Order your copy of the "Visual Red Book on CD-ROM" from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  3. JAMA offers patient education piece on flu vaccine
  4. Reminder: Workshop on cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine development to be held October 25-27, 2000
  5. CDC publishes erratum regarding updated ACIP recommendations on delayed supplies of influenza vaccine

Issue 199: October 6, 2000

  1. CDC publishes ACIP recommendation on preventing pneumococcal disease among infants and young children
  2. Read the ACIP resolution for pneumococcal vaccine coverage under the Vaccines For Children program
  3. New resource! Vaccine Education Center launches website
  4. Learn about childhood immunization and earn continuing education units

Issue 198: October 5, 2000

CDC publishes updated recommendations from ACIP in response to delays in supply of influenza vaccine

Issue 197: October 4, 2000

Resume the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine!

Issue 196: October 3, 2000

  1. Story #35: Physician remembers the tragedies of vaccine-preventable disease

Issue 195: September 29, 2000

  1. New and revised educational and informational materials are ready to download from IAC's website!
  2. New! Quick Links on IAC's website

Issue 194: September 28, 2000

  1. CDC issues press release on influenza vaccine supply
  2. CDC issues notice of workshop on cytomegalovirus vaccine development
  3. CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Ethiopia

Issue 193: September 27, 2000

  1. Reviewers wanted! Association of Teachers of Prevention Medicine seeks providers to beta-test new CD-ROM
  2. Hawaii Immunization Coalition's conference set for Oct. 26, 2000, in Honolulu
  3. SIGN annual meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on October 23-24, 2000. Attend in person or electronically!

Issue 192: September 22, 2000

  1. Story #34: Infant dies of fulminant hepatitis B, 1999

Issue 191: September 21, 2000

CDC publishes surveillance summary on vaccination coverage among children and adults--United States

Issue 190: September 21, 2000

  1. Story #33: Ordinary college student shares horror of meningitis

Issue 189: September 20, 2000

  1. The Spring/Summer 2000 issue of VACCINATE ADULTS! has been mailed and is available on the Web!
  2. Here's what's in the latest issue of VACCINATE ADULTS!

Issue 188: September 14, 2000

  1. National Medical Association to hold immunization dinner symposium September 21, 2000, in Atlanta
  2. IAC website update! Download high-resolution photos of people with vaccine-preventable diseases
  3. Free immunization poster offer from CDC
  4. Reminder! Workshop on Vaccine Communication to be held October 5-6, 2000, in Arlington, Va.
  5. Sign up for the SIGN news service

Issue 187: September 8, 2000

  1. New hepatitis B web resource on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
  2. Reminder! National Adult Immunization Awareness Week 2000 is October 8-14
  3. CDC'S "Guide to Contraindications to Childhood Vaccinations" for the year 2000 is now available
  4. JAMA offers patient education piece on rabies

Issue 186: September 7, 2000

  1. The Spring/Summer 2000 issue of NEEDLE TIPS has been mailed and is available on the web!
  2. What's in the latest issue of NEEDLE TIPS?

Issue 185: September 1, 2000

  1. CDC'S newly revised interim hepatitis B Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) now available online!
  2. CDC announces new free software available for influenza pandemic preparedness planning
  3. Now available online! "Vaccine Myths," a chapter from the book VACCINES: WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW
  4. Mark your calendars! April 22-28, 2001, is National Infant Immunization Week

Issue 184: August 29, 2000

  1. UPDATE: CDC says, "Plan now: Expect flu vaccine supply delays and possible shortages"
  2. Oops! We erred in the price listed for Michigan's immunization modules described in IAC EXPRESS #183

Issue 183: August 28, 2000

  1. National Medical Association to hold immunization dinner symposium August 31, 2000, in New Orleans
  2. National Immunization Conference Abstracts available online
  3. New immunization curricula available from Michigan State University
  4. Updated! "It's Federal Law! You must give your patients current Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)"
  5. New immunization education presentation available for speakers bureaus
  6. World Vaccine Congress 2000 to be held September 18-20, 2000, in Paris
  7. CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Pakistan

Issue 182: August 18, 2000

  1. CDC publishes a Public Health Dispatch on varicella outbreaks among Mexican adults in Alabama
  2. CDC's Immunization Update 2000 satellite broadcast set for September 14, 2000
  3. Workshop on Management of Hepatitis B: 2000 to be held September 8-10, 2000, at the National Institutes of Health
  4. CDC publishes notice of a Workshop on Vaccine Communication to be held October 5-6, 2000, in Arlington, Va.
  5. Evaluation of New Vaccines workshop to be held November 14-15, 2000, in Bethesda, Md.

Issue 181: August 8, 2000

  1. CDC publishes erratum regarding rabies vaccine recall
  2. Free for the asking! Bulk copies of VACCINATE ADULTS!
  3. Workshop on Vaccine Communication set for October 5-6, 2000, in Arlington, VA
  4. World Congress on Vaccines and Immunizations set for August 29-September 3, 2000
  5. Epidemiology in Action course registration deadline September 15

Issue 180: August 2, 2000

  1. National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI) offers campaign kit for National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
  2. New edition of "ImmunoFacts" reference guide available for purchase
  3. New immunization resource for parents on the Web
  4. New website offers immunization information to seniors
  5. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) publishes immunization quarterly online
  6. Receive e-mail updates on HIV and hepatitis B and C

Issue 179: July 31, 2000

  1. IAC's revised "Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization" is now available online in multiple languages
  2. Delaware Valley Immunization Coalition conference set for September 10, 2000, in Cherry Hill, NJ
  3. The Third National Conference on Immunization Coalitions set for January 2001, in Savannah, GA
  4. Conference on vaccine development scheduled for September 20-22, 2000, in Arlington, VA
  5. Influenza conference set for Crete, Greece, on September 23-28, 2000
  6. Third International Symposium on Influenza to be held December 1-3, 2000, in St. Lucia

Issue 178: July 28, 2000

  1. Surgeon General and Congress announce new campaign to improve public awareness about hepatitis C
  2. Three lots of IMOVAX rabies vaccine recalled
  3. CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication, European region

Issue 177: July 25, 2000

  1. CDC'S pneumococcal conjugate VIS now available online!
  2. CDC issues press release on ACIP vote regarding pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
  3. CDC publishes update notice on the expanded availability of thimerosal preservative-free hepatitis B vaccine
  4. IOM reports on immunization finance policies and practices

Issue 176: July 14, 2000

  1. CDC publishes notice on delayed supply of influenza vaccine and adjunct ACIP recommendations for the 2000-01 season
  2. CDC publishes report on 1998 hepatitis B vaccination coverage among Asian and Pacific Islander children in the United States
  3. CDC publishes summary of the joint statement on thimerosal in vaccines
  4. Employment opportunity: CDC is recruiting candidates for Director of the Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program

Issue 175: July 11, 2000

  1. CDC publishes report on 1999 vaccination coverage levels in the United States
  2. Place your bulk orders now! CDC is giving away multiple copies of the 1999 "Guide to Contraindications to Childhood Vaccinations"
  3. American Public Health Association annual meeting set for Boston, November 12-16

Issue 174: July 10, 2000

  1. Coming this week! Influenza pandemic satellite broadcast set for July 13
  2. Don't miss this special CDC satellite broadcast for public health workers about influenza control
  3. New VAERS website features online reporting and vaccine safety resources
  4. PKIDS offers pediatric infectious disease research list and archive

Issue 173: June 30, 2000

  1. CDC releases recommendations for prevention and control of meningococcal disease and meningococcal disease in college students
  2. CDC publishes report on measles incidence in the United States, 1999
  3. Live satellite broadcast from next week's National Immunization Conference! CDC presents "Adult Immunization Issues"
  4. CDC publishes report on polio eradication in the South-East Asia Region
  5. Special satellite broadcast has been added to the schedule for CDC's Influenza Pandemic satellite broadcast set for July 13

Issue 172: June 30, 2000

  1. Story #32: Physician underscores the importance of hepatitis B vaccine

Issue 171: June 29, 2000

  1. Joint statement of AAFP, AAP, ACIP, and PHS concerning removal of thimerosal from vaccines now available
  2. Thimerosal Policy Q&A is now available on CDC's website
  3. Expect delays in influenza vaccine availability for the 2000-2001 season! CDC publishes press release so providers can plan ahead 

Issue 170: June 19, 2000

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics publishes recommendation for pneumococcal vaccine for children under age 2
  2. Photos of children with pneumococcal infections now available on AAP's website 

Issue 169: June 5, 2000

  1. Revised educational materials are ready to download from IAC's website!

Issue 168: May 30, 2000

  1. CDC publishes article on progress toward polio eradication in Africa
  2. CDC publishes announcement of satellite broadcast on flu pandemic preparation
  3. Spanish-language VIS videotapes still available
  4. English and Spanish VISs available on CD-ROM

Issue 167: May 25, 2000

  1. Story #31: Michigan child's death caused by chickenpox

Issue 166: May 19, 2000

  1. CDC publishes new ACIP statement on polio immunization in the United States
  2. CDC publishes revision of acute hepatitis panel
  3. CDC publishes announcement of web-based hepatitis C training for health professionals

Issue 165: May 17, 2000

  1. OOPS! Read these corrections to "IAC EXPRESS" Issue #164 on revised educational materials

Issue 164: May 16, 2000

  1. Revised educational and informational materials are ready to download from IAC's website!

Issue 163: May 12, 2000

  1. CDC's National Immunization Program offers new online ordering system for publications and resources
  2. Preparing for the next influenza pandemic satellite broadcast set for July 13
  3. CDC publishes call for abstracts for international conference on emerging infectious diseases
  4. CDC publishes announcement of international course in applied epidemiology

Issue 162: May 9, 2000

  1. Story #30: Traveling filmmaker reflects on the high cost of hepatitis A virus infection

Issue 161: May 8, 2000

  1. CDC publishes update on influenza activity, 1999-2000
  2. Employment opportunities! IAC is looking for a few talented people to help spread the word about the importance of immunization

Issue 160: May 1, 2000

  1. Help send kids with hepatitis to camp this summer!
  2. CDC publishes surveillance summaries on Lyme disease and influenza
  3. CDC publishes report on meningococcal disease among pilgrims to Mecca
  4. CDC publishes article on progress toward global polio eradication
  5. CDC publishes article on surveillance for adverse events associated with anthrax vaccine
  6. Sign on to this site! W.H.O. offers "Safe Injection Global Network" (SIGN) website
  7. Don't let it fly by! "Early bird" registration deadline is May 5 for National Immunization Conference
  8. California's meningococcal disease satellite broadcast set for May 18
  9. National Vaccine Program Office sponsors Workshop on Aluminum in Vaccines, May 11-12

Issue 159: April 26, 2000

  1. Story # 29: Measles shots are common sense: personal reflections of an Alaska physician

Issue 158: April 18, 2000

  1. CDC publishes new ACIP statement on prevention and control of influenza
  2. CDC's new influenza VIS now available online!
  3. CDC's new meningococcal VIS now available online!
  4. CDC launches new internet site in Spanish
  5. CDC publishes report on measles outbreak in the Netherlands
  6. CDC publishes report on fatal case of yellow fever in traveler to Venezuela
  7. Free audiotape program focuses on strategies to improve adult vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal disease

Issue 157: April 12, 2000

  1. Medical experts and advocacy groups unite in support of universal immunization programs
  2. New resource! CDC creates new website on vaccines and autism
  3. Official record is open until April 20 for congressional committee hearing on autism

Issue 156: April 10, 2000

  1. FDA approves Engerix-B preservative-free vaccine
  2. National Infant Immunization Week is only one week away!
  3. CDC publishes article on progress in development of immunization registries
  4. CDC publishes correction to website address for aluminum in vaccines workshop

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