Issue
288 - Dec 31, 2001
- Story #42: Are Vaccinations Worth It?
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Issue 287 -
Dec 21, 2001
- Holiday greetings from IAC!
- CDC publishes Notice to Readers on pneumococcal
conjugate vaccine use during shortage
- CDC publishes article on Arkansas rubella
outbreak in 1999
- CDC reports on progress with measles
transmission in Region of Americas
- CDC's National Immunization Program
releases influenza bulletin #11
- Letter on Td supply from Aventis Pasteur
- Seventh International Conference on
Needle-free and Auto Injectors will be held February 25-26
- If your patients ask: New study finds
no link between childhood vaccines and risk of juvenile diabetes
- Early announcement: 2002 United States
Conference on AIDS is set for September
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Issue 286 -
Dec 17, 2001
- CDC publishes notice: ACIP approves shorter
pregnancy wait after receipt of rubella-containing vaccine
- Merck recalls some lots of VAQTA in
prefilled syringes
- Complete smallpox plan now available
on CDC website
- New staff appointments at CDC announced
- Reminder! Fourth National Conference
on Immunization Coalitions registration deadline extended
- Standing Orders Project publishes quarterly "Partner
Newsbrief"
- If your patients ask: New study confirms
safety of influenza vaccine for people with asthma
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Issue 285 -
Dec 11, 2001
- Fall/Winter issue of NEEDLE TIPS is in
the mail--and up on the web
- ACIP votes on pneumococcal conjugate
and DTaP vaccine recommendations
- Letter on influenza vaccine from National
Immunization Program Director Walter Orenstein, M.D.
- Reminder for this Thursday, December
13: CDC satellite broadcast about smallpox for clinicians
- CDC announces 7th edition of "The Pink
Book" and December discount on advance orders
- Register early for the National Immunization
Conference
- New on IAC's website: "Skills Checklist
for Immunization"
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Issue 284 -
Dec 4, 2001
- CDC publishes findings on importance
of proper timing of varicella vaccination
- CDC's National Immunization Program
releases influenza bulletin #10
- CDC releases "Interim Smallpox Response
Plan and Guidelines"
- Hearing on National Immunization Program
(NIP) held in Washington
- Comments invited on proposed changes
to reporting form for VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System)
- Expanding! Hepatitis Prevention Programs
website seeks new program profiles
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Issue 283 -
Nov 26, 2001
- CDC presents satellite broadcast about
smallpox for clinicians on December 13
- Fourth National Conference on Immunization
Coalitions registration deadline extended
- New translation! "Hepatitis B Shots
Are Recommended for All New Babies" in Turkish
- National Immunization Survey (NIS) data
are released in a new web-based Public Use File
- Call for online abstracts for 36th National
Immunization Conference--deadline December 14
- In memoriam: Christopher N.H. Jenkins
Cancer Control Award nominations sought
- Asian and Pacific Islanders hepatitis
B prevention funding deadline extended
- Free! Copies of VACCINATE ADULTS! (Spring
2001 issue) available
- CDC reports on wild polio virus outbreak
in Bulgaria
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Issue
282 - Nov 19, 2001
- Story #41: Case Closed: Pneumococcal Vaccine May Be Everyone's Responsibility
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Issue 281 -
Nov 12, 2001
- CDC revises official booklet on Vaccine
Information Statements (VISs)
- CDC publishes update on bioterrorism-related
anthrax and notice to readers on symptoms
- Healthy People 2010 documents now available
on CD-ROM
- CDC reports on campaign to vaccinate
against rubella and measles in Costa Rica
- Free! Copies of Needle Tips (Spring
2001 issue) available
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Issue 280 -
Nov 5, 2001
- Updated! CDC's "Instructions for the
Use of Vaccine Information Statements"
- Fourth National Conference on Immunization
Coalitions set for January 9-11
- New translations! Get this year's VIS
updates in 12 languages
- "WhatWorks" CD-ROM gives providers
practical ways to increase adult immunization rates
- Handling and storage questions? Consult
these vaccine management guides
- National Asian Women's Health Organization
announces funding for community-based immunization education
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Issue 279 -
Oct 29, 2001
- ACIP votes on birth dose of hepatitis
B vaccine
- Five new hepatitis prevention programs
added to IAC's Hepatitis Programs website
- HFI offers video as part of Partners
in Liver Wellness Program
- Slightly revised! "Community-Based Immunization
Clinic Supplies Checklist"
- CDC publishes update on bioterrorism-related
anthrax
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Issue 278 -
Oct 22, 2001
- CDC's National Immunization Program releases
influenza bulletin #9
- Revised! Parent education brochure on
hepatitis B shots for new babies
- Updated! Three educational pieces on
hepatitis B for adoptive parents
- New! AAP Immunization Policy Statements
page on IAC's website
- CDC confirms four anthrax cases
- CDC publishes guide to recognizing disease
caused by biologic agents
- IOM Safety Review Committee meeting
is set for November 12
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Issue 277 -
Oct 16, 2001
- Letter from the Executive Director:
Give the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine to all infants prior to
hospital discharge
- CDC publishes notice to readers on anthrax
investigation
- CDC issues public health dispatch on
polio in the Philippines
- New translations! Spanish versions of "Are
You at Risk for Hepatitis A" and "B" and "C" now available
- Revised! English version of "Are You
at Risk for Hepatitis B?"
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Issue 276 -
Oct 11, 2001
- Second chance to improve your vaccine
injection techniques! New video shows best practices
- Nevada passes new law for hepatitis
A, hepatitis B, and varicella vaccinations
- New! Varicella Vaccine Information page
on IAC's website
- Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety
Review Committee releases report on thimerosal
- CDC issues report on state-based immunization
registries
- New! Anthrax and Smallpox Information
page on IAC's website
- VAERS data now available online
- CDC publishes news on vaccination among
children in Head Start, child care centers, and schools
- CDC issues public health dispatch on
recent polio outbreak in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
- Polio eradication priorities identified
in Africa by CDC
- CDC provides influenza activity update
and vaccine recommendations for 2001-2002
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Issue 275 -
Sep 26, 2001
- MMWR notifies readers of FDA-licensed
hepatitis A and B combination vaccine
- CDC educates parents and providers about
reinstating the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
- Get your campaign kit for National Adult
Immunization Awareness Week October 14-20
- Fifth edition of NCAI's "Resource Guide
for Adult and Adolescent Immunization" released
- "Communicating with Patients about Immunization" updates
from NNII ready to download
- Teleclinic on Tetanus Prophylaxis and
Wound Management rescheduled for October
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Issue 274 -
Sep 20, 2001
- Bookmark IAC's web page "Needlestick
Prevention" for links to essential online resources
- CDC's National Immunization Program issues
Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #8
- Arizona Immunization Program's annual
conference set for November 1-2 in Phoenix
- California Department Of Health Services
(CDHS) presents course on vaccine-preventable diseases, November
5-6 and November 8-9
- Four more vaccine-related conferences
cover the field (and globe)
- CDC sponsors meetings on STD/HIV prevention
for MSM
- CDC and ASHA host 2002 National STD Prevention
Conference
- Hepatitis Magazine conference happens
in Houston in October
- Pneumococcal Vaccines for the World Conference
rescheduled
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Issue 273 -
Sep 14, 2001
- All of us at IAC extend our condolences
- Order this new video and learn the most
up-to-date information on vaccine administration techniques!
- MMWR notifies readers of decreased availability
of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)
- IOM conference on vaccine safety and
thimerosal available online
- 2001-2002 influenza vaccine VIS available
online in 11 languages
- Concise Spanish-language translation
of the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) VIS now available
- Turkish translations of IAC'S "Immunization
for Babies" and VISs for DTaP, Hep B, and PCV7 vaccines now available
- MMWR publishes notice of upcoming satellite
broadcast on immunization
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Issue 272 -
Sep 7, 2001
- Providers urged to reassess flu vaccine
orders, checking for overestimates, in a letter from Walter A. Orenstein,
MD, Director, National Immunization Program
- CDC'S National Immunization Program
releases influenza bulletin #7
- Reminder! CDC's Immunization Update
2001 satellite broadcast set for September 20
- National Immunization Program issues
Q & A for parents and providers in response to recently published
article in New England Journal of Medicine (August 30, 2001) titled "The
Risk of Seizures After Receipt of Whole-Cell Pertussis or Measles,
Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine"
- CDC publishes report on polio eradication
efforts in the South-East Asia Region
- Advance registration deadline approaching
for APHA annual meeting, October 21-25, Atlanta
- Third World Congress on Vaccines and
Immunisation set for June 4-9, 2002, in Opatija, Adriatic Riviera,
Croatia
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Issue 271 -
Sep 6, 2001
- NVAC will hold workshops on Public Health
Options for Implementing Vaccine Recommendations Sept. 10-11, Sept.
24-25, and Nov. 8-9
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Issue
270 - Sep 5, 2001
- Many IAC revisions now available on
IAC's website!
- Nine new hepatitis prevention program
descriptions added to IAC's website on preventing hepatitis A, B,
and C in communities at risk
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Issue 269 -
Aug 29, 2001
- Here's more information regarding the
Immunization Education Nurse Specialist employment opportunity at
IAC
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Issue 268 -
Aug 28, 2001
- Employment opportunity! The Immunization
Action Coalition is looking for a Nurse Immunization Specialist
- CDC publishes report on outbreak of
pneumococcal pneumonia among unvaccinated residents of a nursing
home in New Jersey
- Updated! New varicella and hepatitis
B state immunization mandates on IAC's website
- National Immunization Program seeks
applicants for the position of Epidemiologist for Vaccine Safety
and Development Activity
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Issue 267 -
Aug 22, 2001
- Reminder! Satellite teleconference on
flu and pneumococcal immunization in nursing homes on August 24
- Vaccine symposium set for September
22 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Immunization seminar set for September
26 in Erie, Penn.
- Updated! "It's Federal Law: You Must
Give Your Patients Current Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)"
- CDC publishes report on human anthrax
associated with an epizootic among livestock in North Dakota
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Issue 266 -
Aug 15, 2001
- Updated! State varicella immunization
mandates on IAC's website
- CDC publishes report on the effectiveness
of California's middle school vaccination law
- The 2001-2002 edition of The Yellow
Book is now available
- Revised English version and new Spanish
translation of IAC's patient education piece "Immunizations for Babies"
- CDC's National Immunization Program
issues Influenza Bulletin #6
- New issue of Partner Newsbrief is available
online
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Issue 265 -
Aug 9, 2001
- CDC's new DTaP VIS is now available
- CDC publishes "Parents Guide to Childhood
Immunization" online
- New translations of immunization screening
questionnaires now on IAC's website
- Two revised hepatitis education materials
on IAC's website
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Issue 264 -
Aug 3, 2001
- CDC publishes National Immunization Survey
data from the year 2000
- CDC reports on fever, jaundice, and
multiple organ system failure associated with yellow fever vaccination
- CDC'S Immunization Update 2001 satellite
broadcast set for September 20
- FDA Consumer and Consumer Reports examine
vaccine safety
- CDC publishes article on progress toward
laboratory containment of wild polioviruses
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Issue 263 -
July 27, 2001
- CDC's National Hepatitis C Prevention
Strategy is now online
- NPI to hold Congressional Educational
Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol August 2
- August is National Immunization Awareness
Month
- NPI offers a new reference guide on
vaccines and vaccine safety
- GAVI Immunization Advocacy Resource
Kit now available online!
- CDC's National Immunization Program
releases Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #5
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Issue 262 -
July 23, 2001
- FDA approves GlaxoSmithKline's Safety
Tip-Lok vaccine delivery system for pediatric hepatitis A and hepatitis
B vaccine
- Aventis Pasteur temporarily interrupts
government contract of DTaP (Tripedia) and DTaP-Hib (TriHIBit)
- OSHA begins enforcing needlestick safety
provisions
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Issue 261 -
July 18, 2001
- CDC announces influenza vaccine delays
for 2001-02 season and supplementary ACIP recommendations
- CDC publishes recommendations on the
control and prevention of rubella
- CDC publishes report on hepatitis C
prevalence among clients of HIV counseling and testing sites
- CDC's National Immunization Program
releases Influenza Bulletin #4
- New Chinese translation of "Screening
Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization" on IAC's website
- New Turkish translation of "Screening
Questionnaire for Adult Immunization" on IAC's website
- Reminder: CDC's National Immunization
Program offers course on vaccine-preventable diseases August 14-15
in Atlanta
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Issue 260 -
July 16, 2001
- CDC's new pneumococcal conjugate and
hepatitis B VISs now available
- Satellite teleconference on flu and
pneumonia immunization in nursing homes on August 24
- Updated "Do You Have Chronic Hepatitis
B?" now available in Spanish and Chinese
- New Chinese translation of childhood
immunization screening questionnaire on IAC's website
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Issue 259 -
July 11, 2001
- CDC's National Immunization Program releases
Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #3
- National Immunization Conference online
continuing education credit deadline extended to July 15
- CDC reports on the first fatal cases
of adenovirus- related illness among military recruits since vaccine
became unavailable
- APHA annual meeting is October 21-25
in Atlanta
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Issue 258 -
July 6, 2001
- Vaccine Education Center offers video
on vaccine safety for health professionals and parents
- IOM announces that printed copies of
its report on MMR and autism are now available
- Correction: Influenza and pneumococcal
vaccination data provided by BRFSS
- Civil surgeons please note: The U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service suspends Td immunization requirement
for immigrants due to Td shortage
- New Turkish translations on IAC's website
- CDC seeks proposals for HIV prevention
among young men of color who have sex with men
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Issue 257 -
July 2, 2001
- Correction: Pennsylvania varicella immunization
mandate will take effect in the 2002-2003 school year
- CDC publishes updated guidelines on occupational
exposure to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV
- CDC publishes data on U.S. vaccination
levels among people 65 and older
- CDC reports on hepatitis B outbreak
in a state correctional facility
- New Spanish translation of IAC's "Screening
Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization" now available
- Abstract deadline for the 2002 National
Conference on Immunization Coalitions is August 10
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Issue 256 -
June 28, 2001
- Updated! New state varicella immunization
mandates on IAC's website
- Medscape offers Continuing Medical Education
for physicians on varicella immunization
- NIP offers course on vaccine-preventable
diseases August 14-15 in Atlanta
- Revised "Hepatitis B: 100 Times Easier
to Catch Than HIV" available on IAC's website
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Issue 255 -
June 22, 2001
- CDC publishes updated ACIP recommendations
on use of smallpox vaccine
- CDC'S National Immunization Program
releases Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #2
- CDC announces 2001-2002 edition of "Health
Information for International Travel" (The Yellow Book)
- CDC publishes report on measles incidence
in Lusaka, Zambia
- CDC announces the Clinical Immunization
Safety Assessment Centers (CISA) network
- NIP seeks applicants for the position
of Chief of the Assessment Branch
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Issue 254 -
June 21, 2001
- Revised! Screening Questionnaire for
Adult Immunization
- New! The fourth volume of "Unprotected
People" stories is now available from IAC
- August is National Immunization Awareness
Month
- Nominations for NPI's National Recognition
Program due July 2
- Reminder! 2001 Immunization Registry
Conference is July 9-11 in Little Rock
- CDC publishes article on exposure to
meningococcal disease on aircrafts
- CDC publishes report on polio eradication
in West and Central Africa
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Issue 253 -
June 18, 2001
- Urge your senators to join their senate
colleagues in signing the letter to support adequate funding for
CDC'S National Immunization Program
- Urge your senators to support the amendment
to ensure health plan coverage of all ACIP-recommended childhood
and adolescent immunizations
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Issue 252 -
June 14, 2001
- IOM Immunization Safety Review Committee
to meet July 16 in Cambridge, Mass.
- Updated! Check out IAC's fact sheet
on federal requirements for VISs
- Thai VISs now available on IAC's website
- New Turkish language translations available
on IAC's website
- National Conference on Immunization
Coalitions set for January 9-11, 2002, in San Antonio
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Issue 251 -
June 8, 2001
- Minnesota Department of Health urges
hospitals to resume universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth
- CDC publishes update on influenza activity
and the composition of the 2001-02 influenza vaccine
- CDC offers new website for TTY users
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Issue 250 -
June 6, 2001
- CDC's National Immunization Program issues
influenza vaccine bulletin
- CDC publishes MMWR issue on HIV/AIDS
- CDC seeks proposals for primary care
physician immunization survey
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Issue 249 -
May 25, 2001
- CDC seeks assistance from health professionals
in implementing ACIP recommendations for influenza vaccine
- CDC announces deferral of routine booster
doses of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids for adolescents and adults
- GAO issues report on flu vaccine and
the need to ensure access for those at high risk for influenza
- Abstract deadline for the ICC Symposium
on Minorities, the Medically Underserved, and Cancer is June 15
- CDC issues erratum to article on syringe
exchange programs
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Issue 248 -
May 24, 2001
- NVAC meeting set for June 5-6 in Washington,
D.C.
- New! "Understanding the Screening Questionnaire
for Adult Immunization" is now available from IAC
- NVAC seeks public comments on vaccine
financing
- IOM Committee on Immunization Finance
offers workshop June 15 in Chicago
- Ad hoc meeting on provider immunization
education programs at the National Immunization Conference
- National Network of Immunization Nurses
and Associates to meet at the National Immunization Conference
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Issue 247 -
May 21, 2001
- CDC publishes article on hepatitis B
vaccination for injection drug users
- CDC reports on syringe exchange programs
in the United States
- May is National Hepatitis Awareness
Month
- IAC'S hepatitis prevention programs
website expands
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Issue 246 -
May 16, 2001
- FDA approves combination vaccine for
protection against hepatitis A and B
- Punjabi VISs now available on IAC's
website
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Issue 245 -
May 14, 2001
- AAP reports find no evidence to link
MMR vaccine with autism or inflammatory bowel disease
- Minnesota's Recommended Childhood Immunization
Schedule available online
- Hepatitis Control Report is available
online
- Reminder! 2001 Immunization Registry
Conference set for July 9-11 in Little Rock
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Issue 244 -
May 10, 2001
- The Spring 2001 issue of VACCINATE ADULTS!
is now available!
- Here's what's in the latest issue of
VACCINATE ADULTS!
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Issue 243 -
May 7, 2001
- The Spring 2001 issue of NEEDLE TIPS
is available!
- What's in the latest issue of NEEDLE
TIPS?
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Issue 242 -
May 3, 2001
- Updated hepatitis B resources available
from IAC
- American Cancer Society endorses hepatitis
B vaccine for children
- CBER Voice Information System offers
callers information on vaccines
- 2001 edition of Shoreland's TRAVEL & ROUTINE
IMMUNIZATIONS now available
- CDC publishes report on global polio
eradication
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Issue
241 - May 1, 2001
- Story #40: Boy dies of pneumococcal meningitis
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Issue 240 - Apr 25, 2001
- Story #39: Hib meningitis strikes unvaccinated infant
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Issue 239 -
Apr 24, 2001
- IOM releases report on MMR and autism
- House schedules autism hearing for April
25-26
- IAC needs your help in updating its Directory
of National Immunization Resources
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Issue 238 -
Apr 20, 2001
- CDC publishes new ACIP statement on prevention
and control of influenza
- Updated resource on advising patients
about immunizations for travel
- Need help understanding foreign vaccination
records? Check out these resources
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Issue 237 -
Apr 17, 2001
- Too good to miss! How to administer IM
and SQ vaccines to children and adults
- Reminder! National Infant Immunization
Week is April 21- 28
- Lyme disease conference scheduled for
April 22-23 in Farmington, Conn.
- Conference on Vaccine Research to be
held April 23-25 in Arlington, Va.
- Reminder! National Immunization Conference
is set for May 29-June 1 in Atlanta
- CDC reports on polio eradication progress
in Sudan
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Issue 236 -
Apr 9, 2001
- Free for the asking! Bulk copies of the
previous issue of NEEDLE TIPS
- Every Child By Two offers bimonthly
immunization newsletter
- Conference on cancer vaccines set for
May 21-22 in San Diego
- CDC publishes erratum on poliovirus
type 2 transmission
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Issue 235 -
Mar 30, 2001
- IAC launches new website showcasing hepatitis
prevention programs!
- Hepatitis B Foundation website now includes
information in Chinese
- ASPH and CDC seek applicants for API
hepatitis B fellowship
- CDC publishes update on risk for meningococcal
disease associated with the Hajj
- CDC reports on global interruption of
wild poliovirus transmission
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Issue 234 -
Mar 23, 2001
- Updated! Screening questionnaire for
adult immunization is now available on IAC's website
- New online immunization curriculum
- AIRA launches updated website
- ICC Fellowship seeks applicants
- CDC publishes report on US influenza
activity
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Issue 233 -
Mar 16, 2001
- CDC reports on availability of Td and
DTaP
- FDA approves newly formulated DTaP vaccine
with only trace amounts of thimerosal
- CDC needs your help!
- CDC offers free print materials for
National Infant Immunization Week, April 22-28, 2001.
- CDC publishes report on Lyme disease
in the United States
- CDC publishes erratum on telephone number
in article on meningococcal disease associated with the Hajj
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Issue 232 -
Mar 9, 2001
- Revised! IAC's "Summary of Rules for
Childhood Immunization" and "Summary of Recommendations for Adult
Immunization"
- Updated! "Screening Questionnaire for
Child and Teen Immunization" is now available on IAC's website
- Reminder! CDC satellite broadcast series
on vaccine- preventable disease begins March 15
- Satellite conference "Vaccines and Your
Clinic" scheduled for April 11
- Learn about the Brighton Collaboration
- Minnesota conference on prevention of
influenza and pneumococcal disease scheduled for March 16
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Issue 231 -
Mar 2, 2001
- Revised! "Hepatitis A & B Vaccines:
Give the Correct Dose" is updated and available on IAC's website
- JAMA publishes article on 1999 rubella
outbreak in Nebraska
- CDC reports on influenza B virus outbreak
on a European cruise ship
- CDC reports on continued polio outbreak
in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
- CDC reports on polio eradication progress
in Afghanistan
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Issue 230 -
Feb 23, 2001
- Check out the IOM Immunization Safety
Review Committee website and listserve
- Read about how FDA works to ensure vaccine
safety
- Alaska implements media campaign to
raise awareness of new school immunization requirements
- Illinois immunization conference set
for June
- CDC publishes errata on recent articles
about measles in the United States and Td shortage
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Issue 229 -
Feb 21, 2001
- New website offers information on pneumococcal
disease and its prevention
- Hepatitis B immunization programs make
progress globally
- CDC's "Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant
Women" now available in Spanish on IAC's website
- Many new Turkish translations available
on IAC'S website
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Issue 228 -
Feb 16, 2001
- CDC releases report on effects of the
1999 AAP/USPHS Joint Statement on Thimerosal in Vaccines
- Express your support for "ER" measles
episode
- New! Quick Links on IAC's website
- CDC notifies public on risk for meningococcal
disease associated with the Hajj pilgrimage
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Issue 227 -
Feb 15, 2001
- Kentucky passes school requirements
for hepatitis B and varicella vaccination
- WHO releases statement on MMR vaccine
- Tonight's "ER" features story on measles
- NEJM studies conclude there is no relationship
between hepatitis B vaccine and multiple sclerosis
- VIS software available in four languages
- National Immunization Conference to
include adult and adolescent immunization issues
- European Conference on Vaccinology to
be held in Lucerne, Switzerland, on March 21-23, 2001
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Issue 226 -
Feb 7, 2001
- Shingles Prevention Study seeks volunteers
- Updated script for photographs of people
with vaccine- preventable diseases available on IAC's website
- Revised! "Labor and Delivery Unit Guidelines
to Prevent HBV Transmission" on IAC's website
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Issue 225 -
Feb 1, 2001
- Register now for CDC satellite broadcast
series "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases"
- Revised hepatitis B education materials
on IAC's website
- CDC publishes report on injection practices
in Romania
- Immunization artwork by kids available
free on IAC'S website
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Issue 224 -
Jan 24, 2001
- NNii issues an alert regarding inaccuracies
in newly published MMR article from the UK
- Hepatitis B immunization coverage extremely
low among Vietnamese-American children
- Test your immunization knowledge with
updated quizzes on IAC's website
- Deadline extended! Abstracts for the
2001 immunization registry conference now due January 31
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Issue 223 -
Jan 19, 2001
- New translations of hepatitis B patient
education materials available on IAC's website
- Free guidebook on immunization registries
available
- CDC announces conference on vaccine
research
- World Vaccine Congress to be held in
Montreal, April 3-5, 2001
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Issue 222 -
Jan 12, 2001
- New harmonized childhood immunization
schedule released by ACIP, AAP, and AAFP
- CDC reports on the progress in development
of immunization registries in the United States
- CDC reports on polio eradication in the
Western Pacific Region
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221 - Jan 3, 2001 Story #38: Some
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