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Issue 703 - December 31, 2007
- Merck updates information on supply of Varivax varicella vaccine and
ProQuad MMR/varicella combination vaccine
- MMWR publishes interim recommendations for use of Hib vaccine in response
to recall of certain lots of PedvaxHIB and Comvax
- New Jersey becomes first state to require influenza vaccination for
children in day care and preschool settings
- IAC mourns the death of immunization advocate Rebecca Cole, who lost a
child to complications from varicella
- Proceedings from the October 2007 ACIP meeting now online
- VIS translation: VIS for hepatitis A vaccine now available in Burmese
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring 2008
- "Spotlight on Shingles" website is a useful resource for patients and the
public
- State and local health departments: Healthy Roads Media requests that you
fill out a short survey--please help
- For coalitions: IZTA plans two teleconferences for early 2008--one on
January 23, another on February 5
- CDC website posts reports of confirmed human cases of avian influenza in
Myanmar and Pakistan
Issue 702 - December 20, 2007
- CDC issues interim recommendations for the use of Hib vaccines in light of
the recall of certain lots of PedvaxHIB and Comvax
Issue 701 - December 17, 2007
- Happy holidays from all of us at IAC
- Merck announces voluntary recall of certain lots of its Hib-containing
vaccines PedvaxHIB and COMVAX
- IAC website posts three Spanish-language immunization print resources
- IAC updates its print resource "MMR Vaccine Does Not Cause Autism: Examine
the evidence!"
- December issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available online
- December 12 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter posted on
IAC's website
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- CDC publishes update on U.S. influenza activity from September 30 through
December 1
- Nomination deadline for the 2008 National Influenza Vaccine Summit's
Immunization Excellence Awards is January 17, 2008
- WHO issues position paper on rabies vaccines
Issue 700 - December 10, 2007
- CDC publishes updated recommendation for meningococcal vaccination of
at-risk children age 2-10 years
- Errors corrected in recommendations for eliminating hepatitis B
transmission in infants, children, and teens
- In TV interview, NCIRD's Dr. Melinda Wharton refutes claims that vaccines
cause harm
- Reminder: Satellite broadcast on Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases is scheduled for December 13
- Planned for January 17, 2008, CDC net conference will focus on shingles
disease and vaccine, and adolescent vaccination recommendations
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- CDC updates its Seasonal Flu web section with a Q&A on influenza vaccine
efficacy
- Faces of Influenza schedules nationwide events for December 2007 and
January 2008
- PandemicFlu.gov website posts toolkit of communication resources for
healthcare community and others
- Deadline for abstract submission for NFID's Conference on Vaccine Research
is February 15, 2008
- Abstract submission deadline for the National Conference on Immunization &
Health Coalitions is February 1, 2008
- Subscribe to PATH's Vaccines for the Future e-newsletter
Issue 699 - December 6, 2007
- Please consider a contribution to support IAC's work
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Issue 698 - December 3, 2007
- December 6 conference call offers practical strategies for vaccinating
throughout the 2007-08 influenza season
- VIS for intranasal influenza vaccine now available in Spanish and
Cambodian
- New: Two IAC screening questionnaires on precautions and contraindications
to vaccination now available in more languages
- IAC updates a piece that answers patients' and parents' questions about
influenza
- IAC updates its "Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly
Used Vaccines in Adults"
- CDC reports on global progress on measles control and mortality reduction
during 2000-2006
- CDC series on Epidemiology and Prevention of VPDs ceases live broadcast;
will be available on DVD and Internet only
- MMWR announces that December 1 marked the twentieth anniversary of World
AIDS Day
- National Influenza Vaccination Week organizers thank partners and
encourage on-going use of resources
- GAO publishes the findings of its study on influenza vaccine production,
distribution, and promotion
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
Issue 697 - November 28, 2007
- National Influenza Vaccine Summit redesigns the homepage of its www.preventinfluenza.org website
- Families Fighting Flu and CDC designate November 27 as Children's Flu
Vaccination Day
- Saying it's a matter of patient safety, NFID urges healthcare
professionals to commit to annual influenza vaccination
- NFID's public education initiative, "Talk Flu to Me," offers multimedia
resources in English and Spanish
- CDC's Flu Gallery offers print and electronic resources for promoting
influenza vaccination
Issue 696 - November 26, 2007
- Important: CDC publishes expanded ACIP recommendations for FluMist use in
children age 2-4 years, as well as other changes in the vaccine's use
- CDC announces availability of an additional injectable influenza vaccine
- Maine updates its mumps vaccination recommendations in response to mumps
outbreak
- MMWR notifies readers that November 26-December 2 is National Influenza
Vaccination Week
- Adult Immunization Schedule available in several more formats
- Check your email: Wednesday's IAC Express Extra Edition will keep you up
to date on activities and resources for National Immunization Vaccination Week
- Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the
influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- VIS for nasal-spray influenza vaccine now available in Arabic, Chinese,
Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
- November issue of CDC's Immunization Works e-newsletter covers seasonal
influenza and several other topics
- CDC updates "Vaccine Management," an essential document on vaccine storage
and handling
- NFID's S.T.O.P. Meningitis toolkit offers resources for immunizing
adolescents and young adults
- CDC's plans December 13 satellite broadcast and webcast on VPD
surveillance
Issue 695 - November 20, 2007
- Now's a great time to place an order for IAC's top-quality products,
especially if you have 2007 year-end dollars to spend
Issue 694 - November 19, 2007
- CDC article shows U.S. mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases is at
an all-time low
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on influenza
- New: IAC website posts three of its patient-education materials, all newly
translated into Spanish
- NIVS's "Influenza Activity Spotlight" offers healthcare professionals lots
of resources and information
- Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the
influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- Health organizations urged to post CDC's influenza vaccination graphic on
their websites
- Actress Jennifer Garner kicks off ALA's "Faces of Influenza" vaccination
campaign
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the October ACIP meeting
- Website of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine now offers clinical
scenarios on immunization
- NIAID awards contracts to strengthen and expand Vaccine and Treatment
Evaluation Units (VTEUs)
- CDC reports on India's progress toward polio eradication from January 2006
to September 2007
Issue 693 - November 13, 2007
- Needle Tips readers--please fill out our online survey
- Vaccinate Adults readers, we've got an online survey for you, too
Issue 692 - November 12, 2007
- Nation's supply of influenza vaccine at record high; CDC urges broad and
continued immunization into spring 2008
- "Read immediately" issue of Immunization Works asks that you share your
plans for National Influenza Vaccination Week
- New: CDC adds public service announcements to its materials for National
Influenza Vaccination Week
- Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the
influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- New: Merck reports unavailability of PedvaxHIB vaccine; CDC website posts
letter regarding status of Hib vaccine supply
- November 8 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- New: IAC's Declination of Influenza Vaccination form now available in
Spanish
- VIS for injectable influenza vaccine now available in Haitian Creole and
Portuguese
- CIIC makes two resources available online--its report on childhood
influenza immunization and its influenza bulletin
- New: 2007-08 adult immunization schedule now available for Palm and Pocket
PC handhelds
- MMWR reports on syringe exchange programs
Issue 691 - November 5, 2007
- New: ACIP votes to recommend nasal-spray influenza vaccine for children
age 2-5 years
- CDC's Drs. Atkinson and Kroger correct answer in Needle Tips (October
2007) about which children should receive two doses of influenza vaccine
- Two AAP clinical reports will help physicians identify and manage patients
with autism spectrum disorder
- Wall Street Journal editorial defends childhood vaccination and counters
Jenny McCarthy's claim of vaccination harm
- Updated data indicate a normal range of intussusception cases among
children vaccinated with rotavirus vaccine
- Get ready: CDC announces National Influenza Vaccination Week for November
26-December 2 and posts related materials
- Important: Be sure to administer influenza vaccine throughout the
influenza season--from fall 2007 through spring 2008
- VIS for nasal-spray influenza vaccine now available in Hmong, Russian, and
Somali
- CDC's Seasonal Flu web section posts new materials
- Reminder: November 15 is the deadline for submitting abstracts for CDC's
2008 National Immunization Conference
- WHO website posts document that outlines the organization's work to ensure
immunization quality, safety, and standards
Issue 690 - October 29, 2007
- Fatal case of human rabies reported in Minnesota
- How's your state doing? Data tables and maps of 2006 NIS childhood
immunization rates make it easy to find out
- VISs for injectable influenza vaccine and Tdap vaccine now available in
several additional languages
- Error corrected in December 2006 recommendations for eliminating hepatitis
B transmission in adults
- CDC launches its redesigned Spanish-language website, "CDC en Espanol"
- October 25 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- October issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter available
on CDC website
- CDC's Seasonal Flu web section posts updated materials
- WHO reports that projected production of pandemic influenza vaccine has
increased significantly
- FDA, NIH, and WHO plan public workshop on pandemic influenza vaccine
development for December 10-11
- Draft of pandemic influenza vaccine allocation plan now online; public
comment will be sought
Issue 689 - October 22, 2007
- New: CDC publishes Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for October
2007-September 2008
- New: CDC publishes updated recommendations for prevention of hepatitis A
virus infection after exposure and before international travel
- New: FDA approves use of Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine, in
children age 2-10 years
- October 2007 issue of Vaccinate Adults is filled with resources for adult
medicine specialists
- CDC's influenza website puts a mix of resources at the fingertips of
health professionals and their patients
- Mayo Clinic's Dr. Gregory Poland makes a strong case for mandatory
influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel
- New: PKIDS launches national educational campaign--"Silence the Sounds of
Pertussis"
- HPV vaccine VISs now in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean,
and Urdu
- What are your state's immunization laws for healthcare personnel and
patients? The CDC website has the answer!
- For coalitions: IZTA plans two conference calls on website design and
strategic Internet use
Issue 688 - October 15, 2007
- October 2007 issue of Needle Tips offers many resources for childhood,
adolescent, and adult immunization
- NFID's Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition launches website for
patients, health professionals, and the media
- Looking for a vaccine-related article? Check out IAC's redesigned journal
articles web section
- IAC screening questionnaire updated to reflect FDA approval for using LAIV
in children age 2-5 years
- MMWR announces FDA's March 28 approval of alternative dosing schedule for
Twinrix combined hepatitis A and B vaccine
Issue 687 - October 8, 2007
- New: Updated VIS reflects FDA approval for use of nasal-spray influenza
vaccine in children age 2-5 years
- CDC highlights FDA-approved changes to administration and storage of LAIV
vaccine
- IAC updates five of its print materials--including FDA-approved changes in
administration of LAIV vaccine to children
- CDC and NNii websites post resources related to thimerosal research
published in the September 27 NEJM
- New: Spanish-language version of the current recommended childhood and
adolescent immunization schedule now online
- WHO publishes recommendation on composition of influenza virus vaccines
for southern hemisphere for 2008
- October 4 issue of Hep Express electronic newsletter available online
- CDC website posts information on production delays for Vaqta pediatric and
adult hepatitis A vaccine
- Reminder: Registration deadline for Current Issues in Immunization net
conference on travel health is October 10
- Reminder: Clinical Vaccinology course set for November 9-11 in Bethesda,
MD
- For coalitions: Abstracts for the National Conference on Immunization &
Health Coalitions are due February 1, 2008
- CDC reports on progress in controlling measles in Nepal during 2000-06
Issue 686 - October 1, 2007
- FDA approves Afluria, a new inactivated influenza vaccine for use in
people age 18 years and older
- NEJM publishes three articles related to thimerosal in vaccines
- Interim VIS for hepatitis B vaccine now available in Spanish
- CDC reports on national and global influenza activity during May
20-September 15, 2007
- Proceedings from the June 27-28 ACIP meeting now online
- WHO's "World Health Report 2007" focuses on building a safer future
through international public health cooperation
- Snap Shots, an electronic newsletter of USAID, offers readers an
international perspective on immunization
- ICEID to be held in Atlanta on March 16-19, 2008; abstracts due November
19
- Vermont Department of Health schedules immunization conference for October
30 in Stowe, VT
- The journal Vaccine to celebrate its 25th anniversary at the Vaccine
Congress in Amsterdam on December 9-11
- Seminar on infectious diseases modeling scheduled for December 10-12 in
Annecy, France
- CDC publishes update on global activity of vaccine-derived polioviruses
during January 2006-August 2007
Issue 685 - September 24, 2007
- New: FDA approves use of FluMist nasal-spray influenza vaccine in children
age 2-5 years
- Health experts deplore low influenza vaccination rates and call for
vaccination throughout fall and winter months
- CDC data show low influenza vaccination rates for older and at-risk adults
- CDC data indicate that fewer than one-third of children age 6-23 months
received influenza vaccine during 2005-06
- CDC data from six sentinel sites point to low influenza vaccination
coverage for children age 6-59 months in 2006-07
- VISs for shingles, HPV, DTaP, and PCV7 vaccines available in Hmong,
Somali, and/or Russian
- Nominations due September 27 for Association of Immunization Managers
Bull's-Eye Award
- Global Hepatitis A Meeting planned for November 30-December 1 in Miami;
abstracts due October 1
- CDC reports on progress in controlling measles in Kenya during 2002-07
- CDC reports on laboratory surveillance for wild and vaccine-derived
polioviruses
Issue 684 - September 17, 2007
- Spanish-language version of VIS for inactivated influenza vaccine
available on IAC website
- CDC highlights resources for influenza season
- Breaking news: CDC launches a new influenza website for health
professionals and the public
- IZTA website features CDC media resources for 2007-08 influenza season
- Coming soon: National Adult Immunization Awareness Week is scheduled for
September 23-29
- September issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available online
- For coalitions: IZTA schedules October 23 teleconference on building
support for immunization registries
Issue 683 - September 10, 2007
- New VIS translations available on IAC's website
- FDA approves new smallpox vaccine
- IAC updates patient- and professional-education materials
- PKIDS launches Flu's Gonna Lose campaign
- Heads up: November 15 is deadline for abstracts for the 2008 National
Immunization Conference
- CDC announces first World Rabies Day
- Penn Center for Bioethics expands vaccine ethics website
- Healthy Roads Media offers VISs in alternative formats
- CDC hosts polio photo exhibit: view a preview online
- Clinical Vaccinology Course set for November 9-11 in Bethesda
- Minnesota Got Your Shots? Immunization Conference scheduled for October
11-12
- Louisiana Shots for Tots conference scheduled for November 29-30
Issue 682 - September 4, 2007
- CDC releases information on vaccination coverage of children
- CDC releases information on vaccination coverage of adolescents
- CDC offers new HPV education and training products
- Miss the 2007 Immunization Update broadcast? View it online!
- IAC updates patient- and professional-education materials
- August 30 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available
online
- CDC's influenza web section posts new influenza information
- Online coloring materials make it fun for kids to learn immunization
basics
- ACIP meeting scheduled for October 24-25
- Pandemic flu conference to take place in Washington, DC, October 29-31
- Phacilitate Vaccine Forum scheduled for January 28-30 in Washington, DC
Issue 681 - August 27, 2007
- Official CDC Health Advisory: Hepatitis A in a food handler who served
persons from multiple states
- CDC releases revised interim meningococcal VIS
- New: Spanish-language version of the current recommended adult
immunization schedule now online
- MMWR reports on respiratory illness mistakenly attributed to pertussis
- IAC updates "When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?"
- August issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available online
- MMWR features chart illustrating HPV infection prevalence
- Vaccine Education Center Newsletter includes important information for
healthcare professionals
- North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza released
- WHO issues position paper on rotavirus vaccines
- Former CDC director writes about changes in public health from 1998-2002
Issue 680 - August 20, 2007
- CDC responds to NVIC's press release about the safety of the HPV vaccine
Gardasil
- IAC updates three of its Spanish-language viral hepatitis screening
questionnaires
- IAC updates patient- and professional-education materials on influenza and
hepatitis B
- CDC reports on U.S. kindergarteners' vaccination coverage during the
2006-07 school year
- For coalitions: IZTA update on influenza vaccine supply and CDC's
influenza communication plan scheduled for September 6
Issue 679 - August 15, 2007
- Now is a great time to purchase IAC's top-quality products, especially if
you have fiscal year-end-dollars to spend
Issue 678 - August 13, 2007
- MMWR notifies readers of revised recommendations to vaccinate all persons
ages 11-18 with MCV4 at earliest opportunity
- JAMA study concludes that current vaccine financing system results in gaps
for underinsured U.S. children
- IAC website posts updated and new immunization-education print materials
- CDC issues an update on U.S. and worldwide influenza activity in 2006-07
and on composition of 2007-08 influenza vaccine
- JAMA study finds community strategies can prevent deaths during influenza
pandemic
- CDC net conferences coming soon--New Influenza Vaccine Recommendations and
Travel Health Issues Including Malaria
- August 9 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available
online
- Support the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable
- Asian Liver Center publishes 2007 edition of its Physician's Guide to
Hepatitis B
- Asian Liver Center operates an information health line
- National Task Force on Hepatitis B: Focus on Asian and Pacific Islander
Americans works to eliminate hepatitis B-related mortality and morbidity
- National Viral Hepatitis Training Center offers training in San Diego
- Fifth International Bird Flu Summit scheduled for September 27-28 in Las
Vegas
Issue 677 - August 6, 2007
- New: CDC's Pre-Teen Vaccine campaign urges vaccination with meningococcal,
Tdap, HPV vaccines--and others
- Reminder: August 9 is the date for CDC's satellite broadcast "Immunization
Update 2007"
- Updated: CDC website posts May 2007 edition of its booklet "Guidelines for
Vaccinating Pregnant Women"
- Merck notifies CDC of delays in production of its pediatric and adult
hepatitis A vaccines
- IAC website posts interim VIS for hepatitis B vaccine in Turkish
- For coalitions: IAC's www.izcoalitions.org website keeps on growing--be
sure your coalition is in on the action
Issue 676 - July 30, 2007
- VIS news: CDC releases interim VIS for hepatitis B vaccine
- Important: CDC releases updated information on the 7/16/07
edition of the VIS for intranasal influenza vaccine
- IAC updates print piece that answers patients' questions
about pertussis
- CDC website posts updated information on HPV brochure and
poster and HPV Q&As for public and professionals
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the June ACIP
meeting
- VIS translations: VIS for injectable influenza vaccine in
Turkish; VISs for polio and MMR vaccines in Amharic
- WHO publishes the June 2007 meeting report of the Global
Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
- July issue of the Pandemic Influenza Update now on the IAC
website
- Museum in Virginia opens a permanent exhibit commemorating
the most severe polio outbreak of 1950
- Vacancy announcement: NVPO seeks senior public health
advisor; application deadline extended to August 17
- MMWR notifies readers that September 15 is the deadline for
applying for the Epidemic Intelligence Service
- Minnesota Department of Health schedules its 2007
immunization conference for October 11-12
- Hib Initiative offers a free quarterly email newsletter
Issue 675 - July 23, 2007
- 2007-08 VISs for influenza vaccines now available on CDC website
- Official CDC Health Advisory: Hepatitis A infections linked to children
adopted from Ethiopia and their family contacts
- Updated: IAC revises three of its immunization education print materials
- MMWR notifies readers of August 9 broadcast/webcast of Immunization Update
2007
- MMWR notifies readers that revised International Health Regulations have
gone into effect for the United States
- Attention nurses: Earn free CE credits by reading about vaccine safety and
taking an online test
- HHS to provide $175 million to assist states in pandemic influenza
preparedness efforts
- New: HHS releases fourth part of its Pandemic Planning Update
Issue 674 - July 16, 2007
- "Vaccinated" recounts the story of Maurice Hilleman's life-saving work in
twentieth-century vaccine development
- Now in Spanish: VIS for pediatric diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP)
vaccine
- CDC reports on hepatitis A vaccination coverage of U.S. children ages
24-35 months during 2004-05
- MMWR publishes ACIP's recommendations for prevention and control of
influenza
- July issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
online
- New: Unofficial summary of June 27-28 ACIP meeting now posted on IAC
website
- ACOG's Immunization Wheel offers professionals abundant information on
immunizing adolescent and adult women
- Newly launched: WHO/ICO Information Centre on Human Papillomavirus and
Cervical Cancer
- New: July 11 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now
available online
- CDC reports on worldwide progress toward interruption of wild poliovirus
transmission during January 2006-May 2007
Issue 673 - July 9, 2007
- New: 2008 edition of CDC's travel-health guide--the Yellow Book--now
available online
- NCIRD website posts update on shortage of measles, mumps, rubella, and
varicella (MMR-V) combination vaccine
- Online form for ordering CDC publications is up and running again
- Pakistani government and Measles Initiative launch largest-ever measles
vaccination campaign
Issue 672 - July 2, 2007
- New: CDC publishes ACIP's influenza vaccination recommendations for 2007
- ACIP votes to recommend routine use of meningococcal conjugate vaccine in
adolescents ages 11-18 years
- Reformatted: IAC's popular online Ask the Experts web section offers users
fast, easy navigation
- IAC introduces new pieces that answer patients' questions about Hib and
shingles (zoster)
- September 15 is the date for CHOP's Vaccine Education Symposium
- New: CDLHN offers CD of printable materials to promote the use of Tdap
vaccine to professionals and adult patients
- Annual Immunize Georgia Conference set for September 20 in College Park,
GA
Issue 671 - June 25, 2007
- ACIP's varicella recommendations now published in MMWR Recommendations and
Reports
- IDSA issues policy blueprint to strengthen adult and adolescent
immunization
- IAC introduces new pieces that answer patients' questions about
chickenpox, diphtheria, and HPV
- HHS Policy Information Center releases five influenza vaccine issue briefs
Issue 670 - June 18, 2007
- FDA approves revised label for RotaTeq; CDC provides information about the
change
- New: July 2007 issue of Vaccinate Women is on the IAC website
- IAC introduces new pieces that answer patients' questions about tetanus,
rubella, polio, meningococcal, and rotavirus
- June issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
online
- Current Issues in Immunization net conference to focus on immunizations
for healthcare personnel--registration is limited
- Mark your calendar: August 9 is the date for CDC's live satellite
broadcast "Immunization Update 2007"
- New VIS translation: VIS for DTaP vaccine now available in Turkish
- Former CDC director writes about changes in public health from 1993-1998
- HHS awards two contracts to expand domestic influenza vaccine
manufacturing capacity
- WHO and vaccine manufacturers to continue progress on plan to create
global stockpile of H5N1 avian influenza vaccine
- HHS convenes leadership forum to help U.S. prepare for possible influenza
pandemic
- MMWR notifies readers that WHO will update the recommended nomenclature
for wild-type rubella viruses
Issue 669 - June 11, 2007
- New: CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
launches Vaccines & Immunization website
- IAC introduces three new pieces that answer patients' questions about
mumps, pertussis, and PPV
- Updated: IAC revises two of its immunization-education pieces
- Free: Order two pads of the Vaccine Education Center's shingles-education
sheets at no charge
- New: CDC website posts questions and answers concerning the safety and
efficacy of HPV vaccine
- June 5 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- New: HHS publishes 2007 Jordan Report on accelerated development of
vaccines
- For coalitions: July 10 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on state and
national pre-teen vaccine campaigns
- Correction: MMWR fixes error published in CDC's report on characteristics
of persons with chronic hepatitis B
Issue 668 - June 6, 2007
- We invite your organization to join more than 120 organizations in urging
ACIP to expand its influenza vaccination recommendations to include all
children through age 18 years
Issue 667 - June 4, 2007
- IAC introduces three new pieces that answer patients' questions about
hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and measles
- Somali-language VISs available for four more vaccines: inactivated
influenza, MMR, PCV7, and rotavirus
- Infectious Diseases Society of America publishes policy principles for
adult and adolescent vaccination
- Act now: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of "Needle Tips" (March
2007) will go fast
- DVD from CDLHN will help you promote immunization through English- and
Spanish-language broadcast media
Issue 666 - May 29, 2007
- New: IAC website redesign underway, new web sections added
- IAC updates four of its immunization-education pieces
- CDC adds guidance for planning a large-scale influenza vaccination clinic
to its influenza web section
- OSHA releases pandemic influenza guidance for healthcare personnel
- WHO's World Health Assembly reaches agreement on sharing influenza viruses
and access to influenza vaccines
Issue 665 - May 22, 2007
- Please help IAC Express by filling out our online survey!
Issue 664 - May 21,
2007
- Visit IAC's newly redesigned VIS web section
- New: Two standing orders protocols for administering HPV vaccine--one for
children/teens, one for adults
- IAC updates its popular professional-education piece "Summary of
Recommendations for Adult Immunization"
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on hepatitis A and
hepatitis B
- VIS update: CDC makes minor revisions to the VIS for DTaP vaccine
- May issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
online
- For coalitions: June 12 is the date for IZTA's teleconference update on
the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
- CDC reports on recent U.S. vaccinia virus transmission in the household of
a military smallpox vaccinee
Issue 663 - May 14, 2007
- CDC updates readers on supply of vaccines containing varicella-zoster
virus
- MMWR highlights Hepatitis Awareness Month
- CDC reports on epidemiology of chronic HBV infection in San Francisco
- CDC reports on hepatitis B prevention through universal infant
immunization in China
- CDC publishes surveillance summary on health behaviors, including
influenza and pneumococcal vaccination
- HAN issues official Health Advisory about influenza-associated pediatric
mortality and the increase of Staphylococcus aureus co-infection
- CDC announces addition of hepatitis A module to its "You Call the Shots"
training course
- NASTAD releases primer on viral hepatitis policymaking and programs
- Former CDC director writes about changes in public health from 1990-1993
- CDC publishes record of February ACIP meeting
- FDA clears first respirators for use in public health medical emergencies
- New pandemic influenza resources available
- CDC updates its avian influenza web section
- California Distance Learning Health Network to offer pandemic influenza
school preparedness training on May 17
Issue 662 - May 9, 2007
- May is a great month to purchase IAC's top-quality products, especially if
you have fiscal year-end-dollars to spend
Issue 661 - May 7, 2007
- May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month! Be sure to visit IAC's special
web section for an overview of events
- Journal of Infectious Diseases publishes article about HBV transmission
between patients in dental practice: accompanying editorial advocates
hepatitis B vaccination for all persons up to age 40 years
- May 2 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter covers events
related to Hepatitis Awareness Month
- New: CDC's booklet "Childcare and School Immunization Requirements:
2005-2006" now available on the IAC website
- CDC reports on vulvar vaccinia infection after sexual contact with
military smallpox vaccinee in Alaska in 2006
- Updated: IAC revises its professional-education piece on administering IM
and SC injections to adults
- HHS issues interim guidance on use of facemasks and respirators in public
settings during an influenza pandemic
- For coalitions: May 15 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on the
Influenza Summit's update on vaccine supply
- Seattle STD/HIV prevention training center and University of Washington
develop online study site
- Seminar on new frontiers in cancer immunotherapy scheduled for July 9-11
at Veyrier-du-Lac, France
Issue 660 - Apr 30,
2007
- IAC's redesigned Unprotected People Reports web section includes new
reports on HPV, rotavirus, shingles, and more
- AAP endorses CDC's General Recommendations on Immunization
- New VIS translation: Interim VIS for varicella vaccine now available in
Chinese
- IAC updates its online Ask the Experts information on human papillomavirus
- Five states expand immunization requirements for school attendance
- Updated: IAC makes minor revisions to two of its viral hepatitis screening
questionnaires
- April issue of the Vaccine Education Center's "Parents PACK" electronic
newsletter discusses pneumococcal vaccine and more
- Get some yucks: Check out PKIDs' interactive immunization website for
teens and twenty-somethings
- For coalitions: May 8 teleconference will cover CDC's influenza vaccine
communication plan for 2007-08
- Turkish-language translations of two of IAC's parent-education pieces
available online
- Healthy Roads Media seeks input from IAC Express readers
Issue 659 - Apr 24,
2007
- Please--do it NOW! Call your U.S. senators about signing the immunization
appropriations letter by Thursday, April 26
- Please--do it NOW! Call your U.S. representative about signing the
immunization appropriations letter by Thursday, April 26
Issue 658 - Apr 23,
2007
- It's here! National Infant Immunization Week is April 21-28
- New: FDA approves human vaccine to protect against avian influenza virus
H5N1
- FDA approves accelerated dosing schedule for Twinrix
- CDC reports on two fatal rabies cases in U.S. in 2006
- UNICEF reports on current drive to immunize 3.9 million Iraqi children
against measles
- New: CDC website launches new homepage and other improvements
- April 18 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- Interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine and VIS for varicella vaccine now in
Turkish
- Symposium on HIV and hepatitis B vaccines planned for May 10 in
Washington, DC
- For coalitions: IZTA launches the Immunization Coalitions Blog
- For coalitions: Bring your ideas to the May 1 phone meeting to plan the
2008 National Conference on Immunization Coalitions
- Reminder: April 27 is deadline for standard registration for the Points
Across health promotion conference
Issue 657 - Apr 16,
2007
- AAP policy statement recommends that all children receive hepatitis A
vaccination at age 1 year
- AAP policy statement recommends a two-dose varicella immunization strategy
- AAP voices concern that rising vaccine costs and inadequate payment
procedures put children at risk
- Sabin Vaccine Institute awards Dr. Hilary Koprowski the 2007 Sabin Gold
Medal
- April issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available online
- ACIP meeting scheduled for June 27-28 in Atlanta; May 18 is deadline for
non-U.S. citizens to register
- Proceedings of the AAP/AMA Immunization Congress now available online
- CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Pakistan and
Afghanistan
- Biodefense Vaccines & Therapeutics conference planned for June 4-6 in
Washington, DC
Issue 656 - Apr 9,
2007
- CDC publishes recommendations for animal rabies prevention and control
- CDC updates its HPV brochure for clinicians and posts counseling messages
on its HPV web section
- Updated: IAC revises its professional-education piece on vaccine
contraindications and precautions in adults
- 150 immunization coalitions have posted information on IAC's
izcoalitions.org website—is yours one of them?
- Immunization Coalitions Technical Assistance Network plans webcast for
April 10 and conference call for April 24
- CDC reports on measles elimination in South Korea
- CDC adds novel influenza A virus infections to its National Notifiable
Diseases Surveillance System
- NIAID plans to expand its programs for influenza research and surveillance
Issue 655 - Apr 2,
2007
- New: FDA advisory panel selects vaccine strains that will make up the U.S.
influenza vaccine for 2007-08
- New: April 2007 issue of Vaccinate Adults is on the Web and soon to be
mailed
- HHS officially approves reorganization of CDC's Coordinating Center for
Infectious Diseases
- March 28 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- English and Spanish VISs for most child and adult vaccines now in audio,
multimedia, and web-page video formats
- CDC issues "Summary of Notifiable Diseases—United States, 2005"
- Register now for the B Informed 2007 patient conference
- CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Nigeria in 2005-06
- AIM Provider Toolkit is a resource guide for immunization in Michigan
- Connections in Health Care conference scheduled for June 20-21 in Duluth,
MN
- Public Health Congress planned for July 16-18 in Washington, DC
Issue 654 - Mar 26,
2007
- ACIP's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine recommendations now published in
MMWR Recommendations and Reports
- New: Tenth edition of the Pink Book now in print and online
- Errata: MMWR issues corrections to ACIP's General Recommendations on
Immunization
- World TB Day is March 24
- Updated: IAC revises its professional-education sheet "Healthcare
Personnel Vaccination Recommendations"
- March issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available on the NIP website
- New: Seventh edition of the Canadian Immunization Guide now in print and
online
- WHO issues position paper on pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Measles outbreak in North Korea claims four lives; UNICEF and WHO launch
nationwide vaccination campaigns
- FluWorkLoss 1.0 software estimates loss of work days during an influenza
pandemic
- European Vaccine Forum scheduled for May 30-June 1 in Munich
Issue 653 - Mar 21,
2007
- Action needed soon: Call your U.S. senators about signing the immunization
appropriations letter by Wednesday, April 4
- Action needed soon: Call your U.S. representative about signing the
immunization appropriations letter by Friday, April 13
Issue 652 - Mar 19,
2007
- Data collected in first year of postmarketing monitoring does not suggest
an association between intussusception and RotaTeq vaccination
- CDC's 2005 surveillance of acute viral hepatitis cases indicates
dramatic decline from 1995 to 2005
- April 21-28 is National Infant Immunization Week; CDC's online resources
make it easy to promote
- ASTHO updates immunization fact sheets and posts them online
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with Spanish-language version of
"Key Facts about Influenza and Influenza Vaccine"
- Asian Liver Center's free "Know HBV" and "Hepatitis B and Moms-to-Be"
brochures now in Korean, Lao, and Tagalog
- Points Across IV Health Promotion Conference and Evidence-Based Institute
scheduled for May 16-17 in Columbia, MD
Issue 651 - Mar 14,
2007
- New: March 2007 issue of Needle Tips offers many resources for childhood,
adolescent, and adult immunization
Issue 650 - Mar 12,
2007
- New: CDC issues ACIP recommendations for the use of quadrivalent human
papillomavirus vaccine
- New VIS translation: Spanish-language version of the interim VIS for
varicella vaccine now online
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- CDC's report on aging includes a call to action to increase adult
immunization in racial/ethnic minority populations
- New formats: 2007 Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents now
available in pocket and brochure sizes
- Fewer than one in three asthmatic children received inactivated influenza
vaccine in the 2004-05 influenza season
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the February 2007 ACIP meeting
- CDC's Adult Immunization Quiz now advises on the need for shingles
vaccination
- New: March 7 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- Pre-travel health advice is the topic for CDC's April 12 Current Issues in
Immunization Net Conference
- March 13 teleconference to focus on pandemic influenza and the role of
immunization coalitions
Issue 649 - Mar 5,
2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- New VIS translation: Interim VIS for HPV vaccine now available in Spanish
- IAC updates the VIS dates on its professional information sheet "It's
Federal Law!"
- Revised VFC resolution states that children younger than age 9 receive two
influenza vaccine doses if they received only one dose during their first
influenza vaccination
- New: Journal of Family Practice's 2007 immunization supplement, "Vaccines
Across the Life Span," now online
- NNii booklet offers tips on finding reliable immunization information on
the Internet
- Two books for parents—"Baby 411" and "Toddler 411"—offer sound vaccination
information
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
- CDC funds available for translational research; letter of intent due March
12
Issue 648 - Feb 26,
2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- Merck notifies CDC of low yield of varicella-zoster virus in its bulk
vaccine
- New: "Shots 2007" version of childhood and adult immunization schedules
now available for handhelds
- CDC reports on measles cases among three U.S. adults visiting China for
child adoptions during July-August 2006
- New: Standing orders protocol for administering rotavirus vaccine to
infants is available on IAC's website
- Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative seeks applicants for program officer
in its Vaccine Access Program
Issue 647 - Feb 22,
2007
- Wow! IAC has immunization record cards for patients of all ages—for
children and teens, for adults, for a lifetime!
- A must for every exam room: Laminated child and adult immunization
schedules, updated for 2007
- New: IAC's "Shop IAC" web page offers users centralized, convenient,
one-stop shopping
- Training video and CD-ROM toolkit provide great guidance on vaccine
administration and storage/handling
Issue 646 - Feb 19, 2007
- FDA issues Public Health Notification on information on RotaTeq and
intussusception
- National Influenza Vaccine Summit announces recipients of the 2007
Immunization Excellence Awards
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- Infectious Diseases in Children publishes two-part report on the
challenges of vaccination reimbursement
- IAC's hepatitis website celebrates its six-year anniversary
- February 14 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter available
online
- CDC outlines differences in HPV vaccination recommendations issued by ACIP
and the American Cancer Society
- February issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter available
online
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity from October 2, 2006, to February
3, 2007
- CDC's Influenza web section updates five resources on seasonal influenza
- National Viral Hepatitis Training Center announces 2007 training dates
Issue 645 - Feb 12, 2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- Boulder County's pertussis website offers patients and professionals
practical information and resources
- Nomination deadline for the Natalie J. Smith award has been extended to
February 16
- OSHA offers employers guidance for protecting employee health and safety
during an influenza pandemic
Issue 644 - Feb 5, 2007
- Revised VIS: CDC makes minor change to interim VIS for HPV vaccine
- CDC offers email update service for many CDC web pages
- HHS unveils two new efforts to advance pandemic influenza preparedness
- Death of St. Paul boy reminds professionals and parents of the importance
of influenza vaccination
- IDSA calls for mandatory influenza vaccination for healthcare workers
- Pennsylvania Immunization Education Program provides slides and speaker
notes online
- CDC scientists discover more about the 1918 influenza virus
- Teleconference on National Infant Immunization Week scheduled for February
20l
Issue 643 - Jan 29, 2007
- Dr. Paul Offit's commentary published in the Wall Street Journal
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- Updated: IAC revises three of its education materials
- Save $25 when you register for NIC before February 17
- Global measles deaths drop by 60 percent between 1999 and 2005
- APhA annual meeting to feature programming on pharmacy-based immunization
- For immunization coalitions: January 30 is the date for IZTA's
teleconference on foundation fundraising
Issue 642 - Jan 24, 2007
- Help advocate for increased federal immunization funding—join the 317
Coalition
Issue 641 - Jan 22,
2007
- Correction: MMWR corrects an error in the vaccination schedule for persons
ages 0-18 years
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- Update: IAC revises five professional educational materials
- New: CDC announces addition of influenza module to its "You Call the
Shots" training course
- CDC adds three new pieces to its Influenza web section
- New book traces the history of vaccination and the development of the
movement against immunization
- Women In Government issues progress report on cervical cancer prevention
efforts in the U.S.
- Attention readers: PKIDS needs you to share your success stories about
changing teens' health habits
- HHS awards contracts to vaccine manufacturers for advanced development of
H5N1 influenza vaccine
Issue 640 - Jan 16, 2007
- FDA approves refrigerated formulation of FluMist
- CDC posts revised interim varicella VIS
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- IAC revises its online Ask the Experts information on hepatitis A vaccine
and general vaccine questions
- IAC updates its provider-education piece on administering IM injections
- January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available
- CDC releases revised edition of its vaccine management handbook
- MMWR notifies readers of upcoming Epidemiology & Prevention of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases broadcast
- January 10 issue of IAC's Hep Express newsletter now online
- ACIP meeting scheduled for February 21–22 in Atlanta
- Every Child By Two videos available on YouTube
- California's Immunization Branch develops materials to promote the use of
Tdap vaccine
- Coalition building course offered March 21 in Columbia, MD
- New grant opportunity available for the AA/NHOPI community; deadline for
applications is February 28
Issue 639 - Jan 8, 2007
- New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2007 Recommended Immunization
Schedules for Persons Ages 0-18 Years
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- Don't miss it: January 10, kaisernetwork.org will present a live web cast
about administering HPV vaccine
- Registration begins January 10 for the satellite broadcast Epidemiology &
Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- IAC updates its hepatitis C screening questionnaire for adult patients
- Time's running out: January 12 is the early-bird registration deadline for
the 2007 National Immunization Conference
- February 9 is the nomination deadline for the fourth annual "Natalie J.
Smith, MD, Award"
- Tenth Annual Conference on Vaccine Research scheduled for April 30-May 2
in Baltimore
Issue 638 - Jan 2, 2007
- Reminder: Be sure to continue administering influenza vaccine during the
early months of 2007
- CDC reports low level of activity in the first two months of the 2006-07
U.S. influenza season
- CDC's report on U.S. measles activity in 2005 indicates continuing need
for high measles vaccination coverage
- IAC revises five of its professional- and patient-education print
materials
- Free: Order two pads each of the Vaccine Education Center's Tdap and HPV
informational tear sheets at no charge
- New: Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference to focus on new adult
hepatitis B and Tdap recommendations
- January 19 is the deadline for nominations for the Influenza Summit's 2007
Immunization Excellence Awards
- Showcase your PSAs during the 2007 Epidemiology & Prevention of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases satellite-broadcast series
- CDC adds new materials to its influenza web section
- For immunization coalitions: AED to offer three skill-based workshops at
CDC's National Immunization Conference
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