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Issue number 940: July 5, 2011 |
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Contents
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- Spotlight
on immunize.org: new home page and website design coming soon
- New:
Spanish-language version of the 2011 U.S. child/teen immunization schedule
available from CDC
- IAC's
Video of the Week features Dr. Paul Offit discussing the history of the
anti-vaccine movement
- CDC
publishes report on multiple cases of measles after exposure during air
travel in Australia and New Zealand
- Current
Issues in Vaccines webinar, featuring Dr. Paul Offit, is available through
August 23
- CDC's
"Immunization Update 2011" live satellite broadcast and webcast scheduled
for August 4
- CDC's
"Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2011" course
now available in web-on-demand and DVD formats
- View a
panel discussion about ACIP's decision-making process on vaccine
recommendations in the context of cost-effectiveness data and a vaccine's
value to society. Video is now streaming online.
- "CDC
Features" encourages parents to make sure their children are up to date on
their measles (and other) vaccinations
- June
issue of CDC's Immunization Works email newsletter includes articles on
global immunizations and more
- VISs for
MMRV, yellow fever, and anthrax vaccines available in additional languages
- IAC's
popular laminated versions of the 2011 U.S. immunization schedules are
available. Order a supply for your workplace today!
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Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants,
Children, and Adults"--from the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch
- July 8
webinar is your chance to offer your ideas on the Division of Viral
Hepatitis's national education campaign
- CDC
publishes update on worldwide outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus
during July 2009-March 2011
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AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP,
American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices; AMA, American Medical Association; CDC, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization
Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; NCIRD,
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; NIVS, National
Influenza Vaccine Summit; VIS, Vaccine Information Statement; VPD,
vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health Organization. |
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Issue 940: July 5, 2011 |
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Spotlight on immunize.org: new home page and website design coming soon
Heads up! Next week, we will launch a new website
design for www.immunize.org. The newly designed website offers you a
deeper and broader experience through improved design and
navigation, making it faster and easier for you to find the
essential information you want and have come to expect from
IAC.
Many of the changes to the home page reflect suggestions we
have received from our website visitors. Please continue to
provide comments and suggestions on what you like about
www.immunize.org and what you would like to see in future
redesign efforts. Be sure to visit www.immunize.org next
week!
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New: Spanish-language version of the 2011 U.S. child/teen immunization
schedule available from CDC
CDC recently posted a Spanish-language version of
the
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0
Through 18 Years--United States, 2011. It contains
recommendations for people ages 0 through 6 years and people
ages 7 through 18 years, as well as a catch-up schedule for
people ages 0 through 18 years who start immunizations late
or are more than one month behind.
To access the Spanish-language Recommended Immunization
Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years--United
States, 2011, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/child/0-18yrs-and-catchup-spanish.pdf
To access other versions of the Recommended Immunization
Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years--United
States, 2011, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm#hcp
NOTE: CDC no longer offers a Spanish-language version of the
recommended immunization schedule for adults.
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IAC's Video of the Week features Dr. Paul Offit discussing the history of the
anti-vaccine movement
IAC encourages IAC Express readers to watch a
21-minute
video of Paul Offit, MD, being interviewed about the history
of the anti-vaccine movement. Dr. Offit is chief, Division
of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
The interviewer, Eli Adashi, MD, is professor of medical
science, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University.
The video will be available on the home page of IAC's
website through July 10. To access it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org and click on the image under the
words Video of the Week. Viewing this video requires login,
which is free.
Remember to bookmark IAC's home page to view a new video
every Monday.
To access the archives of IAC's Videos of the Week, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/votw
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CDC publishes report on multiple cases of measles after exposure during air
travel in Australia and New Zealand
CDC published "Notes from the Field: Multiple
Cases of
Measles After Exposure During Air Travel--Australia and New
Zealand, January 2011" in the July 1 issue of MMWR. The
article is reprinted below in its entirety, excluding
references.
In January 2011, measles was diagnosed in three New Zealand
residents recently returned from a 17-day trip to Singapore
and the Philippines. On January 11, they had flown on a 7.5-hour flight from Singapore to Brisbane, Australia, remained
in a transit lounge for 9.5 hours, and then continued on a
4-hour flight to Auckland, New Zealand. Searches in
Australia and New Zealand for secondary cases among
passengers on either flight resulted in the identification
of three cases among passengers on the Singapore-to-Brisbane
flight and five cases among passengers on the Brisbane-to-Auckland flight.
The three index cases had rash onsets occurring January
11-15 and tested positive for measles immunoglobulin M
(IgM). One Australian case and one New Zealand case were
diagnosed clinically, but the remaining six secondary cases,
with rash onsets occurring January 21-26, were positive for
measles RNA by nucleic acid amplification testing. Each
specimen was genotype D9 with the same genetic sequence.
Only three of the eight secondary cases were in persons
seated within two rows of a person with an index case: two
in unvaccinated persons and one in a person whose measles
vaccination status was unknown. One secondary case was in a
person of unknown vaccination status seated four rows away
from the nearest person with an index case, one was in a
person with a history of having been vaccinated against
measles twice who was seated six rows away, and three were
in unvaccinated children 11 rows away, in a separate cabin.
The three index cases were in unvaccinated children aged 12-17 years.
Australian contact investigation guidelines for exposure to
a single passenger with infectious measles aboard an
aircraft focus on the seats within two rows of persons with
index cases; five of the eight secondary cases in this
outbreak were in persons who were farther away. Three
persons likely were infectious aboard the aircraft, not one,
and recent literature suggests that exposure might extend
farther than two rows. In addition, because measles is
readily transmissible through airborne transmission, the
opportunity for exposure existed in the Jetways, the arrival
and departure terminals, and the transit lounge. This
outbreak highlights the transmissibility of measles and the
risk for exposure during international travel, which might
start at the airport before departure, and the need for
travelers to be protected against measles by vaccination.
To access the full article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6025a4.htm
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Current Issues in Vaccines webinar, featuring Dr. Paul Offit, is available
through August 23
On May 25, the Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at
Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Pennsylvania chapter
of the American Academy of Pediatrics held their first
Vaccine Update webinar. The speaker was Paul Offit, MD,
chief, Infectious Diseases Division, CHOP, and director,
VEC. Topics covered include pertussis, febrile seizures
following vaccination, influenza, and recent anti-vaccine
activity.
An archived copy of the webinar is available until midnight
(Eastern time) August 23, 2011. It has a run time of 54
minutes.
To view the webinar online, go to: http://vaccine.chop.edu/webinars Scroll down to the subhead
titled "Current Issues in Vaccines--Spring 2011." Click on
the link titled "View an archived copy of the presentation."
Click the "Launch Webcast" button on the next screen.
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CDC's "Immunization Update 2011" live satellite broadcast and webcast
scheduled for August 4
The live satellite broadcast and webcast
"Immunization
Update 2011" is scheduled at two times on August 4. The
first time is from 9AM to 11:30AM ET; the rebroadcast is
from 12 noon to 2:30PM ET. Both will feature a live
question-and-answer session in which participants nationwide
can interact with the course instructors by email and fax.
Anticipated topics include influenza, meningococcal, zoster,
Tdap, and human papillomavirus vaccines. Other emerging issues will be discussed, including the latest
information from ACIP's June 2011 meeting. The course
instructors are Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH; Donna Weaver, RN,
MN; and JoEllen Wolicki, BSN, RN. All are with NCIRD at CDC.
The broadcasts will be edited and made available as a self-study program 4 to 6 weeks after the broadcast. The program
will be available in DVD and web-on-demand formats.
Course registration begins on July 7. To register, go to:
http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline Registration is not required
to view the webcast.
To view a fact sheet with comprehensive information, click
here.
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CDC's "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2011"
course now available in web-on-demand and DVD formats
The "Epidemiology and Prevention of
Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases 2011" course is now available as a ten-module web-on-demand series. Updated annually to provide the latest
recommendations from the ACIP, the course presents the most
current information in the constantly changing field of
immunization. Each of the ten modules has a run time of 60
to 90 minutes and includes case studies and a discussion of
frequently asked questions. Continuing education is
available.
For more information on the course, or to access the web-on-demand version, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/epivac
To order one free copy of the DVD using the NCIRD ordering
system, go to: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/NCIRD.aspx Scroll
down to item #22-0771.
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View
a panel discussion about ACIP's decision-making process on vaccine
recommendations in the context of cost-effectiveness data and a vaccine's value
to society. Video is now streaming online.
On June 29 five panelists met to discuss ACIP's
decision-making process on vaccine recommendations in the context of
cost-effectiveness data and a vaccine's value to society.
The panel met at the American Enterprise Institute,
Washington, DC.
The panelists are
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David Curry, Center for Vaccine Ethics and Policy
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Adel Mahmoud, MD, Princeton University
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Leslie Norwalk, formerly with the U.S. Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Mark Pauly, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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William Schaffner, MD, National Foundation for Infectious
Diseases and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
To access a streaming video of the panel discussion, go to:
http://www.aei.org/video/101473
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"CDC
Features" encourages parents to make sure their children are up to date on their
measles (and other) vaccinations
The "CDC Features" web section now includes
information for
the public on the importance of protecting children from
measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases by
vaccinating them on time.
To access "Measles: Make Sure Your Child Is Fully
Immunized," go to: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Measles
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June issue of CDC's Immunization Works email newsletter includes articles on
global immunizations and more
CDC recently released the June issue of its
monthly
newsletter Immunization Works and posted it on the website
of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory
Diseases (NCIRD). The newsletter offers the immunization
community information about current topics. The information
is in the public domain and can be reproduced and circulated
widely.
Most articles in the June Immunization Works newsletter have
been covered in this or previous issues of IAC Express.
Following are titles of three articles that appear in the
June issue under the subhead Global Immunizations; previous
issues of IAC Express have not covered these articles.
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Measles Partner Meeting
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Best Practices Meeting for WHO Regional Risk Assessments
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African Region--Training on Bacterial Meningitis and
Rotavirus Gastroenteritis
To access the full text of these three articles, as well as
the complete June issue of Immunization Works, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/news/newsltrs/imwrks/2011/201106.htm
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VISs for MMRV, yellow fever, and anthrax vaccines available in additional
languages
The VIS for the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV)
vaccine is now available in Armenian, Farsi, and Russian.
The VIS for yellow fever vaccine is now available in
Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. The VIS for
anthrax vaccine is now available in Spanish. IAC gratefully
acknowledges the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch, for the translations.
To access the new translations of the VIS for MMRV vaccine,
as well as other translations, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_mmrv.asp
To access the new translations of the VIS for yellow fever
vaccine, as well as the English version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_yellow_fever.asp
To access the new translation of the VIS for anthrax
vaccine, as well as the English version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vis_anthrax.asp
For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in more
than 35 languages, visit IAC's VIS web section at
http://www.immunize.org/vis
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IAC's popular laminated versions of the 2011 U.S. immunization schedules are
available. Order a supply for your workplace today!
IAC's laminated versions of the 2011 U.S.
child/teen and
adult immunization schedules are covered with a tough,
washable coating that lets them stand up to a year's worth
of use in every area of your workplace where immunizations
are given. Each has six pages (i.e., three double-sided
pages) and is folded to measure 8.5" by 11".
Laminated schedules are printed in color for easy reading,
come complete with essential tables and footnotes, and
include contraindications and precautions--a feature that
will help you make an on-the-spot determination about the
safety of vaccinating patients of any age.
PRICING
1-4 copies: $7.50 each
5-19 copies: $5.50 each
20-99 copies: $4.50 each
To view images of the laminated schedules, or to order
online or download an order form, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/shop/laminated-schedules.asp
For quotes on customizing or placing orders in excess of 999
schedules, call (651) 647-9009 or email
admininfo@immunize.org
To learn about other essential immunization resources
available for purchase from IAC, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/shop
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Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants,
Children, and Adults"--from the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH),
Immunization Branch, has updated its award-winning training
video, "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with
Infants, Children, and Adults." The 25-minute program can be
used to train new employees and to refresh the skills of
experienced staff. The video demonstrates the skills and
techniques needed to administer vaccines to patients of all
ages.
Prices start at $17 each for 1-9 copies and are greatly
reduced for large orders, dropping to $3 each for 1,000-1,499 copies.
To learn more about the DVD, and find out how to order it,
go to: http://www.immunize.org/shop/toolkit_iztechdvd.asp
For quotes on larger quantities, call (651) 647-9009 or
email admininfo@immunize.org
The Immunization Action Coalition is the only nationwide
vendor of this new DVD.
Note for healthcare settings located in California: Contact
your local health department immunization program for a free
copy.
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July 8 webinar is your chance to offer your ideas on the Division of Viral
Hepatitis's national education campaign
CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has
scheduled a
1-hour webinar beginning at 1PM ET on July 8. Sponsored by
the National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors
and National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, the webinar is
intended to get feedback on DVH's national education
campaign. The campaign's focus is on educating providers and
consumers about chronic hepatitis B and C, and increasing
the identification of those who don't know they are
infected. The webinar provides those who work in viral
hepatitis prevention and control the opportunity to learn
about DVH's plans and join the discussion to improve this
effort.
Everyone involved in viral hepatitis prevention and control
is invited, including community-based organizations,
nonprofits, health departments, and others. To find out more
and to register, go to:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=lvi29eal6ij5
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CDC
publishes update on worldwide outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus during
July 2009-March 2011
CDC published "Update on Vaccine-Derived
Polioviruses--Worldwide, July 2009-March 2011" in the July 1 issue of
MMWR. A press summary of the article is reprinted below.
This report describes countries in which vaccine-derived
polioviruses outbreaks were identified during July 2009 to
March 2011. Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs), recognized
by their high genetic divergence from the oral poliovirus
vaccine (OPV) strains, fall into three categories: (1)
circulating VDPVs (cVDPVs) from outbreaks, (2) primary
immunodeficiency-associated VDPVs (iVDPVs) from patients
with defects in antibody production, and (3) ambiguous VDPVs
(aVDPVs) for which there is insufficient evidence for
definitive assignment to the other two categories. During
July 2009-March 2011, three new cVDPV outbreaks, were
identified in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and India; three
previously identified outbreaks in Nigeria, Democratic
Republic of Congo, and Somalia continued into 2011; two
countries experienced importations of cVDPVs from Nigeria;
nine persons were newly found to excrete iVDPVs; and aVDPVs
were found among persons and environmental samples in 15
countries. Most of the recent VDPVs were of serotype 2.
Current and past experience underscores the importance of
routine vaccination either with inactivated poliovirus
vaccine or trivalent oral polio vaccine (tOPV) to prevent
VDPV spread.
To access the full article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6025a3.htm
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