Issue
Number 548
August 29, 2005
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- New: CDC's influenza web section adds materials for the
2005-06 season
- New: VIS for MMR vaccine now available in Vietnamese
- Updated: IAC revises its patient questionnaire "Do I
Need Any Vaccinations Today?"
- Updated: Two revised hepatitis educational pieces
available on the IAC website
- Upcoming event: Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers to
speak at the Sierra Nevada Immunization Conference
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ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, American
Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices;
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug
Administration; IAC, Immunization Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report; NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine
Information Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health
Organization.
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August 29, 2005
NEW: CDC'S INFLUENZA WEB SECTION ADDS MATERIALS FOR THE 2005-06 SEASON
CDC recently added two fact sheets and a Q&A page to its Influenza web
section. Details follow:
FACT SHEETS
(1) The 2-page fact sheet "Key Facts About Influenza Vaccine" was posted on
the Influenza web section on 8/12/05.
To access it in ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/pdf/vaccinekeyfacts.pdf
To access it in web-text (HTML) format, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm
NOTE: The Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Tagalog versions of the 8/12/05
fact sheet have not yet been posted.
(2) The 2-page fact sheet "Protecting Against Influenza (Flu): Advice for
Caregivers of Children Less Than 2 Years Old" was posted on the Influenza
web section on 8/17/05.
To access it in ready-to-print (PDF) format, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/pdf/infantcare.pdf
To access it in web-text (HTML) format, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/infantcare.htm
NOTE: The Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Tagalog versions of the 8/17/05
fact sheet have not yet been posted.
Q&A PAGE
(3) "Questions & Answers: Projected Vaccine Supply for the 2005-06 Influenza
Season" was posted on the Influenza web section on 8/22/05.
To access it, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/0506supply.htm
For continually updated influenza information, check the Influenza web
section throughout the 2005-06 season:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu
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August 29, 2005
NEW: VIS FOR MMR VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE IN VIETNAMESE
Dated 1/15/03, the current VIS for measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) is
now available on the IAC website in Vietnamese. IAC gratefully acknowledges
the California Department of Health Services for the translation.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/vn_mmr03.pdf
To access it in English, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/mmr03.pdf
For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in a total of 33
languages, visit IAC's VIS web section at
http://www.immunize.org/vis
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August 29, 2005
UPDATED: IAC REVISES ITS PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE "DO I NEED ANY VACCINATIONS
TODAY?"
IAC recently updated its two-page patient questionnaire "Do I Need Any
Vaccinations Today?" with current information.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4036need.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4036need.htm
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August 29, 2005
UPDATED: TWO REVISED HEPATITIS EDUCATIONAL PIECES AVAILABLE ON THE IAC
WEBSITE
IAC recently revised two of its one-page hepatitis educational pieces:
"Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and Vaccination" and "Hepatitis A, B, and C:
Learn the Differences."
(1) Intended for health professionals, "Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and
Vaccination" was substantively revised. A column indicating who should be
vaccinated was added to the table on serologic testing, and a paragraph on
managing chronic hepatitis B virus infection was added at the conclusion of
the piece.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2110.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2110.htm
(2) Intended for professionals and patients, "Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn
the Differences" was slightly revised, primarily to include new treatment
information.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4075abc.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4075abc.htm
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August 29, 2005
UPCOMING EVENT: ROSALYNN CARTER AND BETTY BUMPERS TO SPEAK AT THE SIERRA
NEVADA IMMUNIZATION CONFERENCE
Scheduled for September 29, the Sierra Nevada Immunization Conference will
include a lunchtime presentation by former First Lady of the United States
Rosalynn Carter and former First Lady of Arkansas Betty Bumpers. Both work
through Every Child By Two to increase childhood immunization. The
conference is sponsored by the Sierra Nevada Immunization Coalition.
Titled Every Child Is Worth a Shot, the conference is intended for
healthcare providers, school nurses, community officials, and others
committed to prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases. It will be held at
John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV. To access the conference brochure, go to:
http://www.immunizenevada.com/pdf/brochure.pdf
Registration is $60 through August 30 and $75 thereafter. For online
registration, go to:
http://www.immunizenevada.com and click on the appropriate link.
For additional information, call (775) 770-6703 or click on the link above. |
