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Recommendations
  Prevention and Control of Influenza, Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008
Source:: MMWR, August 8, 2008; 57(RR07):1-60
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5707a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5707.pdf
  Prevention and Control of Influenza, Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, July 13, 2007; 56(RR06):1-54
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5606a1.htm?s_cid=rr5606a1_e
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5606.pdf
  General Recommendations on Immunization
Source: MMWR, December 1, 2006; 55(RR-15):1-48
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5515a1.htm?s_cid=rr5515a1_e
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5515.pdf
  Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/adult-schedule.pdf
  Prevention and Control of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Long-Term Care Facilities
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/long-term-care.pdf
  Notice to Readers: Facilitating Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Through Standing Orders Programs
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source: MMWR, January 31, 2003, Vol. 52(04):68-9
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5204a4.htm
  Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel
Source: MMWR, February 9, 2006, Vol. 55(Early Release):1-16
PDF: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr55e209.pdf
HTML: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr55e209a1.htm?s_cid=rr55e209a1_e
  Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Conditions of Participation: Immunization Standards for Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities, and Home Health Agencies
Author: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Federal Register, October 2, 2002, Vol. 67(191):61808-61814
www.cms.gov/providerupdate/regs/cms3160fc.pdf
  Use of Standing Orders Programs to Increase Adult Vaccination Rates
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (3/24/00)
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4901a2.htm
             Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Source: MMWR, December 26, 1997, Vol. 46(RR-18):1-42
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050577.htm
  Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, April 4, 1997, Vol. 46(RR-08):1-24
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047135.htm
  Update on Adult Immunization: Recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, November 15, 1991, Vol. 40(RR-12):1-52
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00025228.htm
    
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State Laws
Vaccination in Long-term Care Facilities Mandates
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/laws/index.htm
State Policies, Laws, and Regulations Governing Immunizations in Long-Term Care Facilities
Source: Health Policy Tracking Service
Click here to access 138-page report detailing state mandates for influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and rules regarding standing orders.
       
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Resources for Providers/Parents
VIS Influenza Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
VISs for both the inactivated injectable vaccine and the live intranasal vaccine are available in English and additional languages on IAC's website.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_fluinactive.asp
VIS Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPV23) Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Available in English and additional languages on IAC's website.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_ppv23.asp
Hotline CDC-INFO Contact Center. Call this 24 hours/7 days a week, toll-free number to request information on immunization. The number is 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO). This is an integrated CDC hotline service. Callers to this number are given several options, one of which is immunization. This line will accommodate English and Spanish.
  Tool Kit: Immunization in the long term care setting
Source: American Medical Directors Association, November 13, 2006
www.amda.com/tools/toolkits.cfm
Website Influenza Pneumococcal Vaccination Campaign
Source: CMS
www.cms.hhs.gov/preventiveservices/2.asp
Website 100% Immunization Campaign
Source: American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
www.immunizeseniors.org
Website National Pneumonia Project
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
www.nationalpneumonia.org
Website Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org
Website National Network for Immunization Information
www.immunizationinfo.org
Website National Foundation of Infectious Diseases/National Coalition for Adult Immunization
www.nfid.org/influenza
Web article Flu Gallery
Flyers, posters, and more for patient education
www.cdc.gov/nip/flu/gallery.htm
Web article Flu Home Page
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/Flu/default.htm
Web article Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Related Information
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
www.fda.gov/cder/drug/antivirals/influenza/default.htm
Web article Fact Sheet: Streptococcus pneumoniae Disease
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/streppneum_t.htm
Web article Fact Sheet: Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Disease
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/drugresisstreppneum_t.htm
Web article PPV Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/pneumo/default.htm
Book chapter Pneumococcal Disease
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink/pneumo.pdf
Book chapter Influenza
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink/flu.pdf
Manual Prevention and Control of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Long-Term Care Facilities
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/Long-term-care.pdf
Report Pandemic Influenza
www.hhs.gov/nvpo/pandemics/index.html
CD-ROM Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates: WhatWorks
Source: Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
An interactive CD-ROM for primary care providers.
www.atpm.org/education/whatworks.html
Sample
policy
Sample Standing Orders Policy for Provision of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
www.cms.hhs.gov/preventiveservices/2m.pdf
  Medicare Preventive Services: Influenza/Pneumococcal Campaign
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://cms.hhs.gov/preventiveservices/2.asp
  Give These People Influenza Vaccine!" (for providers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/2013flu.htm
  Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2011b.pdf
  Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization
A short list of questions to help the provider uncover any contraindications to vaccination.
Available in English and Spanish.
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.htm
  Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23): Who Needs It and Who Needs It Again?
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/2015pne.htm
  Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccine to Adults
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3074.pdf
  Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3075.pdf
  Administering Vaccines to Adults: Dose, Route, Site, Needle Size, and Preparation
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3084.pdf
  Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Adult Patients
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3082.pdf
  For further information on influenza and pneumococcal disease and their vaccines, visit the Immunization Action Coalition's website:
Influenza Information: www.immunize.org/influenza
Pneumococcal Information: www.immunize.org/pneumopoly
Immunization Disparities by Age: www.immunize.org/agedisparities

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