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December 2012 Back to top
WHO and UNICEF Condemn Attacks on Health Workers in Pakistan
WHO/UNICEF joint statement - 12/18/12
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Launches New Vaccine Error Reporting Program - VERP
ISMP - 12/18/12
AAP Statement of Endorsement: Recommendation of WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization
AAP policy statement - 12/17/12
Ban on All Mercury-Based Products Would Risk Global Immunization
AAP Red Book special alert - 12/17/12
Quadrivalent formulation of Fluarix (inactivated influenza vaccine) approved
FDA licensure - 12/14/12
 
Clinician Health Advisory: Meningococcal Vaccine Recommendations for Men Who Have Sex with Men
California Department of Public Health - 12/14/12
Updated Recommendations on Use of Tdap for Pregnant Women
ACIP provisional recommendations - 12/5/12
Prevention of Measles, Rubella, Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS), and Mumps
ACIP provisional recommendations - 12/5/12
 
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November 2012 Back to top
Health Department Expands Vaccination Recommendations for Men at Greatest Risk for Contracting Meningitis
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - 11/29/12
Updated! Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
CDC - 11/27/12
FDA approves first seasonal influenza vaccine manufactured using cell culture technology
FDA press release - 11/20/12
Multi-vaccine VIS, interim dated 11/16/12
CDC VIS - 11/16/12
 
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October 2012 Back to top
World Polio Day
Rotary Foundation - 10/24/12
ACIP voted to recommend use of HibMenCY in infants at increased risk for meningococcal disease
ACIP Meeting - 10/24/12
ACIP voted to recommend that pregnant women receive a dose of Tdap during each pregnancy irrespective of the patient's prior history of receiving Tdap
ACIP Meeting - 10/24/12
Use of PCV13 and PPSV23 For Adults with Immunocompromising Conditions
ACIP recommendations - 10/12/12
Availability of DTaP vaccines, Pentacel and DAPTACEL (sanofi pasteur), is anticipated to be reduced through March 2013
CDC Vaccine Supply Update - 10/5/12
Interim Guidance: Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidance
CDC - 10/1/12
 
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September 2012 Back to top
Measles Update for Travelers
CDC outbreak notice - 9/21/12
 
Use of PCV13 in adults with immunocompromising conditions
Provisional ACIP recommendations - 9/18/12
 
AAP Publishes 2012–2013 Influenza Policy
9/10/12 - AAP policy statement
 
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August 2012 Back to top
Children with Neurologic Disorders at High Risk of Death from Flu
CDC press release - 8/29/12
 
H3N2v Update: New Cases Reported, Limited Person-to-Person Transmission Detected
CDC - 8/24/12
 
Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines, 2012–13 Influenza Season
ACIP recommendations - 8/16/12
 
CDC recommends all Americans born from 1945 through 1965 or "baby boomers" to get a one-time blood test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV)
MMWR - 8/16/12
 
FDA Approves Vaccine Formulation for the 2012-2013 Influenza Season
FDA press release - 8/13/12
 
H3N2v Update: County Fair Outreach Underway
Ohio Department of Health - 8/10/12
State Health Department Confirms H3N2v Influenza Case
Illinois Department of Public Health - 8/9/12
Two Confirmed Cases of Variant Influenza A in Tippecanoe County
Indiana State Department of Health - 8/9/12

H3N2v Update
Ohio Department of Health - 8/8/12
Health Officials Confirm 113 Cases of Variant Influenza A Statewide
Indiana State Department of Health - 8/8/12
Additional H3N2v Cases in Ohio Confirmed by CDC
Ohio Department of Health - 8/6/12
Increase in Influenza A H3N2v Virus Infections in Three U.S. States
CDC Health Advisory - 8/3/12
 
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July 2012 Back to top
WHO publishes vaccination requirements for travelers to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj
Weekly Epidemiological Record - 7/27/12
New Online Tool Lets Hoosiers Access Immunization Records
Indiana State Department of Health - 7/24/12
Hepatitis A Vaccines
WHO position paper- 7/13/12
Inactivated Influenza VIS, dated 7/2/12
CDC VIS - 7/2/12
Live, Intranasal Influenza VIS, dated 7/2/12
CDC VIS - 7/2/12
VIS in Large Print: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV), dated 7/2/12
CDC VIS - 7/2/12
 
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June 2012 Back to top
Updated ACIP Recommendations for Tdap Vaccine in Adults, 65 Years and Older
ACIP recommendations - 6/28/12
 
FDA approves Menhibrix, a new combination (meningococcal and Hib) vaccine for infants
FDA press release - 6/14/12
 
Statement regarding Office of the Inspector General Vaccines for Children report
CDC - 6/7/12
 
Licensure of PCV13 for Adults Ages 50 Years and Older
MMWR - 6/1/12
 
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May 2012 Back to top
Typhoid VIS
CDC VIS - 5/29/12
 
London 2012: Olympic and Paralympic Games
CDC announcement - 5/23/12
Updated pertussis vaccine outreach letter and vaccine dosing guide - AAP
AAP - 5/22/12
CDC Announces First Ever National Hepatitis Testing Day and Proposes that All Baby Boomers Be Tested Once for Hepatitis C
CDC press release - 5/18/12
Hepatitis A Alert for Restaurant Customers
Vanderburgh (Indiana) County Health Department - 5/10/12
 
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April 2012 Back to top
UN Foundation Launches Shot@Life Campaign
United Nations Foundation (in conjunction with WHO, AAP, and others) - 4/26/12
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Availability of DTaP vaccines, Pentacel and DAPTACEL, is currently reduced
CDC Vaccine Supply Update - 4/25/12
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MMR VIS, dated April 20, 2012
CDC - 4/24/12
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In 2011, U.S. Measles Cases Hit a 15-Year High
MMWR – 4/19/12
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Announcements: National Infant Immunization Week — April 21–28, 2012
MMWR – 4/19/12
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Whooping Cough Cases Reach Epidemic Proportions
Washington State Department of Health - 4/3/12
 
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March 2012 Back to top
ACIP provisional Tdap recommendations for adults aged 65 and older
ACIP recommendations - 3/21/12
FDA approves first quadrivalent vaccine to prevent seasonal flu
FDA press release - 3/1/12
 
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February 2012 Back to top
HPV Vaccine Recommendations
AAP policy statement - 2/27/12
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2012-2013 northern hemisphere influenza season
WHO - 2/24/12
HPV (Gardasil) VIS
CDC VIS - 2/22/12
Measles Cases Rise to 15 in Central Indiana
Indiana State Department of Health - 2/21/12
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years - United States, 2012
MMWR - 2/10/12
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CDC Recommendations for Influenza Antiviral Medications Remain Unchanged
CDC Health Advisory - 2/9/12
Measles Confirmed in Central Indiana
Indiana State Department of Health - 2/8/12
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule – United States, 2012
MMWR - 2/3/12
2012 adult immunization schedule
CDC schedules - 2/2/12
Hepatitis B VIS
CDC VIS - 2/2/12
 
2011 child and adolescent immunization schedules for persons aged 0-6 years, 7-18 years, and "catch-up schedule"
CDC schedules - 2/2/11
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2012 immunization schedules for children and adolescents
AAP – 2/1/12
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January 2012 Back to top
CDPH Says No Whooping Cough Deaths in California During 2011 First Time in 20 Years Thanks to Statewide Vaccination Efforts
California Department of Public Health - 1/24/12
Td/Tdap VIS
CDC VIS - 1/24/12
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