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Current Issue: Table of Contents
Issue 1778: October 2, 2024
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Top Stories
- CDC issues Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory: “Prevention Strategies for Mpox, Including Vaccinating People at Risk via Sexual Exposure, for U.S. Travelers Visiting Countries with Clade 1 Mpox Outbreaks”
- “Decline in Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months and Vaccination Inequities Among Children Born in 2020 and 2021—National Immunization Survey–Child, United States, 2021–2023” published in MMWR
- “Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Receipt of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antibody (Nirsevimab) by Infants Aged <8 Months—United States, April 2024” published in MMWR
- “COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations and Maternal Vaccination Among Infants Aged <6 Months—COVID-NET, 12 States, October 2022–April 2024” published in MMWR
- World Meningitis Day is October 5; encourage vaccination to prevent meningococcal meningitis
- Immunize.org’s Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll for healthcare worker vaccination requirements welcomes a new facility
- “Can Someone with a Positive HPV Cervical Screening Test Be Vaccinated for HPV?” Watch the 1-minute answer, part of the Ask the Experts Video Series on YouTube.
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Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
- Spotlight on the website: What’s new on Immunize.org?
- Today and tomorrow: Register for Immunize.org’s Website Office Hours sessions on October 2 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or October 3 at 10:00 a.m. (ET)
- Recap: Immunize.org updates “Standing Orders for Administering Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine (RSV) to Adults Age 60 Years and Older”
- Recap: Use Immunize.org’s suite of 2024–25 influenza vaccination resources. All now up to date for this season.
- Summary: These updated Immunize.org educational materials for clinicians were released during August and September
Featured Resources
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases issues Call to Action to increase adult immunization following round table meeting with partners, including Immunize.org
- Vaccinate Your Family launches “Dispelling Respiratory Rumors” campaign to dispel misinformation about influenza, COVID-19, and RSV this fall
- American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living launches “#GetVaccinated” campaign to boost vaccination rates among seniors in care settings
- Explore the www.Give2MenACWY.org website to increase coverage for the MenACWY booster and other adolescent vaccinations
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Editorial Information
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Editor-in-ChiefKelly L. Moore, MD, MPH
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Managing EditorJohn D. Grabenstein, RPh, PhD
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Associate EditorSharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH
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Writer/Publication CoordinatorTaryn Chapman, MS
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Style and Copy EditorMarian Deegan, JD
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Contributing WriterLaurel H. Wood, MPA
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Technical ReviewerKayla Ohlde