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IAC Publications: Needle Tips
Needle Tips is a publication written for health professionals who provide immunization services to children, teens, or adults. Every issue includes the Ask the Experts feature by CDC experts who answer challenging and timely questions about vaccines and their administration; the Vaccine Highlights section which contains vaccine news from ACIP and CDC; and ready-to-print materials from IAC to photocopy and hand out to staff and patients. The technical content of Needle Tips is reviewed for accuracy by CDC. Subscribe to Needle Tips - it's free!
Table of Contents: May 2013 Issue PAGE NO.
Needle Tips May 2013
Needle Tips: Vol. 23(2)
Download entire issue: 18 pages, 5.02 MB PDF
Special focus on immunization schedules
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Meningococcal Vaccination Recommendations for All Age Groups 1, 5
Editorial discusses updated ACIP recommendations for meningococcal vaccines, includes links to practical online tools
Ask the Experts: CDC immunization experts answer your questions 1, 5, 15
CDC immunization experts Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH, Donna Weaver, RN, MN, and Iyabode Akinsanya-Beysolow, MD, MPH, answer challenging and timely questions about vaccines and their administration    
Coming Soon! IAC's New Website for Immunization Coalitions 2
Article about the upcoming launch of the redesigned website for immunization coalitions – this section also includes publication details about Needle Tips and lists publication staff, IAC staff, and the board of directors
Products You Can Purchase from IAC 3
Order laminated immunization schedules, immunization record cards, and training DVD, includes descriptions and how to order the items – this section also includes the names and affiliations of IAC's advisory board members
Vaccine Highlights: Recommendations, schedules, and more 4-5
Updates on licensed vaccines, table of current VIS dates, and news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Ages 0 through 18 Years, United States, 2013 6–9
The official U.S. immunization schedules for vaccinating people ages 0 through 18 years are reproduced in ready-to-print format
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2013 10–12
The official U.S. immunization schedules for vaccinating adults are reproduced in ready-to-print format
Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines 13–14
Two-page reference table listing contraindications and precautions
Patient Schedules for All Adults and for High-Risk Adults 16
Table shows which vaccinations your adults patients need to protect their health; additional handouts in the series are for adults with certain health conditions (i.e., diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV)
New! Easy-to-read Handouts Encourage Adults and Teens to Get Vaccinated 17
Use this series of one-page handouts to teach patients about the seriousness of vaccine-preventable diseases and the value of vaccination
IAC's Immunization Resources Order Form 18
Order 2013 laminated immunization schedules, patient record cards, and the "Immunization Techniques" DVD
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