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Deborah L. Wexler, MD
Immunization Action Coalition
1573 Selby Avenue
Suite 234
St. Paul, MN 55104
Tel: +01 651-647-9009
Email: admin@immunize.org |
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| The Immunization Action Coalition works to increase immunization rates and
prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health
professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective
immunization services. The Coalition also facilitates communication about the
safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of
patients, parents, health care organizations, and government health agencies. |
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| March 25, 2013 |
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Press Release: Two Trailblazers in Immunization Join the Immunization Action Coalition |
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August 1, 2012 |
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Press Release: Minnesota Public Health Advocates Urge Parents to Get Their Kids Vaccinated Before School Starts |
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May 1, 2012 |
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Press Release: Immunization Action Coalition Will
Promote the 2012 Edition of The Vaccine Handbook |
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April 24, 2012 |
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Press Release: Immunization Action Coalition's Associate Director Receives Childhood Immunization Champion Award from CDC |
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March 7, 2012 |
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Press Release: Immunization Action Coalition's Director Receives Award from the American Pharmacists Association |
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November 16, 2011 |
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Press Release: Immunization Action Coalition's Director Receives National Recognition |
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October 25, 2011 |
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Press Release: Immunization Action Coalition Receives $1.4 Million Award from CDC |
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October 6, 2011 |
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Letter to Fernando Lugris, United Nations Environment Programme, regarding Intergovernmental Negotiations on Mercury, submitted by PATH; signatories include IAC and more than 20 professional associations and research program |
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| July 30, 2010 |
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IAC joined the American Academy of Pediatrics and 20 other
physician and public health organizations to file an amici curiae (friends of the
court) brief in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, Inc. (No. 09-152, S.
Ct.), a case currently pending in the U.S. Supreme Court |
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| July 29, 2010 |
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Letter of appreciation to Dr. Nancy Snyderman, MSNBC's Chief Medical
Editor, who appeared on The Today Show to
discuss the recent pertussis outbreak in California and the
dangers of vaccine exemptors and how they put others around
them at risk of disease outbreak as well |
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| July 14, 2010 |
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Comments submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention concerning the draft guidance on preventing
influenza in healthcare settings (Federal Register, June 22,
2010) |
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| October 12, 2009 |
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Press Release: Patient Safety Clarion Call: Honoring Mandatory Influenza
Vaccination for Healthcare Workers |
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| May 28, 2009 |
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Letter to the Editor of the Star Tribune: IAC applauds the
editorial that recognized the parallels between the parents of
Danny Hauser and parents who fail to immunize their children
against life-threatening diseases |
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| May 26, 2009 |
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Letter
to the Honorable Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: IAC encourages
the Secretary to expand Medicare Part B benefits to cover all
vaccines recommended for adults 65 years and older by the
CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
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| May 22, 2009 |
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Letter to the United States Senate Finance Committee: IAC
calls for a reduction of cost-sharing for all vaccines
recommended for older Americans by ACIP and the consolidation
of all such vaccines under Medicare Part B |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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Letter of
appreciation to ABC Studios regarding episode of Private
Practice, which dealt with a fatal case of measles |
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| September 18, 2008 |
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Press Release: Immunization
Alliance Call to Action |
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| August 4, 2008 |
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Letter to CBS Evening News regarding report How Independent
Are Vaccine Defenders? originally broadcast on July 25, 2008 |
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| January 25, 2008 |
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Letter to ABC, Inc.
(television)
concerning "Eli Stone" episode containing vaccine misinformation
CDC
Key Messages for Responding to Inquiries Generated by the Fictional Television
Show “Eli Stone” Airing on ABC January 31 |
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This page was reviewed on March 25, 2013 |
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Immunization Action Coalition • 1573 Selby Ave • St. Paul, MN 55104 |
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This website is supported in part by a cooperative agreement from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (Grant No. 5U38IP000290) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. The website content is the sole responsibility of IAC and does not necessarily represent the official views of CDC. |
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