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| Immunization Action Coalition |
| October 25, 2011 |
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| Immunization Action Coalition Receives $1.4 Million Award from CDC |
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St. Paul, Minnesota, October 25, 2011—The
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), one of the nation's premier
sources of immunization information, and the National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are entering into a
cooperative agreement that will distribute IAC's highly regarded
publications to pediatricians, family physicians, and other
healthcare professionals involved in providing immunization
services. The award is for $1.4 million over five years. |
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cooperative agreement will support three key current IAC
functions: (1) creation and distribution of weekly editions of IAC
Express to IAC's email subscribers; (2) publication of the feature
"Ask the Experts," in which CDC and IAC immunization
experts answer questions from vaccine providers; and (3) creation
of new immunization education materials designed to respond to the
needs of immunization providers, parents, and patients.
Importantly, the new agreement also makes IAC the nation's central
clearinghouse for Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) in
languages other than English. |
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foundation of patient/parent-centered vaccination delivery.
Mandated by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, these
information sheets help ensure that families receive essential
information about each vaccine including, for example, the
vaccine's benefits and potential side effects. Proper distribution
of the VISs will inform vaccine recipients, or their parents or
legal representatives, about the vaccine prior to receiving a
dose. Providing this important information in a wide array of
languages upholds IAC's and CDC/NCIRD's shared dedication to
giving all Americans access to the vaccination information they
need. |
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| "This partnership between CDC and
IAC will significantly improve the immunization information
available to those patients and parents who are best communicated
with in languages other than English," said IAC's Executive
Director, Deborah Wexler, MD. |
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About the Immunization
Action Coalition |
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| IAC's immunization educational tools have a strong impact on the
education, attitudes, and practices of healthcare professionals
throughout the nation, making IAC one of the most respected and
relied-upon immunization organizations in the United States. IAC
is also a direct source of immunization information for the
public. IAC's two major websites receive more than 20,000 visits
per day, and its email news service broadcasts weekly immunization
updates to more than 45,000 opt-in subscribers. The new
cooperative agreement sustains this keystone of U.S. immunization
information. |
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| Dr. Wexler is available for
interviews about the impact of this grant. |
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on October 25, 2011 |
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