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| Issue 1,612: January 19, 2022 |
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Top Stories |
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Immunize.org summarizes ACIP’s January 12 meeting on influenza, pneumococcal, hepatitis B, respiratory syncytial virus, cholera, and tick-borne encephalitis vaccines |
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Newly updated “65+ Flu Defense” website offers resources for healthcare professionals serving older adults |
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CDC study, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows influenza vaccination prevents severe flu illness in U.S. children; use CDC's resources designed for parents |
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Influenza activity and hospitalizations continue to increase; keep vaccinating |
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Ice, floods, tornadoes, disasters: 'Tis the season to exercise your emergency plan |
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Immunize.org’s “Vaccines: COVID-19” main page fully updated with educational materials and information on booster doses and childhood vaccination |
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Spotlight: Review of resources at Immunize.org focused on vaccination during pregnancy |
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The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) is now Immunize.org |
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Journalists interview Immunize.org experts |
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| Featured Resources |
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NFID posts new resources for social media, including Flu is Not a Game and humorous infectious-disease images to engage your audience |
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Organizing a new vaccination program? Use Immunize.org’s Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide—free to download by chapter or in its entirety. |
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FREE! Immunize.org offers "Me Vacuné Contra el COVID-19” and “I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine” buttons and stickers. Free shipping! |
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FREE! Order Immunize.org’s popular red "Vacuna Contra LA GRIPE " buttons and stickers. Free shipping! Available in Spanish only. |
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| Notable Publications |
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“High-Grade Vulvar, Vaginal, and Anal Precancers among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults after Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Introduction” published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine |
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“Estimating the Early Impact of the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Programme on COVID-19 Cases, Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Deaths among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older: An Ecological Analysis of National Surveillance Data” published in Lancet |
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"Association between Menstrual Cycle Length and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination" published in Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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MMWR Recap: “Effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA Vaccination against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children among Persons Aged 12–18 Years—United States, July–December 2021” |
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| Upcoming Events |
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Virtual: Today! NFID offers webinar “COVID-19: Myths and Facts”; CME available |
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Virtual: CDC Foundation's Community COVID Coalition and Vaccine Equity Cooperative offer webinar “COVID-19 and Social Media: Best Practices to Reach Your Communities” on January 20 |
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Vaccinating Adults:
A Step-by-Step Guide |
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| IAC's 142-page book available for free download. |
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| Calendar of Events |
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| Conferences, meetings, and training opportunities |
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| Patient Record Cards |
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| Record cards for patients – child
and teen, adult, and lifetime – are printed on durable paper and sized to fit in a wallet when folded |
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| DVD Immunization Techniques |
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| Every practice should have this award winning, "how-to" training video |
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| Protect Newborns
Guidebook |
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| Comprehensive guide Hepatitis B: What Hospitals Need to Do to Protect Newborns |
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| Editorial Information |
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Editor-in-Chief
Kelly L. Moore, MD, MPH |
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Managing Editor
John D. Grabenstein, RPh, PhD |
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Associate Editor
Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH |
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Writer/Publication Coordinator
Taryn Chapman, MS
Courtnay Londo, MA |
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Style and Copy Editor
Marian Deegan, JD |
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Web Edition Managers
Arkady Shakhnovich
Jermaine Royes |
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Contributing Writer
Laurel H. Wood, MPA |
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Technical Reviewer
Robin VanOss |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
