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IAC summarizes July 22 ACIP
meeting on COVID-19 vaccine:
recommendations re-affirmed
after Guillain-Barré syndrome
safety review, additional doses for the
immunocompromised discussed |
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July 28: Today is World
Hepatitis Day! |
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August is National
Immunization Awareness Month;
promote vaccination with
helpful resources |
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Many children are behind on
their vaccinations due to the
pandemic; communicate the
importance of getting back on
track with these toolkits and resources |
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American Hospital Association
releases policy statement
supporting mandatory COVID-19
vaccination of healthcare
personnel |
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Society Foundation updates its
"Vaccine Education from
Training to Practice" program |
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IAC Spotlight! Review of
resources at immunize.org
grouped by age cohorts |
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Journalists interview IAC
experts |
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| Featured Resources |
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FDA offers COVID-19
informational web page in
English, Chinese, Korean,
Spanish, Tagalog, and
Vietnamese |
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AIM and NPHIC develop
"Immunization Communication
Resource Portal" featuring
talking points, messages, and
materials to support your
communication efforts |
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AAP offers free web course,
"HPV Vaccine: When, Why, and
How," to motivate healthcare
personnel to protect patients
against HPV diseases; CME
available |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins show how much you
value vaccinations |
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Spread the word! IAC offers
FREE "I Got My COVID-19
Vaccine" buttons and stickers
to those promoting vaccination
in hesitant communities!
Available in English and
Spanish. |
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Encourage friends to get
vaccinated by adding IAC's "I
Got My COVID-19 Vaccine"
Facebook profile photo frame!
Available in English and
Spanish. |
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| Notable Publications |
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"SARS-CoV-2 Infection in
Public School District
Employees following a
District-Wide Vaccination
Program—Philadelphia County,
Pennsylvania, March
21, 2021–April 23, 2021"
published in MMWR Early
Release |
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"Harnessing Electronic
Clinical Data to Report Adult
and Prenatal Immunization
Quality Measures" published in
JAMIA |
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"Carrying Equity in COVID-19
Vaccination Forward: Guidance
Informed by Communities of
Color" published by JHU Center
for Health Security |
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"Effectiveness of COVID-19
Vaccines against the B.1.617.2
(Delta) Variant" published in
NEJM |
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| Upcoming Events |
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Hybrid: AIRA 2021 National
Meeting to be held in person
and virtually on August 3–5 in
Portland |
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Virtual: Immunize Oregon hosts
"Northwest Immunization
Conference" on August 16–20 |
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Virtual: AAP hosts "2021 AAP
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Virtual Course: A
Comprehensive Review for
Primary and Subspecialty
Practitioners," September 11–12; CME available |
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| Immunization PSAs from the Archive |
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In this boisterous 1999 PSA
from Arkansas Department of
Health, we are reminded young
kids need routine vaccinations
at regular intervals |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
