Issue 356 -
Dec 20, 2002
- Happy holidays from all of us at IAC
- FDA approves new pediatric combination
vaccine
- Representative Henry Waxman writes members
of Congress about childhood immunization and vaccine safety
- Bilingual adult vaccination guide, "Vaccines:
We All Need Them!" now available
- CDC's National Immunization Program seeks
applicants for Chief of Program Operations Branch
- CDC's "Terrorism Preparedness Compendium" has
added links to articles about smallpox management from 1960s
to 1980s
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Issue 355 -
Dec 18, 2002
- President Bush announces national plan
for smallpox immunization
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Issue
354 - Dec 16, 2002
- New!
CDC issues smallpox Vaccine Information Statement
- A study published in "The Lancet" indicates
infants rapidly eliminate mercury contained in thimerosal
- Gripping "Photo Notebook of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" and "Slide Set of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases" still available
- CDC report on measles outbreak among
internationally adopted children shows importance of immunization
for adopting families
- Revised! IAC updates hepatitis B
education article "If You Have Sex, Read This"
- Mark your calendars! CDC's four-part
satellite broadcast of "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases" will be held in February and March
- First meeting of IOM Committee on
Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation set for December 18-20
- New poll shows public now slightly
more willing to be vaccinated against smallpox than in May
- Hepatitis C integration training
manual now available
- FDA
approves supplemental license for hepatitis C treatment
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Issue 353 -
Dec 9, 2002
- AAP
publishes new policy statement on childhood influenza immunization
- AAP "Refusal to Vaccinate" form
helps health professionals document a parent's refusal to accept
vaccination
- CDC's diagnostic poster and worksheet, "Evaluating
Patients for Smallpox," available online
- Updated! IAC's "State Mandates" web
pages reflect new information from two states
- IAC responds to vaccine critics
with two new web pages
- Register now for CDC's National
Hepatitis Coordinators' January Conference
- TIDE's online childhood immunization
curriculum now fully certified for CME/CEU/CNE credit
- New website supports the needs of
survivors of vaccine associated paralytic polio
- CDC issues update on U.S. influenza
activity for the 2002-03 season
- CMS
decision to replace vaccine CPT codes with "Q" codes
set to be implemented January 1, 2003
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Issue 352 -
Dec 3, 2002
- Health professional organizations designate
the first two weeks of December "National Influenza Vaccination
Catch-Up" fortnight
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Issue 351 -
Dec 2, 2002
- Registration begins December 2 for CDC's
Smallpox Preparedness distance learning satellite videoconference
- Two-year World AIDS Campaign 2002-2003
focuses on eliminating stigma and discrimination
- New! California's parent education sheet "Be
There for Your Child During Shots" now available online
- New! IAC posts two web pages about disparities
in immunization rates
- 114 immunization coalitions have posted
information on IAC's "IZ Coalitions" website--is yours
one of them?
- November issue of CDC's "Immunization
Works!" newsletter presents ways to increase adult immunization
rates
- CDC reports on progress in eradicating
polio in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan
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Issue 350 -
Nov 25, 2002
- CDC's National Immunization Program releases
Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #6
- Wyeth ceases production of its injectable
influenza vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- Second edition of NPI's "Reference
Guide on Vaccines and Vaccine Safety" now available
- National Vaccine Healthcare Center launches
a website for service members and Department of Defense beneficiaries
- New translation! Influenza VIS now in
Korean
- Recommended reading: "My Little
Drummer Boy: A Mother's True Story"
- Nominations being accepted through December
31 for the 2003 Gary Schatz Award
- GAVI announces its newly redesigned website
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Issue 349 -
Nov 18, 2002
- Danish study finds no connection between MMR vaccine
and autism
- Dr. Neal Halsey reaffirms vaccines do not cause autism
- CDC study finds seniors' current influenza and pneumococcal vaccination
rates are drastically below goals for 2010
- IAC website adds information on state hepatitis A mandates and also
provides newest CDC information on state childhood vaccination requirements
- IAC updates "Vaccine Administration Record for Adults" for
medical charts
- IAC updates "Reliable Sources of Immunization Information" educational
sheet
- MMWR notifies readers about ACIP's supplemental recommendations for
the use of anthrax vaccine
- First annual edition! "ImmunoFacts" is now available as
a bound volume
- NIAID releases 20th anniversary edition of "The Jordan Report" on
vaccine research
- Hepatitis Foundation International launches the California Hepatitis
Resource Center website
- CDC reports hundreds died in
July-August influenza outbreak in Madagascar
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Issue 348 -
Nov 11, 2002
- CDC releases ACIP recommendations for using yellow fever vaccine
- Bruce Gellin, MD, MPH, selected to head federal government's National
Vaccine Program Office
- Two NFID reports on improving immunization rates in underserved populations
now online
- New! Volume Five of "Unprotected People" stories is now
available online from IAC
- "Hepatitis and Corrections" webcast available on the American
Correctional Association's website
- CDC reports on adverse events associated with yellow fever vaccination
- CDC reports on global progress in containing wild polioviruses
- New translation! Influenza VIS now in Armenian
- NFID's Sixth Annual Conference on Vaccine Research set for May 5-7,
2003
- World Vaccine Congress Montreal to be held April 7-9, 2003
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Issue 347 -
Nov 4, 2002
- Stay calm: IAC's new website isn't
replacing IAC's original website!
- Aventis Pasteur recalls selected
lots of meningococcal vaccine
- Pennsylvania now requires prenatal
screening for hepatitis B surface antigen
- New translations! Updated "Are
you 11-19?" available in Spanish and Turkish
- CDC releases recommendations for
hand hygiene in health-care settings
- Reminder! November 15 is deadline
for abstracts for the National Immunization Conference
- Newly available! IOM report from
the Austin Workshop on Immunization Finance is in print and online
- CDC announces National Diabetes
Awareness Month and reports that more diabetics need to practice
preventive care--including getting immunizations
- Fourth National HARM Reduction Conference, "Taking
Drug Users Seriously," set for December 1-4
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Issue 346 -
Oct 31, 2002
- Story #51: Complacency the likely cause of measles epidemic in the Seattle area
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Issue 345 -
Oct 28, 2002
- All at IAC mourn
the loss of Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife, Sheila Wellstone
- IAC launches a new website tailor-made
for parents, patients, and the media!
- Maine adds varicella vaccination
to its list of required immunizations
- IAC puts easy-to-read version of
CDC's Recommended Adult Immunization Schedules on its website
- FDA approves preservative-free formulation
of pediatric Fluzone influenza virus vaccine
- CDC promotes use of federal government's
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
- Updated! CDC's redesigned IDU/HIV
Prevention website includes new "Viral Hepatitis" fact
sheet series
- MMWR notifies readers about 25th
anniversary of the last case of naturally acquired smallpox
- MMWR publishes report on U.S. influenza
surveillance data collected from October 1997 through September 2000
- Institute of Medicine releases report
on SV40-contaminated polio vaccine and cancer
- New!
Asia Pacific Vaccination Council announces launch of VacciNews
website
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Issue 344 -
Oct 24, 2002
- IAC's executive director reminds her
colleagues: "Protect your patients--get a flu shot!"
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Issue 343 -
Oct 21, 2002
- ACIP voted to expand recommendations
on smallpox vaccine administration at its October 16-17 meeting
- New! IAC creates "Improving Immunization
Practices" web page
- IAC's updated "Hepatitis B Facts:
Testing and Vaccination" now in PDF and HTML formats
- IAC's Revised "Labor & Delivery
and Nursery Unit Guidelines to Prevent Hepatitis B Virus Transmission" now
in PDF and HTML formats
- MMWR notifies readers about pneumococcal
vaccination for cochlear implant recipients
- TeleClinics on rabies, tetanus, hepatitis
A, and hepatitis B set for October 22, 24, and 28
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Issue 342 -
Oct 14, 2002
- Ample
vaccine supply is reason to celebrate this year's National Adult
Immunization Awareness Week
- MMWR
notifies readers that the long-awaited harmonized Adult Immunization
Schedule is now available!
- HHS
rule expands use of standing orders to make it easier for Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries to get flu and pneumococcal vaccines
- AAP
issues policy statement on smallpox vaccine
- Order
now! Popular "Immunization Techniques" video is going
fast, but there's still time to get yours
- New!
CDC's National Immunization Program releases Influenza Bulletin
#5
- New!
WHO issues position paper on meningococcal vaccines
- Meeting
of Immunization Safety Review Committee set for October 28-29
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Issue 341 -
Oct 10, 2002
- Childhood pertussis rate climbs
when parents in Boulder, Colorado, spurn immunization
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Issue 340 -
Oct 7, 2002
- CDC's revised pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine VIS is now available
- New! Fall 2002 issue of IAC's "VACCINATE
WOMEN" now online and in the mail
- IAC's "Give the Birth Dose
. . . Hepatitis B Vaccine Saves Lives!" is newly formatted
- Revised! IAC's updated "Are
you 11-19 years old?" now online
- CDC's 37th Annual National Immunization
Conference set for March 17-20, 2003; abstracts due November 15
- MMWR issues Update on Influenza
Activity in the U.S. and Worldwide During June-September 2002
- New! AAP's "Compendium of Immunization
Resources and Organizations" available in print and online
- New! Three Somali-language health
videos available free
- New! NIOSH launches web page on
needlestick prevention programs
- Conference on Needle-free Injection
Systems to be held December 3-4 in Philadelphia
- "Immunize Texasize 2002" immunization
conference set for November 18-21 in Austin, TX
- Eleventh Annual "Shots for
Tots," Louisiana Infant Immunization Conference, to be held
December 5-6
- Annual SIGN meeting set for October
24-26 in Cambodia
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Issue 339 -
Oct 2, 2002
- Story #50: Indiana girl dies of varicella
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Issue 338 -
Sep 30, 2002
- MMWR publishes notice about the
updated post-event Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines
- GAO report examines issues involved
in ensuring an adequate supply of childhood vaccines
- Order now! IAC's Adult Immunization
Record Cards will help your patients stay up-to-date during flu season
and beyond
- New! CDC's web-based Childhood Immunization
Scheduler makes it easier to keep track of vaccination due dates
- MMWR publishes notice of expansion
of eligibility for influenza vaccine through the Vaccines for Children
Program
- FDA approves new treatment for chronic
hepatitis B
- New! 2002-2003 influenza VIS now
in Chinese, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese
- MMWR publishes notice about upcoming
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
- Fifth National Immunization Coalition
Conference set for May 28-30, 2003; abstracts due November 1
- Provider alert! Date for submitting
your plan for HIPAA compliance is October 15
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Issue 337 -
Sep 23, 2002
- Revised! IAC's updated "Give
These People Influenza Vaccine!" now online
- Revised! IAC's updated "It's
Federal Law! You Must Give Your Patients Current VISs" now online
- New! IAC adds web page: Immunization
and Health Care Workers
- New! CDC's National Immunization
Program releases Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #4
- National Hepatitis Coordinators'
Conference set for January 26-30, 2003, in San Antonio, TX
- New pertussis website! Hear it,
see it, and learn about it online
- MMWR notifies readers about a recent
human rabies encephalitis death in Tennessee
- Adult Immunization Symposium: 2002
Clinical Update to be held November 7, 2002, in New York
- Online now! Report of the meeting
on "Strengthening Immunisation Systems and Introduction of Hepatitis
B Vaccine in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent
States"
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Issue 336 -
Sep 16, 2002
- Fully revised! IAC's indispensable
Directory of Immunization Resources now more useful than ever
- New! CMS releases 2002-03 Q&A
guide for Medicare coverage of flu and pneumococcal vaccines
- Now available! NIH Consensus Development
Conference Statement on the Management of Hepatitis C: 2002
- National Immunization Program seeks
senior medical epidemiologist to lead its Safety Signals Team
- New positions now open in the Program
Support Branch, Immunization Services Division, National Immunization
Program
- International Symposium on Viral
Hepatitis and Liver Disease set for April 6-10, 2003, in Sydney,
Australia
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Issue 335 -
Sep 9, 2002
- New! Current information on state
meningococcal prevention mandates for colleges and universities available
on IAC's website
- Correction: NEEDLE TIPS article "Vaccines
and Autism" contained a one-word error
- Revised! IAC's "Ask the Experts" compilation
updated with current hepatitis B and hepatitis A information
- Nine newcomers added to IAC's Hepatitis
Prevention Programs website
- New! Twelve World Health Organization
(WHO) position papers and other significant WHO resources on vaccines
available on IAC's website
- New translation! Anthrax Vaccine
Information Statement now in Spanish
- MMWR notifies readers about occupational
health guidelines for remediation workers at sites contaminated by
Bacillus anthracis-ROM
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Issue 334 -
Sep 3, 2002
- Federal employees now can contribute to IAC through Combined Federal
Campaign using Agency #9887
- New translation! Influenza VIS for 2002-2003 season in Spanish
- Help close the health gap on "Take a Loved One to the Doctor
Day" September 24
- Calling all IZ coalitions: Please register with IAC's new "IZ
Coalitions" website now
- Annual immunization registry survey shows increasing participation
- Immunization video narrated by young mom empowers new parents with
knowledge
- CDC reports on current measles outbreak in Venezuela and Colombia
- CDC publishes update on polio eradication in Angola
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Issue 333 -
Aug 26, 2002
- National Immunization Program issues "Vaccine
Supply Update"
- New! Tattooing and Body Piercing Information
page on IAC's website
- PEDIATRICS commentators call getting
reimbursement for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine a Herculean task
- Letter from Surgeon General urges hepatitis
B immunization for Asian American and Pacific Islander high-schoolers
- Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN)
meeting will take place October 24-26 in Cambodia
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Issue 332 -
Aug 21, 2002
- Story #49:
Young doctor learns he has liver cancer too late
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Issue 331 -
Aug 19, 2002
- Latest
issue of VACCINATE ADULTS! is live on the web
- Updated!
Pharmacy Vaccination Mandates page on IAC's website
- New
language! IAC now offers Vaccine Information Statements in Polish
- Coming
up: Immunization Registry Conference will take place October 28-30
in Philadelphia
- Vaccine
Education Center symposium is set for the morning of September
14
- PEDIATRICS
article says fewer foreign-born children in U.S. get all needed
doses of three vaccines
- CDC
finds inconsistent Hib serotyping by state health departments in
surveillance study
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Issue 330 -
Aug 12, 2002
- Order now! IAC's new Adult Immunization Record Cards will help your
patients stay up-to-date
- Free! Copies of VACCINATE ADULTS! (Fall/Winter 2001-2002 issue) are
available
- New HHS project aims to raise immunization rates for African-American
and Hispanic older adults
- Immunization seminar is set for September 25 in Erie, Penn.
- CDC reports on fatal rabies case in California
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Issue
329 - Aug 8, 2002 Story #48: "Tetanus--Puerto
Rico, 2002" |
Issue 328 -
Aug 5, 2002
- CDC announces end of temporary shortage of varicella vaccine
- CDC reports on vaccination coverage levels among U.S. children in
2001
- Hepatitis B Foundation adds Vietnamese informational chapter to its
website
- Early announcement: Louisiana's Shots for Tots Conference is set
for December 5-6 in New Orleans
- CDC studies impact of temporary DTaP shortage in Puerto Rico
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Issue 327 -
July 29, 2002
- August
is National Immunization Awareness Month
- New!
Seven final disease information pages on IAC's website
- New
hepatitis B prevention law in Montana
- Reminder:
CMS satellite broadcast on vaccinating nursing home residents will
take place August 16
- Register
now for CDC's August 15 "Immunization Update" broadcast
course
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Issue
326 - July 25, 2002 Story
#47: "Pertussis
Deaths--United States, 2000" |
Issue 325 -
July 24, 2002
- "NEEDLE
TIPS" summer 2002 issue is in the mail and on the web!
- CDC
publishes findings from high-risk adolescent and adult hepatitis
B vaccination program
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Issue 324 -
July 15, 2002
- CDC
says increased DTaP, MMR vaccine supplies permit return to routine
schedules
- National
Immunization Program creates new "flu shot flyers" to
give to patients in 2002-2003
- World
Health Organization and UNICEF co-sponsor strategic plan to reduce
measles mortality worldwide
- National
Influenza Summit 2002 presentations and recommendations are now
online
- Register
now for CDC course in Minneapolis on August 28-29!
- New
training module from Children's Vaccine Program: "Immunizing
Children against Hepatitis B"
- World
Vaccine Congress 2002 will convene in Lyon, France, on September
30-October 2
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Issue 323 -
July 9, 2002
- Action needed
within a week: Call your Senators for signature on immunization
appropriations letter
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Issue 322 -
July 8, 2002
- CDC
publishes notice on new acellular pertussis vaccine
- New
Influenza Vaccine Information Statement is now available
- Dr.
Julie Gerberding to head CDC
- New!
Four more comprehensive Disease/Vaccine Information pages on IAC's
website
- Going,
going, but not gone! Popular "Immunization Techniques" video
can still be ordered
- CMS
satellite broadcast on vaccinating nursing home residents will
take place August 16
- APHA
annual meeting and exposition is scheduled for November 9-13
- Reminder:
HFI hosts Hepatitis Summit July 18-19
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Issue 321 -
July 1, 2002
- CDC
publishes 20-year history of hepatitis B vaccine to mark the vaccine's
anniversary
- CDC
clarifies groups that should be vaccinated against influenza in
the month of October
- Revised!
IAC's "Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization"
- Dr.
Harold Margolis to head CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis
- New!
Measles, mumps, and rubella information pages on IAC's website
- JAMA
article examines, compares antivaccine websites
- Europe
is polio-free says World Health Organization
- Group
aims to increase participation in immunization registries
- Long-
and short-term overseas immunization positions are now open
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Issue 320 -
June 24, 2002
- ACIP
approves post-9/11 recommendations on the use of smallpox vaccine
- CDC
publishes notice on replenished Td supply
- New
interim MMR Vaccine Information Statement is now available
- Revised!
IAC's "Summary of Rules for Childhood Immunization"
- CDC
reports on polio eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan
- CDC
announces National HIV Testing Day on June 27
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Issue 319 -
June 17, 2002
- CDC
publishes recap of 2001-2002 influenza season and announces next
season's flu vaccine composition
- Updated!
Patient chart on adult vaccinations
- Recommended
reading: "Hepatitis B: The Hunt for a Killer Virus"
- British
Medical Journal article reviews new types of vaccines and vaccine
delivery methods
- Reminder: "The
Immunization Encounter" live satellite broadcast takes place
Thursday, June 27
- Two-day
course from CDC in August: "Epidemiology and Prevention of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases"
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Issue 318 -
June 10, 2002
- Announcing
IAC's new "IZ Coalitions" website!
- Raise
your immunization delivery standards with TIDE
- IAC's
Hepatitis Programs website continues to grow
- CDC
reports on progress toward polio eradication in Nigeria
- IOM
will host one-day public meetings each on smallpox and
polio in June and July
- CDC
publishes article about rabies in a Florida beaver
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Issue 317 -
June 3, 2002
- New
England Journal of Medicine article describes how to recognize
and manage smallpox
- WHO
presents new "Global Agenda on Influenza"
- IOM
study finds no link between hepatitis B vaccine and demyelinating
neurological disorders
- Download "The
ABCs of Childhood Vaccines" presentation from CDC's website
- Rotary
Foundation receives 2002 Gates Award for Global Health
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316 - May 30, 2002 Story
#46: The laughter of our hearts: Losing a teen to a vaccine-preventable
disease |
Issue 315 -
May 28, 2002
- FDA approves
new DTaP vaccine product
- New "Pink
Book" from CDC is available in print and online
- National Immunization
Program gives latest influenza vaccine ordering information for 2002-2003
season
- Coming up in
July: National Leadership Summit to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Health
- Teleclinics on
tetanus prophylaxis and wound management are scheduled for May
30, May 31, and June 11
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Issue 314 -
May 23, 2002
- Announcement: National community smallpox vaccine forums
have been set
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Issue 313 -
May 20, 2002
- CDC publishes new guidelines for treatment
of sexually transmitted diseases
- Institute of Medicine report addresses
lower-quality health care among minorities
- Last call for abstracts for Hepatitis
Coordinators Conference--deadline May 31
- Hepatitis Foundation International CD
assists listeners with "Sorting Out the Diagnostics"
- World Health Organization publishes position
paper on rabies vaccination
- CDC updates guidelines for using antiretroviral
agents in HIV patients
- Watch for an IAC DOUBLE EXPRESS later
this week for news on public smallpox forums to be held in June
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Issue 312 -
May 13, 2002
- Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids can now
be obtained by clinicians for wound prophylaxis
- New! Almost-foolproof temperature logs
for vaccine refrigerators and freezers
- "The Immunization Encounter":
Live satellite broadcast to examine critical issues on June 27
- Hepatitis B Foundation creates informational
web-page articles in Chinese and Korean
- CDC issues public health dispatch on
pertussis in infant adopted from Russia
- Free! Copies of NEEDLE TIPS (Fall/Winter
2001-2002 issue) available
- NIH Consensus Development Conference
on Management of Hepatitis C will take place June 10-12
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Issue 311 -
May 6, 2002
- VAERS reports can now be completed and
submitted online
- Children's Vaccine Program at PATH publishes
paper on global immunization issues
- OSHA issues bulletin on work-related
international travel and infectious disease
- Good going! Sixty-one Congress members
signed the letter supporting more immunization funding
- NASTAD offers guide on viral hepatitis
within HIV/AIDS programs
- <CDC publishes report on surveillance
of wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus in 2000-2001
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Issue 310 -
April 29, 2002
- New mandates:
Three states, three vaccines
- Immunization
registries are poised to expand
- "Tecnicas
de Vacunacion": Must-have video is now available for Spanish-speaking
staff
- Revised translations!
Download parent education brochure on hepatitis B shots for babies
in 12 languages
- Michigan recognizes
hospitals that give the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
- CDC offers smallpox
webcast and videotape
- CDC satellite
broadcast on HIV/STD behavioral interventions will be held Thursday,
May 2
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Issue
309 - April 22, 2002 Story
#44: Fatal yellow fever in a traveler returning from Amazonas, Brazil,
2002 |
Issue 308 -
April 19, 2002
- Action needed now: Call your Congress
member for signature on immunization appropriation letter
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Issue 307 -
April 17, 2002
- Research review
by Dr. Paul Offit puts concerns to rest: Autism is not caused by
MMR vaccine
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Issue 306 -
April 15, 2002
- CDC
publishes new influenza vaccination recommendations
- Si,
si! Agencies launch Spanish-language campaign during National Infant
Immunization Week
- New
Hampshire adds varicella vaccination requirement and moves up measles
from 7th grade to kindergarten
- Submit
abstracts soon for Hepatitis Coordinators Conference in January
2003
- CDC
reports on polio reduction in Egypt
- Watch
your inbox Wednesday for important new article by Dr. Paul Offit
on vaccines and autism
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Issue 305 -
April 8, 2002
- New
on the Web: Supplement on vaccines across the life span
- Article
on 17-year surveillance of acute hepatitis B identifies significant
gaps in vaccination
- Revisions!
Download the most current versions of two IAC forms
- Summit
to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health is set for
July 10-12 in Washington
- CDC
publishes influenza recap for 2001-2002 season so far
- CDC
reports on suspected cutaneous anthrax in Texas lab worker
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Issue 304 -
April 1, 2002
- Questions about vaccine shortages?
CDC and IAC websites offer answers
- Revisions: Three important IAC print
pieces are newly modified
- States add new vaccination requirements
for children: Three for varicella and one for hepatitis A
- Happy first anniversary to the "hepprograms" website!
- CDC publishes article on successes
and challenges in year 2001 effort to eradicate poliomyelitis worldwide
- VIS software combines audio and
text in four languages
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Issue 303 -
March 25, 2002
- CDC
publishes progress report on reduction of Haemophilus influenzae
type b disease
- Get
ready for National Infant Immunization Week April 14-20!
- WHO
website lists country-by-country immunization schedules
- New
VIS translations: Thai and Ilokano Vaccine Information Statements
are now on IAC's website
- NIH
hosts Consensus Development Conference: Management of Hepatitis
C June 10-12 in Bethesda
- Immunization
Registry Conference will take place October 28-30 in Philadelphia
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Issue 302 -
March 18, 2002
- GSK
posts online letter about Lymerix discontinuation
- New
IOM report answers major anthrax vaccine questions
- National
Immunization Program presents vaccine-preventable diseases course
in Atlanta April 3-4
- San
Diego manual on immunization in STD clinics is now available online
- Revised
translations! Screening questionnaires for child/teen and adult
immunization in Chinese, Hmong, and Turkish
- Coming
soon! "The Germ Patrol" in Spanish
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Issue 301 -
March 13, 2002
- Calling
all IAC EXPRESS readers: We invite your feedback!
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Issue 300 -
March 11, 2002
- CDC
publishes Notice to Readers on varicella and MMR vaccine shortages
and interim recommendations
- CDC's
National Immunization Program releases important news
on influenza vaccine for the 2002-2003 season
- New
guidelines on mixing schedules of single-antigen hepatitis vaccines
and a combination vaccine are available on CDC's website
- IAC
creates Pneumococcal Conjugate Information web page
- Recommended
reading: "Living with Hepatitis B: A Survivor's Guide"
- Second
B Informed Conference will be held June 28-29 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- CDC
promotes "Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates: WhatWorks" CD-ROM
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Issue 299 -
March 4, 2002
- Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends delaying
varicella vaccination until at least age 18 months during shortage
- IOM
releases report on safety review of multiple immunizations
- Tennessee
adds hepatitis B immunization requirement for middle-school attendance
- Visit
IAC's new International Adoption web page for immunization and
hepatitis B information
- New
poster from California shows technique for "Comforting Restraint" of
children receiving shots
- HFI's
Hepatitis Summit is set for July 18-19 in California
- Volunteers
needed for 3-month overseas polio eradication field assignments
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Issue 298 -
Feb 25, 2002
- JAMA
publishes 5-year study of impact of varicella vaccine
- CDC
reports on cases of laboratory-acquired meningococcal disease
- Earn
continuing education credit for reading new article on VAERS online
- Revised
translation! "Immunization for Babies" in Spanish
- Immunization
in long-term care facilities: New report covers state-by-state
rules
- CDC
publishes Notice to Readers on evaluation of anthrax vaccination
of pregnant women
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Issue 297 -
Feb 20, 2002
-
CDC posts online Summary of Major Changes in the "General
Recommendations on Immunization"
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Issue 296 -
Feb 18, 2002
- Revised! "Vaccinations for Adults: You're Never
Too Old to Get Shots!"
- Updated! "Summary of Rules for Childhood Immunization"
- For low-literacy patients: Vaccine Information Statements are available
on video in English and Spanish
- CDC publishes article on U.S. measles cases
- 12th North American Syringe Exchange Convention is set for April
24-27 in Albuquerque
- First International Symposium on the Evaluation of Safety of Human
Vaccines Convenes in May in Rome, Italy
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Issue 295 -
Feb 11, 2002
- CDC
publishes revised General Recommendations on Immunization
- New
freeware puts current childhood immunization schedule in the palm
of your hand
- Check
out IAC's Top 15 Downloaded Items
- Pediatricians
now have their own Childhood Immunization Support Program (CISP)
and website
- World
Vaccine Congress Montreal 2002 happens in April
- CDC
publishes article on tuberculosis morbidity decrease
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Issue 294 -
Feb 4, 2002
- CDC
publishes article on increase in pertussis cases
- It's
not too late for flu shots!
- IAC
launches Hepatitis B Information web page
- OSHA
publishes Compliance Directive for revised Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard
- Curriculum
for nurses and self-paced course simplify immunization education
- February
14 is Immunize Georgia's Little Guys Conference
- National
Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar is set for April
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Issue 293 -
Jan 28, 2002
- If parents ask:
Article summarizes research on safety of multiple vaccines for
infants
- CDC evaluates
immunization registry use
- New "PKIDs' Pediatric Hepatitis
Report" combines text and testimonial
- CDC seeks deputy director for National
Immunization Program
- Revised Spanish translations! Infant,
children/teen charts reflect changes
- Pharmacy Vaccination State Mandates web
page updated
- Newest VAERS bibliography on vaccine
safety is online
- CDC publishes article on increase in
Lyme disease reports
- Fifth Annual Conference on Vaccine Research
happens in May
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Issue 292 -
Jan 22, 2001
- CDC publishes Notice to Readers on 2002
Childhood Immunization Schedule
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Issue
291 - Jan 21, 2002 Story #43:
Periorbital Varicella Gangrenosa Necessitating Orbital Exenteration in
a Previously Healthy Adult |
Issue 290 - Jan
14, 2002
- AAP releases 2002 Schedule for Childhood
Vaccinations
- Fall/Winter Edition of VACCINATE ADULTS!
is now on the web
- IAC offers "Photo Notebook of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases": Order yours now to share with patients
- See IAC's two new web pages: "Immunization
Exemption Issues" and "Bioterrorism Information"
- Revised! Screening questionnaires for
child and teen and adult immunization
- Revised! "Immunization for Babies" easy
chart for parents
- Workshop on Immunization Finance Dissemination
to be held January 17
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Issue 289 - Jan
7, 2002
- CDC publishes Notice to Readers on DTaP
shortage
- CDC publishes article on drug-resistant
Streptococcus pneumoniae in a child care center in Georgia
- Important finding: Routine childhood
hepatitis A vaccination can lower disease in whole community
- Easy online video explains Medicare
billing process
- DHHS offers two further treatment options
for those exposed to anthrax
- Reminder: Every Child By Two newsletter
covers immunization events on Capitol Hill
- New translation! 2001 Summary of Adult
Recommendations available in Turkish
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
