- All of us at IAC wish you a wonderful holiday season
- AAP releases policy statement on use of Tdap vaccine in adolescents
- CDC issues an update of U.S. influenza activity from October 2 to December 3
- NEJM: Influenza-associated deaths among persons younger than 18 years were "substantial" during 2003-04 influenza season
- NIP website posts provisional ACIP recommendations for use of Tdap, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education piece "What if you don't vaccinate your child?"
- Deadline for abstracts for the National Conference on Immunization Coalitions is January 27, 2006
- Deadline for abstracts for the Conference on Vaccine Research is February 3, 2006
- New CDC vaccine recommendations
- FDA vaccine approvals
- Newly released Vaccine Information Statements
- New immunization resources
- Current events
- Notable journal articles
- Ask the Experts special editions
- And more …
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Issue 570: December 15, 2005
- Looking for serious savings? Order Adult Immunization Record cards by the case
- Need to spend year-end dollars? Stock up now on essential immunization resources for 2006
- Want to support a worthy cause? IAC could really use your tax-deductible year-end contribution!
Issue 569: December 12, 2005
- CDC publishes guidelines on antimicrobials recommended for treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis
- NIP issues updated version of the provisional recommendation for vaccinating adolescents with Tdap vaccine
- December Immunization Works newsletter focuses on the billions routine childhood immunization saves each year
- HHS starts a process to integrate pandemic influenza planning at federal, state, and local levels
- CDC report on epidemiology of measles in U.S. in 2004 indicates only 37 reported cases, a new one-year low
- New: Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference to focus on new hepatitis A vaccine recommendations
- MMWR notifies readers that FDA approved lowering the age limit for Havrix hepatitis A vaccine to 12 months
- Errata: MMWR corrects errors in its December 2 article on licensure of measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine
- New: Current VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines now available in Russian and Somali
- New: Interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine now available in Russian and Somali
- Before the holiday rush, take time to register for CDC's 2006 National Immunization Conference
- Johns Hopkins/UNICEF report makes the case for investing in immunization communication
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
Issue 568: December 5, 2005
- CDC issues press release about the appointment of three new center directors
- Important: Deadline for nominations to ACIP is December 19; ACIP's provisional recommendations are now online
- Heads up: One-word error now corrected on Spanish-language VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines
- New: Interim VIS for Tdap vaccine now available in Spanish
- CDC provides information about newly licensed measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with English- and Spanish-language materials
- New: December 2 issue of Hep Express now available online
Issue 567: November 28, 2005
- CDC proposes updating communicable disease regulations, including those for pandemic influenza and diphtheria
- New: IAC website presents standing orders protocols in a single table for easy reference
- New: IAC website consolidates answers to FAQs onto one web section
- NIP collects several adult immunization resources on one web page
- New: CDC announces addition of polio module to its "You Call the Shots" training course
- CDC reports on the October 2005 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication
- Teleconference about immunizing migrant workers scheduled for December 13
- Turkish translations for three educational materials now available on IAC's website
Issue 566: November 22, 2005
- Unprotected People #81: Imported case of congenital rubella syndrome diagnosed in New Hampshire
Issue 565: November 21, 2005
- Note: Watch tomorrow's IAC Express for an Unprotected People Report on a case of imported congenital rubella syndrome
- CDC updates its Influenza web section with information on avian influenza
- Use IAC's Adult Immunization Record Card to educate adult patients about their lifelong need for vaccination
- Updated: IAC revises several of its print materials for health professionals
- CDC reports that 48 percent of children under age six participated in immunization information systems in 2004
Issue 564: November 14, 2005
- ACIP votes to recommend adult vaccination with tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine (Tdap)
- New: CDC issues final VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines and updates VIS instructions
- Update: CDC adds new fact sheet to its web section on Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Menactra meningococcal vaccine
- New: Prepublication copies of the ninth edition of the Pink Book now available for order
- CDC's satellite broadcast/webcast on Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases is set for December 8
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
- Multiple copies of the CD-ROM of NIP's Vaccine Storage & Handling Toolkit now available through IAC
- New: GAO releases its report on the influenza vaccine shortage of 2004-05
- New: November issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Updated: IAC revises two of its professional-education pieces
- Correction: Copyright information about ACOG's guidelines on immunization during pregnancy
- International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases planned for Atlanta on March 19-22, 2006
- Two new resources on global immunization now available
Issue 563: November 7, 2005
- New: DHHS releases pandemic influenza plan for nation; federal government launches a pandemic influenza website
- CDC updates its Influenza web section
- Spanish-language version of the interim VIS for meningococcal disease available on IAC's website
- Updated: IAC revises two professional-education pieces related to viral hepatitis
- New: November 4 issue of Hep Express now available on IAC's website
- CDC publishes a correction to the current adult immunization schedule
- CDC reports on the global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network during January 2004-June 2005
- November 11 is the early-bird registration date for the Phacilitate North American Vaccine Forum
Issue 562: October 31, 2005
- ACIP recommends hepatitis A vaccine for all children
- CDC announces that nation's influenza vaccine supply continues to increase, encourages broader use of vaccine
- DHHS awards a $62.5-million contract to Chiron to manufacture avian influenza vaccine
- CDC adds lots of new and updated material to its Influenza web section
- Vaccine Education Center website posts useful article for parents on vaccine myths and vaccine safety
- NIAID press release reports on a study showing acellular pertussis vaccine is effective in adults and adolescents
- PKIDS surveys parents and teens about adolescent immunization and posts results on its website
- Immunization coalition teleconference to focus on using an advisory committee to contribute to a pandemic influenza plan
Issue 561: October 28, 2005
- Unprotected People #80: Preventable measles outbreak in Indiana results in 34 cases and three hospitalizations in summer 2005
Issue 560: October 24, 2005
- Read immediately: CDC issues guidance about vaccine storage during power outages
- FDA approves Havrix hepatitis A vaccine for use in children as young as age 12 months
- New: LTC facilities funded by Medicare or Medicaid now must offer residents influenza and pneumococcal vaccination
- New: Here are three excellent influenza resources you should know about
- New: CDC's Influenza web section posts comprehensive information about avian influenza
- CDC declares 1918 pandemic influenza virus a select agent
- 2003 influenza vaccination rates for elderly and high-risk persons fell short of national objectives
- Survey indicates only 13 percent of pregnant women received influenza vaccination during the 2003-04 influenza season
- October issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Interim VIS for injectable influenza vaccine now in Vietnamese and Armenian; audio and video VISs available
- MMWR includes CDC's report on recent polio infections among four Minnesota children
- New: APHA annual meeting moved from New Orleans to Philadelphia; date changed to December 10-14
Issue 559: October 18, 2005
- Official CDC Health Advisory confirms a human rabies death in Mississippi
- CDC releases report on recent poliovirus infections among four unvaccinated children in Minnesota
Issue 558: October 17, 2005
- FDA releases three lots of Chiron's Fluvirin vaccine for use during 2005-06 influenza season
- NEW: CDC issues Adult Immunization Schedule for October 2005-September 2006
- MMWR includes CDC's report on Guillain-Barre Syndrome among recent recipients of Menactra vaccine
- MMWR notifies readers about FDA's approval of VAQTA hepatitis A vaccine for children age 1 year and older
- New: The October 2005 issue of Vaccinate Adults is in the mail and on the Web
- Typo trouble: NIP corrects a typo on the interim VIS for Tdap vaccine
- Erratum: IAC Express corrects its October 10 article on Alaska's meningococcal mandate
- Update: IAC makes minor changes to four of its vaccine administration pieces
- Rate of pertussis hospitalizations for infants younger than 6 months increased by 20% from 1994-1998 to 1999-2003
- New: November 4 is the deadline for abstracts for the 2006 National Immunization Conference
- CDC's Influenza web section begins posting the "Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update" for the 2005-06 season
- CDC's Influenza web section posts information on laboratory diagnosis of respiratory illness
Issue 557: October 10, 2005
- Updated interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine has information about possible association between Menactra and Guillain-Barre syndrome
- New: NIP website posts the latest information about VISs currently under development
- New: Minnesota infant contracts vaccine-derived polio virus; NIP website posts page of FAQs about polio
- Researchers reconstruct the 1918 pandemic influenza virus with hope of learning how to avert future pandemics
- Updated: Five IAC pieces related to viral hepatitis have been revised
- New: Alaska mandates education about meningococcal disease and vaccine for college students; three more states let pharmacists vaccinate.
- New: October 5 issue of Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- New: UNICEF issues Progress for Children, a report card on worldwide childhood immunization
Issue 556: October 10, 2005
- CDC reports on five cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome among recent recipients of Menactra meningococcal conjugate vaccine
Issue 555: October 3, 2005
- CDC issues official Health Advisory about Menactra meningococcal vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome
- New: October 2005 issue of Needle Tips offers many resources for childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
- New: Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #3 available for the 2005-06 influenza season
- New: NIP makes its Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit available in web-based and CD-ROM formats
- Locate influenza clinics with ALA's online Flu Clinic Locator or your 2-1-1 information-and-referral call center
- NIAID and MedImmune to collaborate in developing vaccines against potential pandemic influenza viruses
- New: ECBT launches a vaccine safety web section
- VIS translations: Interim influenza vaccine VISs now available in Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Turkish
- Reminder: Two-day course "Epidemiology & Prevention of VPDs" to be held at two California sites in November
- CDC reports on WHO's laboratory surveillance for wild and vaccine-derived polioviruses during 2004-05
Issue 554: September 30, 2005
- The Cutter Incident, by Paul A. Offit, MD, traces the enduring effects of a 1955 vaccine manufacturing accident
- Editorial urges media, scientific community, and parents to strongly counter the myth that thimerosal causes autism
Issue 553: September 26, 2005
- New: CDC issues interim VIS for Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis) vaccine for adolescents and adults
- MMWR issues correction to the influenza vaccination recommendations it published September 16
- News alert: On September 28 Dear Abby will publish a letter urging early influenza vaccination for high-risk persons
- New: Screening questionnaire identifies which patients are eligible to receive influenza vaccine before October 24
- New: CDC responds to Lancet article questioning the efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines for older people
- Federal and military employees: Help IAC by using agency code 0233 when you contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign
- "Vote and Vax" booklet tells how to set up an influenza shot clinic in your community on Election Day
- Teleconference on adolescent immunization is scheduled for October 11
- Report compares influenza vaccination in managed healthcare plans during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 influenza seasons
- VIS translation: Thai-language VIS now available for hepatitis A vaccine
- Annual SIGN Alliance meeting to be held November 14-16 in Hanoi; October 1 is deadline for hotel reservations
- MMWR corrects data on 2003 influenza and pneumococcal coverage among persons age 65 years and older
Issue 552: September 19, 2005
- DHHS announces children 18 years and younger displaced by Hurricane Katrina can receive free vaccinations
- Health experts urge vaccination for those at risk of complications of influenza or pneumococcal disease
- New: Spanish-language VISs for injectable and intranasal influenza vaccines available on IAC's website
- CDC report assesses the impact routine PCV7 vaccination had on invasive pneumococcal disease from 1998-2003
- CDC reports on recent U.S. and worldwide influenza activity and on vaccination recommendations for the 2005-06 season
- New: IAC's "2005-06 Influenza Vaccination Pocket Information Guide" is a useful resource for health professionals
- September issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- CDC presents stats on nursing home residents age 65 and older who received pneumococcal vaccinations in the late 1990s
- DHHS prepares for possible influenza pandemic by buying vaccine and antiviral medications
- Arizona Immunization Conference scheduled for November 17-18 in Mesa
Issue 551: September 12, 2005
- All of us at IAC extend our condolences to those affected by Hurricane Katrina
- CDC's Hurricane Katrina Health & Safety web page offers continually updated immunization information
- CDC has information on Hurricane Katrina for health professionals, relief workers, and shelter operators
- DHHS sets up a toll-free crisis hotline for persons emotionally distressed by Hurricane Katrina
- Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #2 available for the 2005-06 influenza season
- Mark your calendar: The next Current Issues in Immunization netconference is scheduled for October 13
- New: CDC's Flu Gallery offers professional- and patient-education materials for the 2005-06 influenza season
- Coming up: National Adult Immunization Awareness Week is scheduled for September 25-October 1
- Free: Bulk copies of the May 2005 issue of Vaccinate Adults are available for the asking
- Updated: IAC's Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization has been substantially revised
- New: Professional-education piece on Healthcare Worker Vaccination Recommendations available on IAC's website
- September 9 issue of IAC's HEP Express electronic newsletter now available online
- Help out: NIP continues to need volunteers to pilot test its immunization training courses
- Polio update: Immunization campaigns reduce polio incidence in Nigeria; WHO reports two new cases in Ethiopia
- Corrections: CDC revises pneumonia and influenza mortality stats reported in MMWR on August 19 and August 26
Issue 550: September 6, 2005
- CDC website posts interim immunization recommendations for persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina
- CDC website posts interim immunization recommendations for emergency responders assisting with Hurricane Katrina
- DHHS establishes web page and toll-free number to identify health professionals to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief
Issue 549: September 6, 2005
- Note: Watch for an Extra Edition of IAC Express related to Hurricane Katrina
- FDA approves combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine
- FDA approves new influenza vaccine for upcoming season
- CDC publishes updated information on influenza vaccine supply and recommendations for prioritization
- CDC updates its website with Q&As about influenza vaccine supply and prioritization
- FDA releases statement on Chiron Corporation inspection
- Heads up: November 4 is deadline for abstracts for the 2006 National Immunization Conference
- Updated: IAC substantially revises its professional-education piece "Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization"
- New: CDC announces addition of a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis module to its "You Call the Shots" training course
- Influenza vaccination standing orders for children and adolescents is new, standing orders for adults is updated
- Updated: Revised "Administering Vaccines to Adults: Dose, Route, Site, Needle Size, and Preparation" now online
- Injectable typhoid vaccine currently unavailable
- New: Draft agenda for the National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference now available
Issue 548: August 29, 2005
- New: CDC's influenza web section adds materials for the 2005-06 season
- New: VIS for MMR vaccine now available in Vietnamese
- Updated: IAC revises its patient questionnaire "Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today?"
- Updated: Two revised hepatitis educational pieces available on the IAC website
- Upcoming event: Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers to speak at the Sierra Nevada Immunization Conference
Issue 547: August 26, 2005
- Unprotected People #79: CDC reports on preventable measles among
- U.S. residents, 2001-2004
Issue 546: August 22, 2005
- Comments on proposed CMS nursing home immunization requirement must be submitted by August 30
- FDA approves VAQTA hepatitis A vaccine for use in children ages 12 months and older
- New: August 2005 issue of Vaccinate Women is on the IAC website
- Important: September 15 is the deadline for submitting comments on proposed revisions to Healthy People 2010
- Teleconference on working with physicians to improve adult vaccination rates is scheduled for September 13
Issue 545: August 15, 2005
- New: CDC issues comprehensive interim guideline for planning for an influenza vaccine shortage during the 2005-06 season
- Looking for sources of presentation material? Online PowerPoint slides put valuable information at your fingertips
- August issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- August 12 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
Issue 544: August 12, 2005
- Unprotected People #78: Florida man dies from rabies eight months after receiving dog bite in Haiti
Issue 543: August 8, 2005
- Do it today: Please thank Tim Russert for moderating the vaccines-and-autism debate on Meet the Press
- Must read: Slate.com article sheds light on controversy about thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism
- NIP announces temporary shortage of conjugated meningococcal vaccine
- CDC outlines priority groups for vaccination with injectable influenza vaccine in the event of a vaccine shortage
- Errata: MMWR corrects four errors in ACIP's newly released influenza recommendations
- Register today: Update on 2005-06 influenza vaccine communications and supply planned for August 16
- Three states enact immunization legislation for a variety of vaccines
- Updated: Spanish-language version of IAC's brochure "Immunization . . . Not Just Kids' Stuff"
- New: Interim 2005-06 VIS for injectable influenza vaccine now available in audio format
Issue 542: August 5, 2005
- Sunday, August 7, Meet the Press to discuss mercury-containing vaccines and neurological disorders
Issue 541: August 1, 2005
- CDC reports on 2004 vaccination coverage levels among U.S. children ages 19-35 months
- Hard copy of ACIP's new influenza recommendations now available
- NPI announces recipients of its 2005 Excellence in Immunization awards
- New: Transcript of CDC's media briefing on vaccine safety and child health is now posted on NIP's website
- Updated: IAC revises three influenza education pieces to reflect the new ACIP recommendations
- CDC summarizes data from its 2003 Immunization Registry Annual Report
- 140 immunization coalitions have posted information on IAC's IZ Coalitions website--is yours one of them?
- Upcoming events: IAC adds a Boston University symposium and the APHA Annual Meeting to its online calendar
Issue 540: July 27, 2005
- Unprotected People #77: Toddler suffers septicemia, meningitis, and multi-organ failure as complications of Haemophilus influenzae type b infection
Issue 539: July 25, 2005
- New: Provisional ACIP recommendations for combined tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine are posted on NIP's website
- New: Interim VISs now available for both injectable and intranasal influenza vaccines
- July issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Updated: IAC revises a professional education piece on preventing perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission
- Pharmacists and medical assistants: NIP needs you to pilot test its training programs
- Oregon's Answer to Cancer race--a fund raiser for hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer--is scheduled for August 6
Issue 538: July 18, 2005
- New: CDC issues the latest ACIP influenza recommendations in an "MMWR Early Release"
- MMWR notifies readers about August 9 webcast on prevention of human papilloma virus infection and cervical cancer
- Teleconference on communicating with legislatures about vaccine safety is scheduled for August 9
- CDC releases guidance statement on HIPAA and perinatal hepatitis B
- Learn about proposed hepatitis B vaccination strategies for U.S. adults
- Study reveals that handwashing with soap can save children's lives by reducing the incidence of certain diseases
- New: July 15 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- CDC reports on a survey of U.S. syringe exchange programs operating during 2002
- CDC reports on the use of a rapid analysis system to assess influenza vaccination coverage among California HMO members
Issue 537: July 11, 2005
- DHHS announces addition of influenza vaccine to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
- New: Johns Hopkins report on adolescent and adult pertussis now available online
- New: Article reveals that containment of 2004 measles outbreak cost Iowa $142,000
- Reminder: Register soon for the two-day course "Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases"
- Order soon: Price of DVD version of "Immunization Techniques" video will increase to $35 on August 1
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education piece "When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?"
- Polio update: CDC reports on India's progress toward polio eradication, WHO reports on Indonesia's new polio cases
Issue 536: July 5, 2005
- New: NIP posts CDC's 2005 "Vaccine Management" booklet on its website
- CDC posts Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #1 for 2005-06 on its influenza web section
- CDC reports on influenza activity in the United States and worldwide during the 2004-05 season
- Arizona Department of Health Services reports 500 pertussis cases and one infant death
- CDC notifies MMWR readers about the July 28 satellite broadcast "Immunization Update 2005"
- Update: IAC revises educational pieces to include information on two newly licensed vaccines
- Reminder: Use these online promotional materials to advertise National Immunization Awareness Month in August
- Correction: IAC revises information it published about CMS's reimbursement for administering influenza vaccinations
- VIS translations: IAC posts Haitian Creole VISs for measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- WHO's email bulletin service "Disease Outbreak News" reports first case of polio in Angola since 2001
Issue 535: June 27, 2005
- The New York Times article "On Autism's Cause, It's Parents vs. Research" is available free of charge only until July 2
- Institute of Medicine responds to article on thimerosal written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- More than 30 cases of measles reported in Indiana; free vaccine administered
- June issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- New: The web section of WHO's Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety now offers information in six languages
- Upcoming events: Hepatitis B Foundation's B-Informed patient conference and Oregon's Flu Summit scheduled for July
- MMWR corrects its article on seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies in a Dominican community in Puerto Rico
Issue 534: June 23, 2005
- Unprotected People #76: Newborn's death emphasizes need to consider pertussis in differential diagnosis of coughing adults
Issue 533: June 20, 2005
- CDC announces topics for July 14 net conference on Current Issues in Immunization and opens online registration
- FDA approves Pegasys for treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection
- New: June 17 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- Corrections made to Hmong inactivated influenza vaccine VIS; interim meningococcal vaccine VIS now available in Turkish
- Upcoming events: Immunization coalition teleconference in July and Indiana immunization conference in October
- Somalia schedules emergency polio immunization campaign for June 17-26
- CDC reports on seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies among children in a Dominican community in Puerto Rico in 2002
- CDC reports on progress in measles control in Zambia during 1999-2004
Issue 532: June 13, 2005
- FDA approves a new combination vaccine to help protect adolescents and adults against whooping cough
- New: AMA's primer will help physicians improve immunization rates, especially among minority populations
- New: CDC issues guidelines for preventing and controlling influenza transmission in long-term-care facilities
- New: IAC develops a professional-education piece on the use of standing orders to improve adult vaccination rates
- New VIS translations: VISs for five vaccines now available in Burmese
- MMWR corrects data reported on total mortality and influenza and pneumonia mortality between April 1-May 27, 2005
Issue 531: June 8, 2005
- Unprotected People #75: Three-year-old's ordeal with severe pneumococcal disease includes bloodstream and lung infection
Issue 530: June 6, 2005
- The May 2005 issue of "Vaccinate Adults" is in the mail and on the Web
- AAP endorses new meningococcal vaccine guidelines
- New: AAP's "Red Book Online" now tracks new vaccines' licensure and recommendation status
- Recent journal articles discuss pertussis in adults and parents who refuse immunization for their children
- Plan ahead: Online resources are now available for promoting National Immunization Awareness Month
- CDC reports on Colorado's surveillance of influenza-associated hospitalizations during 2004-05
- New: Partnership for Prevention publishes its report on strengthening adult immunization
- New VIS translation: IAC posts MMR vaccine VIS in Ilokano
Issue 529: June 2, 2005
- Time's running out: Use your fiscal year-end (June 30) dollars to stock up on essential immunization resources--or to contribute to IAC
Issue 528: May 31, 2005
- New: ACIP releases recommendations on meningococcal disease prevention; CDC press release presents background information
- New: CDC fact sheet on meningococcal disease and vaccine includes information about newly licensed MCV4 vaccine
- New VIS translation: Spanish-language meningococcal vaccine VIS now available
- May issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter is posted on the NIP website
- New: CDC announces broad availability of the 2005-06 edition of its travel-health guide, the "Yellow Book"
- Mark your calendar: Several CDC immunization courses are planned for summer and fall
- New translation: IAC's parent-education piece "After the Shots: What to do if your child has discomfort" now in Spanish
- June 14 teleconference to focus on reducing immunization disparities by working with ethnic physicians organizations
Issue 527: May 25, 2005
- Unprotected People #74: Parents helpless as children battle pertussis
Issue 526: May 23, 2005
- New: May 2005 issue of "Needle Tips" provides lots of resources on childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization
- Visit IAC's redesigned hepatitis prevention programs website for Hepatitis Awareness Month
- New: DVD format of "Immunization Techniques: Safe, Effective, Caring" is now available
- CDC issues press release about factors possibly associated with autism risk
- New: May 20 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
Issue 525: May 16, 2005
- CDC report recommends health professionals limit use of IgM anti-HAV testing to specific indications
- MMWR notifies readers that May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
- New VIS: NIP posts VIS for Japanese encephalitis vaccine to its website
- CDC issues "Summary of Notifiable Diseases--United States, 2003"
- UNICEF reports new cases of polio in Indonesia and Yemen; major vaccination campaigns to begin soon
Issue 524: May 9, 2005
- FDA approves Boostrix, a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine intended for teens
- May 9-16 is the first National Hepatitis B Awareness Week; "AIM for the B" campaign is planned for the same time
- New: Spanish-language childhood and adolescent immunization schedule available on NIP's website
- Important: May 27 is the deadline for submitting abstracts for the National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference
- New: 2003 SMART BRFSS data and prevalence tables now available
- Updated: IAC revises some of its professional- and patient-education pieces
- Subscribe to more than 20 email news services using IAC's Directory of Immunization Resources
- New: Documents related to the Blue Ribbon Panel meeting about CDC's vaccine safety activities now online
- CDC Health Update announces destruction of influenza A(H2N2) samples mistakenly included with proficiency test panels
- Scheduled for June 13-15 in Atlanta, conference on public health law will include sessions on vaccine safety
- Vaccines 2005 conference to be held in Amsterdam June 13-15
Issue 523: May 2, 2005
- "Read immediately" issue of Immunization Works discusses relocation of the Immunization Safety Branch
- April issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- New: CDC's commemorative timeline, 50 Years of Vaccine Progress, is posted on NIP's website
- New: VISs for three travel-related vaccines now available in DVD, video, and CD-ROM formats
- Updated: IAC revises two of its education pieces
- CDC reports on recent worldwide progress toward interruption of wild poliovirus transmission
Issue 522: April 25, 2005
- U.S. Congress accepts plan for major reorganization of CDC
- New: The 2005 annual report of the National Immunization Program now available online and in print
- April 24 marks the start of National Infant Immunization Week, now in its second decade
- New: CDC's commemorative timeline, 50th Anniversary of the Polio Vaccine, is posted on NIP's website
- Coming soon: The National Immunization Coalition TA Network plans two influenza teleconferences for May
- "Immunization Works," the statewide Iowa immunization conference, is scheduled for June 2 in West Des Moines
Issue 521: April 18, 2005
- Official CDC Health Advisory recommends destroying sample panels of influenza A/H2N2
- MMWR notifies readers that April 24-30 is National Infant Immunization Week
- May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Maurice R. Hilleman, giant in vaccine development, dies at age 85
- New: Trivalent influenza vaccines to be covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program starting July 1
- New: CDC seeks comment on its Research Agenda through April 19
- New: CHOP's Vaccine Education Center launches Parents PACK, an online vaccine-information resource
- IAC reorganizes and updates its online Directory of Immunization Resources
- IAC updates multiple print pieces related to viral hepatitis
- New: April 15 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- New: NIP website posts recordings of NIC presentations, reminds attendees that April 25 is deadline for CE credit
- Providers: Power of 10 campaign makes it easy to educate your patients about the importance of getting a Td booster
Issue 520: April 11, 2005
- New: CDC issues interim VIS for meningococcal vaccine
- New: Comprehensive Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit now available on the NIP website
- 50th anniversary of the discovery of polio vaccine inspires exhibits, events, and articles
- New: NIIW PSAs for television stations will be available by satellite downlink on April 12 and 14
- CDC issues an update on U.S. influenza activity for the 2004-05 season
- Conference on the Public's Health & the Law in the 21st Century is set for June 13-15 in Atlanta
Issue 519: April 4, 2005
- Important: CDC issues Dr. Stephen Cochi's message about the publication of a new book on thimerosal and autism
- FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis B virus infection
- CDC provides information on influenza vaccine prebooking and distribution strategies for the 2005-06 influenza season
- April 7 is World Health Day
- Recommendations for improving high-risk adults' influenza, PPV, and hepatitis B vaccination coverage now available
- CDC reports on estimated influenza vaccination coverage among U.S. adults and children--September 1, 2004-January 31, 2005
- April 29 is the application deadline for NPI's 2005 Excellence in Immunization Awards
- Big savings: IAC's smallpox immunization record cards available at half price--while supplies last
- CDC reports on an inadvertent laboratory exposure to Bacillus anthracis in California in 2004
- New: Two rotavirus vaccine resources now available online
- Measles cases surge in Nigeria
Issue 518: March 29, 2005
- Unprotected People #73: CDC provides case reports on varicella-related deaths of three susceptible, unvaccinated children
Issue 517: March 28, 2005
- CDC announces the elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the United States
- CDC posts new NIIW resources to the NIP website, offers a technical assistance teleconference on March 29 and 31
- Note: On March 29, IAC will publish an Unprotected People report about recent varicella deaths in the United States
- CDC reports on varicella surveillance in Oregon public elementary schools
- New: The March issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter is now available on the NIP website
- CDC reports on progress toward polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2004-05
Issue 516: March 21, 2005
- New: The CDC-INFO Contact Center now answers phone-in immunization questions; VISs are changed accordingly
- Mark your calendar: April 14 is the date for CDC's next Current Issues in Immunization net conference
- FDA approves new preservative-free formulation of sanofi-pasteur's pediatric influenza vaccine
- National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable meeting set for April 10-12
- National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference website now live
- New issue of "Viral Hepatitis" available on VHPB website
- New: March 18 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- New conference listings: Immunization coalition conference call and hepatitis B meeting are set for April
- CDC publishes recommendations for animal rabies prevention and control
Issue 515: March 14, 2005
- CDC reports on transmission of hepatitis B virus among persons undergoing blood glucose monitoring
- IAC updates six viral hepatitis education pieces
- Florida Immunization Summit set for April 26-27
Issue 514: March 7, 2005
- CDC issues an update on U.S. influenza activity during the 2004-05 season
- CDC reports on interventions to increase influenza vaccination of healthcare workers
- CDC reports on Connecticut's use of a state influenza hotline as a way to increase influenza vaccination coverage
- New: NIP announces availability of a web-based training course, "Immunization: You Call the Shots"
- Reminder: It's time to finalize your plans for the National Immunization Conference
- Check it out: NIP website adds resources for National Infant Immunization Week and Vaccination Week in the Americas
- New: ECBT's model statute will help states draft legislation that permits immunization information to cross state lines
- CDC reports on progress in reducing worldwide measles mortality, 1999-2003
Issue 513: February 28, 2005
- Free: Order two pads of the Vaccine Education Center's meningococcus education sheets at no charge
- New: Georgia and Ohio enact immunization legislation
- Newly posted: IOM's report on vaccine safety and CDC's statement in response
- New: February 22 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available online
- Save the dates: Teleconference on immunization educational materials and two vaccine conferences coming soon
- CDC reports on Europe's progress toward eliminating measles and preventing congenital rubella syndrome
Issue 512: February 21, 2005
- CDC and NIH support influenza vaccination of elderly, though study states it may not prevent as many deaths as assumed
- CDC reports on hepatitis A vaccination coverage among U.S. children ages 24-35 months during 2003
- New: CDC website posts numerous resources for National Infant Immunization Week and Vaccination Week in the Americas
- New: Journal of Family Practice's immunization supplement, "Vaccines Across the Life Span, 2005," is now online
- New: February issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- State officials: Betty Bumpers to speak at February 23 web conference on Vaccine Safety: What Legislators Need to Know
- AED launches listserv for members of the National Immunization Coalition TA Network
Issue 511: February 14, 2005
- ACIP recommends newly licensed meningococcal vaccine for adolescents and college freshmen
- BRFSS data indicate influenza vaccine was given to priority groups during the first part of the 2004-05 influenza season
- Act now: Free bulk copies of the latest issue of "Vaccinate Adults" (October 2004) will go fast
- New: CMS has web resources for those who vaccinate Medicare beneficiaries against influenza and pneumococcal disease
- CDC reports on a case of Japanese encephalitis in a U.S. traveler returning from Thailand in 2004
- New conference listings: Adult immunization and health promotion conferences are scheduled for March and May
- MMWR corrects errors in two recent issues
Issue 510: February 7, 2005
- New feature: IAC Express now offers its readers a link to the web version of the current issue
- Reminder: Be sure to register for CDC's satellite broadcast Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Register for NIC and take time to plan your conference participation using the new NIC Track System
- New: Special training will be held after NIC for National Immunization Coalition TA members
- New: HAN issues an official CDC Health Update about avian influenza
- Updated: CDC continues to supplement its Influenza web section
- New: Scripts and slides now available from CDC's net conference on Varicella Case-Based Reporting
- Teleconference on planning and implementing an immunization event for the public is scheduled for February 22
- CDC reports on a polio outbreak in Sudan in 2004
- Spring 2005 Phacilitate Vaccine Forum scheduled for May 23-25 in Amsterdam
Issue 509: February 1, 2005
- Unprotected People #72: Infant dies after contracting pertussis from adult family members
Issue 508: January 31, 2005
- CDC reports on an outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease in Alaska during 2003-04
- CDC reports on outbreaks of pertussis associated with hospitals in the United States during 2003
- Note: On February 1, IAC will publish an Unprotected People report about a fatal case of pertussis in West Virginia
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its Influenza web section
- New: January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available on the NIP website
- Association of Immunization Managers seeks nominations for the 2nd annual "Natalie J. Smith, MD, Award"
- Save the date: National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference set for December 5-9 in Washington, DC
- CDC launches web page devoted to perinatal hepatitis B information and resources
- IAC updates immunization and viral hepatitis materials
- New: January 21 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter available online
Issue 507: January 28, 2005
- CDC announces two new strategies to promote continued influenza vaccination