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Issue 772 - December
22, 2008
- Now available online: Needle Tips
- Now available online: Vaccinate Adults for adult medicine specialists
- Happy holidays from all of us at IAC
- California Immunization Coalition develops three Q&A fact sheets to help
clinicians answer parents' common questions
- IAC updates VIS dates on "It's federal law! You must give your patients
current Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)"
- Available only until January 20, CDC's "Immunization Encounter" webcast is
well worth watching
- IAC's Video of the Week features children with pneumonia in the
Philippines
- December issue of the AAP Immunization Initiatives Newsletter has
information on CPT codes for immunization administration
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC issues a Health Advisory with interim recommendations for using
antiviral medications in the midst of a high prevalence of Oseltamivir-resistant
influenza A (H1N1) viruses
- A packed schedule of events makes this year's National Influenza
Vaccination Week the biggest ever!
- Color template of special influenza gift cards now available from the
National Influenza Vaccine Summit
- New: CDC posts updated information on supply of hepatitis A vaccine and on
status of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines
- Office of Minority Health releases strategies to address chronic hepatitis
B in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander populations
- December issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
Issue 771 - December 16, 2008
- Read "Ask the Experts" Q&As about influenza and pneumococcal
polysaccharide vaccination from CDC experts
Issue 770 - December 15, 2008
- New: CDC issues provisional recommendations for use of pneumococcal
vaccines
- FDA approves expanded indication for use of Boostrix Tdap vaccine in
people ages 10-64 years
- New interim VIS for PCV incorporates changes in recommendations for
vaccinating healthy children ages 2-4 years
- Audio of NPR's interview with Dr. Paul Offit and Amanda Peet is available
online
- Reminder: December 18 is the date for CDC's webcast "The Immunization
Encounter: Critical Issues"
- IAC updates its parent-education piece "MMR vaccine does not cause autism:
Examine the evidence!"
- IAC's Video of the Week features a polio survivor's story
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC issues update on U.S. influenza activity during September 28-November
29
- VIS for injectable influenza vaccine now in Turkish; VIS for yellow fever
vaccine now in Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
- Mark your calendar: IZTA's teleconference on fundraising and outreach for
coalitions is planned for January 13, 2009
Issue 769 - December 8, 2008
- Breaking news: NPR interview with Dr. Paul Offit and Amanda Peet to be
aired on December 8
- IAC redesigns its home page and two important web sections
- It's National Influenza Vaccination Week! Resources for promoting
vaccination are numerous and easily accessible
- New Q&A sheet addresses parents' concerns that receiving recommended
vaccines can overwhelm a young child's immune system
- AAP develops a parent-education Q&A on the childhood immunization schedule
and another on vaccine ingredients
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC recaps decisions made at the October 22-23 ACIP meeting; presentation
slides are now available
- Updated version of SHOTS 2008 software now available on the Web
- National Vaccine Program Office releases draft of the 2008 National
Vaccine Plan
- Before the holiday rush, take time to register for CDC's 2009 National
Immunization Conference
- November issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- MMWR publishes report indicating that worldwide measles deaths decreased
74 percent during 2000-2007
- Bangladesh immunizes 22 million young children against polio
- Journal reviews topics covered at the spring meeting of the Viral
Hepatitis Prevention Board and the European Liver Patient Association
Issue 768 - December 2, 2008
- Please consider a contribution to support IAC's work
Issue 767 - December 1, 2008
- FDA stresses the importance of healthcare organizations ensuring that
employees are vaccinated against influenza
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- MMWR notifies readers that a CDC webcast, The Immunization Encounter:
Critical Issues, is set for December 18
- Today is World AIDS Day
- December 16 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on issues and trends in
adolescent immunization
- ACIP meeting scheduled for February 25-26, 2009, in Atlanta; February 2 is
deadline for non-U.S. citizens to register
Issue 766 - November 24, 2008
- New VIS: CDC issues an interim VIS to be used for both Td vaccine and Tdap
vaccine
- New: IAC patient-education piece makes the case for getting the whole
family vaccinated against influenza every year
- Nineteen medical societies support a statement affirming the importance of
adult vaccination
- New: This year, National Influenza Vaccination Week focuses on vaccinating
three significant populations: children, seniors, and healthcare personnel
- Reminder: CDC's December 12 net conference to focus on influenza
vaccination of healthcare personnel
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- VIS translations: Current VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza
vaccines now in Arabic, Cambodian, and Korean
- MMWR publishes article on worldwide implementation of newborn hepatitis B
vaccination during 2006
- CDC reports on importance of Hib surveillance during the current Hib
vaccine shortage
- CDC issues guidance for testing people with suspected avian influenza
virus and for following up on their contacts
- MMWR publishes article on worldwide rotavirus surveillance during 2001-08
- CDC and Emory University schedule a series of epidemiology courses for
2009
Issue 765 - November 19, 2008
- Influenza Vaccine Pocket Guides--FREE!--from the National Influenza
Vaccine Summit
Issue 764 - November 17, 2008
- IAC redesigns three important web sections
- IAC revises its child and adult immunization summaries
- Three organizations launch a national awareness campaign about fighting
influenza in child care settings
- Google Flu Trends website initiated
- Reminder: Be sure to watch and share the CDC/Families Fighting Flu video
featuring personal stories about influenza
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- Second edition of "The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians"
now available
- MMWR announces annual conference on vaccine research to be held April
27-29 in Baltimore
Issue 763 - November 12, 2008
- Now's a great time to place an order for IAC's top-quality products,
especially if you need to spend your fiscal year-end dollars by December 31!
For greater discounts, make bulk purchases!
Issue 762 - November 10, 2008
- IAC revises its parent-education piece "Reliable Sources of Immunization
Information: Where to go to find answers!"
- CDC reports approximately 25,000 HPV-associated cancer cases occurred
annually during 1998-2003
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC's Seasonal Flu web section updates its information about antivirals,
National Influenza Vaccination Week, and more
- Save the date: CDC's December 12 net conference to focus on influenza
vaccination of healthcare personnel
Issue 761 - November 3, 2008
- Dr. Paul Offit dispels myth of vaccine-autism link on NBC's Today Show and
in Newsweek magazine
- Updated: IAC revises its parent-education resource "When Do Children and
Teens Need Vaccinations?"
- Parents PACK email newsletter recounts a polio survivor's harrowing
experience during a 1953 polio outbreak
- The "Flu Clinic Locator" gives the public a way to find an influenza
clinic and providers a way to promote their clinics
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC's Seasonal Flu web section updates information for parents,
workplaces, patients, and providers
- It's coming right up: November 14-16 is the date for NFID's Clinical
Vaccinology course in Bethesda, MD
- MMWR reports on progress toward eliminating rubella and congenital rubella
syndrome in the Americas during 2003-08
- MMWR reports that labels on pediatric over-the-counter cough and cold
medicines will be modified to indicate that the products are not intended for
use in children younger than age 4 years
Issue 760 - October 27, 2008
- CDC announces that the Hib vaccine shortage will continue until mid-2009
- The word from CDC is "Protect Yourself, Your Patients, and Family from
Flu"
- Say "Boo!" to the Flu Program offers FREE influenza prevention materials
to promote vaccination
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC's Immunization Safety Office updates its HPV vaccine safety
information
- FDA publishes "Addressing Questions about Gardasil," a Consumer Health
Information resource on HPV vaccine
- CDC website spotlights current U.S. measles outbreaks on its "CDC
Features" web section
- For coalitions: 173 immunization coalitions have posted information on
www.izcoalitions.org--is yours one of them?
- October issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- MMWR reports on worldwide progress in introducing pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine during 2000-2008
- Webcast on pandemic influenza planning to take place on October 29
- Phacilitate Vaccine Forum scheduled for Washington, DC, on January 26-28,
2009
Issue 759 - October 20, 2008
- New: Sample vaccine policy statement provides a way for healthcare
providers to inform parents that they strongly endorse childhood immunization
- Action alert: Please contact the Oprah Winfrey Show to urge that it
dedicate a show to vaccine science
- IAC updates two of its print materials
- CDC website adds resources for National Influenza Vaccination Week and
posts many other revised influenza materials
- Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition adds educational videos for
public and professionals
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- Heads up: November 14 is deadline for abstracts for the 2009 National
Immunization Conference
Issue 758 - October 13, 2008
- CDC publishes information on adolescent vaccination rates
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
releases position paper on influenza immunization of healthcare personnel
- Journal of Child Neurology publishes letters about failure to disclose
possible conflict of interest related to Poling case article
- CDC publishes updated recommendation for isolation of persons with mumps
- CDC answers additional questions about use of zoster vaccine
- IAC revises Spanish-language influenza screening questionnaires
- Current VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines now
available in Karen
- September issue of The Vaccine Quarterly features article on advocating
for vaccines
- Association for Prevention Teaching and Research offers updated training
module on influenza
- Franklin Institute sponsoring public forum on HPV vaccine issues on
October 30
- Summary of WHO global immunization work from 2006-07 available online
- CDC's "Baby Steps" campaign offers information on early recognition of
developmental disabilities
Issue 757 - October 6, 2008
- CDC presents indications for new DTaP-IPV-Hib combination vaccine (Pentacel)
and provides guidance for use
- CDC presents indications for new DTaP-IPV combination vaccine (Kinrix) and
provides guidance for use
- CDC website spotlights pre-teen and hepatitis B vaccination in the "CDC
Features" section of its homepage
- Current VISs for injectable and nasal-spray influenza vaccines now
available in Hmong, Russian, and Somali
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring 2009
- CDC updates its Seasonal Flu web section
- Correction: IAC corrects formatting error in its print piece "Hepatitis A
is a serious liver disease"
- CDC reports on June 2008 importation of canine rabies from Iraq
- FDA approves a test that identifies seasonal and novel influenza strains
- Erratum: MMWR corrects a figure published in its article on influenza
vaccination coverage in children ages 6-23 months
- Get Smart About Antibiotics Week is October 6-10; the goal is to draw
attention to the problem of antibiotic resistance
Issue 756 - September 29, 2008
- Resource from Dr. Ari Brown can help healthcare professionals work with
vaccine-hesitant parents
- AAP releases policy statement on recommendations for influenza
immunization of children
- Multi-vaccine VIS updated with new information about rotavirus vaccines
- Families Fighting Flu expands website and offers new resources including a
not-to-be-missed new video
- Read description and reviews of Dr. Paul Offit's new book, "Autism's False
Prophets"
- CDC publishes information on influenza vaccination coverage of adults in
the 2006-07 influenza season
- CDC publishes information on influenza vaccination coverage of children
age 6-23 months in the 2006-07 influenza season
- CDC publishes information on influenza vaccination coverage of children
age 6-59 months in the 2007-08 influenza season
- CDC updates its Seasonal Flu web section with additional education
materials
- CDC reports on influenza activity in the United States and worldwide from
May 18-September 19, 2008
- IAC revises print piece for public about hepatitis A
- MMWR reports on progress on measles elimination in Japan
- WHO recommends influenza vaccine strains for southern hemisphere
- Errata: MMWR publishes corrections to articles on pediatric general
immunization and influenza vaccination rates
- Hepatitis Foundation International summit to be held November 13-14 in Las
Vegas
Issue 755 - September 22, 2008
- Immunization Alliance issues a Call to Action to preserve the health of
U.S. children through immunization
- New: CDC publishes new recommendations that call for expanded testing for
chronic hepatitis B virus infection
- NFID's September 24 press conference to feature top health experts
discussing the 2008-09 influenza season
- It's National Adult Immunization Awareness Week; CDC website offers
resources for healthcare professionals
- CDC updates its Seasonal Flu web section with a multitude of materials for
healthcare professionals
- Current VISs for influenza vaccines available in Chinese, Tagalog, Thai,
and Vietnamese
- October 21 is the date of IZTA's teleconference on the "Vaccinate Your
Baby" campaign
- September issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- Congressional Budget Office publishes "U.S. Policy Regarding Pandemic
Influenza Vaccines"
- CDC launches online forum for exchanging ideas about HIV, hepatitis, STD,
and TB prevention
- Hepatitis B Foundation focuses on hepatitis B in Asian/Pacific Islander
communities
- Viet Hep B Free Project offers culturally appropriate information on its
website
Issue 754 - September 15, 2008
- Spanish-language versions of VISs for inactivated and live influenza
vaccines available on IAC website
- New: FDA approves expanded use of Gardasil to include preventing certain
vulvar and vaginal cancers in girls and women ages 9-26
- IAC releases simplified version of its "After the Shots" education
resource for parents
- IAC revises four education materials for healthcare professionals and one
for patients
- American Public Health Association's Get Ready campaign helps communities
prepare for possible emergencies, including an influenza pandemic
- New: Interim VIS for shingles vaccine now available in Thai
- MMWR publishes article about B. anthracis cross-contamination
- Reminder: Vaccine Education Center's Vaccine Education Symposium taking
place September 27
Issue 753 - September 9, 2008
- Users of hepprograms.org, please give us your input!
Issue 752 - September 8, 2008
- New interim rotavirus VIS: contains information about the Rotarix vaccine
schedule
- CDC reports on 2007 NIS data on vaccination coverage among U.S. children
ages 19-35 months
- National Adult Immunization Awareness Week is September 21-27; NFID posts
extensive resources on its website
- Study results published in the Public Library of Science firmly show no
connection between MMR vaccine and autism
- The Vaccine Education Center offers an updated version of its influenza
resource
- This one-page ready-to-copy flyer will make conference attendees aware of
hundreds of reliable immunization resources--all FREE from IAC!
- 2008-09 influenza vaccine update posted on CDC's seasonal flu web section
- South Carolina Immunization Conference to be held November 7 in Columbia
- MMWR publishes report on worldwide laboratory surveillance for wild and
vaccine-derived polioviruses
Issue 751 - September 4, 2008
- Read "Ask the Experts" Q&As from CDC experts
Issue 750 - September 2, 2008
- Take time to view Dr. Paul A. Offit's video about his new book, "Autism's
False Prophets"
- Joint Commission Resources challenges hospitals to increase influenza
immunization of healthcare personnel
- New: Available in English and Spanish, CDC's public service announcements
promote pre-teen vaccination
- CDC issues a statement on the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination
- IAC updates two of its print materials for healthcare professionals--"It's
Federal Law! You must give your patients current Vaccine Information
Statements (VISs)" and "Suggestions to Improve Your Immunization Services"
- Correction: Use this new link to enroll in eDispense Vaccine Manager, a
free web-based application for reimbursement for vaccines under Medicare Part
D
- New: Fourth edition of CDC's "Manual for the Surveillance of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" available online
- Vote & Vax project's September 3 Webinar will give influenza vaccination
providers information about holding a clinic at or near a polling site on
election day
- Cancelled: Immunize Georgia conference, scheduled for October 1, has been
cancelled
- PATH launches new Vaccine Resource Library
- MMWR publishes report on Nigeria's progress toward polio eradication
during January 2007-August 12, 2008
Issue 749 - August 25, 2008
- CDC reports 131 measles cases in the U.S. during January-July 2008, the
highest number of cases year-to-date since 1996
- CDC Health Update: Limited rabies vaccine supply may affect near-term
availability of vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis
- Reporting that bacterial pneumonia caused the most deaths in the 1918
influenza pandemic, NIH authors call for stockpiling bacterial vaccines and
antibiotics as part of preparing for a future pandemic
- CDC's 1918 Pandemic Influenza Storybook can help public health officials
prepare for a possible influenza pandemic
- Two of IAC's revised viral-hepatitis screening questionnaires are now
available in Spanish
- Book that helps parents evaluate vaccine safety concerns is available for
order or electronically
- For coalitions: 168 immunization coalitions have posted information on
www.izcoalitions.org--is yours one of them?
- August issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- For coalitions: August 26 is the new date for IZTA's teleconference on the
upcoming influenza season
- MMWR includes summary of reported cases of notifiable diseases for 2007
- Clinical Vaccinology Course scheduled for November 14-16 in Bethesda, MD
- International Conference on Rabies in the Americas planned for September
28-October 3 in Atlanta
Issue 748 - August 18, 2008
- CDC posts guidance on use of Pentacel and Pediarix vaccines
- CDC presents infection-control requirements for dialysis facilities and
gives guidance on parenteral medication vials
- IAC updates three of its print materials
- HHS offers a toolkit of resources to improve influenza vaccination rates
among healthcare personnel
- National Association of School Nurses encourages influenza vaccination and
education
- For coalitions: August 19 is the date of IZTA's teleconference on the
upcoming influenza season
- Reminder: CDC's webcast "Immunization Update 2008" is scheduled for August
28
- September 18 "Current Issues in Immunization" net conference to focus on
2008-09 seasonal influenza recommendations
- The Vaccine Education Center plans a Vaccine Education Symposium for
September 27 in Philadelphia
- FDA approves use of the HIV drug Viread for treatment of chronic hepatitis
B infection in adults
- Reminder: NIH Consensus Development Conference on the Management of
Hepatitis B to be held October 20-22 in Bethesda
Issue 747 - August 11, 2008
- Every Child By Two launches "Vaccinate Your Baby" campaign to address
vaccine misinformation
- FDA approves 2008-09 seasonal influenza vaccines
- MMWR publishes ACIP's recommendations for prevention and control of
influenza
- IAC revises three print resources
- National Association of School Nurses launches program to promote
pertussis vaccination of preteens and teens
- Louisiana Shots for Tots conference scheduled for November 20-21
Issue 746 - August 6, 2008
- Now's a great time to place an order for IAC's top-quality products,
especially if you need to spend fiscal year-end dollars by September 30! For
greater discounts, make bulk purchases!
- Please consider a contribution to support IAC's work
Issue 745 - August 4, 2008
- VIS news: CDC issues two influenza VISs for the 2008-09 influenza season,
one for injectable influenza vaccine, the other for nasal-spray influenza
vaccine
- 2006 NIS data indicate 50 percent of newborns born between January
2003-June 2005 received the hepatitis B birthdose by age 3 days
- CDC corrects an "Ask the Experts" answer that appeared in recent issues of
Needle Tips, Vaccinate Adults, and Vaccinate Women
- CDC issues recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent
infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or HIV virus and tetanus
in persons wounded during bombings and other mass-casualty events
- CDC redesigns its viral hepatitis website
- MMWR notifies readers that the webcast of Immunization Update 2008 is
scheduled for August 28
- July 31 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now available
online
- Author reviews and revises two print materials on childhood hepatitis B
virus infection
- Interim VIS for HPV vaccine now available in Vietnamese
- FDA website posts information on storing and using temperature-sensitive
biological products after a power failure or flood
- MMWR notifies readers that the online application deadline for the
Epidemic Intelligence Service is September 15
Issue 744 - July 28, 2008
- CDC and FDA make updated information available about the safety of HPV
vaccine
- CDC reports on use of mass Tdap vaccination during a recent pertussis
outbreak in a high school in Cook County, IL
- Updated: IAC revises several of its vaccine administration standing orders
protocols
- IAC reviews and revises its resources on vaccinating healthcare personnel
and on vaccine handling and storage
- Mark your calendar: August 28 is the date for CDC's webcast "Immunization
Update 2008"
- HHS announces the release of "Guidance on Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
Allocation"
- NFID sets Clinical Vaccinology course for November 14-16 in Bethesda, MD
Issue 743 - July 21, 2008
- New: MMWR publishes an Early Release edition of CDC's influenza
recommendations for 2008
- For easy access to more than 175 FREE, ready-to-print immunization
resources for patients and professionals, visit IAC's redesigned Print
Materials web section
- IAC redesigns its online Directory of Immunization Resources
- "Ask the Experts" panel planned for the October 1 Immunize Georgia
conference in College Park
- Coalition University's first semester scheduled for September 24-25 in
Baltimore; additional semesters planned for 2009
- July issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently
released
- Minnesota Viral Hepatitis Symposium to take place July 30 in Bloomington
- SIGN Meeting 2008 to be held in Moscow on October 13-15
- Correction: MMWR revises wording in a table in CDC's recommendations for
prevention of shingles
Issue 742 - July 14, 2008
- IAC's redesigned Vaccine Concerns web section gives health professionals
answers to parents' pressing questions
- IAC reviews and revises two of its hepatitis print resources
- AMA offers information about a free online option to help providers get
reimbursed for vaccines under Medicare Part D
- IAC's four redesigned state-immunization-information web sections include
a section with updated immunization mandates
- New: Multi-vaccine VIS now available in Burmese
- Providers: Please ask medical assistants to take a survey about their
immunization training needs--the survey deadline is August 8
Issue 741 - July 9, 2008
- Are you familiar with IAC's website at vaccineinformation.org -- if so,
please take our survey!
Issue 740 - July 7, 2008
- New: CDC posts the provisional recommendations for use of rotavirus
vaccine on the ACIP web section
- IAC reviews and revises several of its hepatitis A and B resources and one
resource on vaccine storage and handling
- New: "Questions Parents Ask about Baby Shots" now in Spanish, Arabic,
Chinese, French, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese
- New Jersey and Vermont expand school vaccination requirements; West
Virginia allows pharmacists to vaccinate
- American Journal of Medicine publishes a supplement on expanding the
influenza vaccination season
- CDC's QuickStats charts percentage of adults age >=65 years who ever
received pneumococcal vaccine by sex, age group, and race/ethnicity
- Summer meeting of the Chicago Area Immunization Campaign scheduled for
July 23 in Chicago
- MMWR issues correction to the ACIP recommendations "Prevention of
Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and
Their Infants"
Issue 739 - June 30, 2008
- FDA approves new DTaP-IPV vaccine (Kinrix) for use in children ages 4-6
years
- Preliminary data indicate 2007-08 rotavirus season was less severe than
usual; new vaccine may have played a part
- CDC reports on influenza activity in the United States and worldwide
during the 2007-08 influenza season
- New: CDLHN offers a two-part webcast on talking with parents and patients
about vaccine safety
- IAC offers Arabic and French translations of its popular parent-education
brochure "All Kids Need Hepatitis B Shots!"
- CDC urges Olympic travelers to take protective measures against
respiratory ills, dog bites, other health concerns
- June issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
online
- New: Hand-hygiene DVD encourages patients to play an active role in
preventing hospital infections
Issue 738 - June 23, 2008
- FDA approves new combination DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine for use in infants and
young children
- IAC website has VIS translations in 36 languages; the most recently added
is Karen
- International coalition of health agencies announces the "final push" to
end polio
- CDC issues HAN Advisory announcing a temporary decrease in human rabies
vaccine supply
- CDC reports only about one-third of persons with asthma received influenza
vaccine in 2005-06 influenza season
- Revised and updated, "Vaccines" textbook has comprehensive information
about all aspects of vaccination
- AMA offers physicians practical information on improving immunization
among racial and ethnic populations
- June 18 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- WHO committee makes recommendations on the use of alternative diagnostic
samples for measles and rubella surveillance
Issue 737 - June 16, 2008
- AAP News publishes a pediatrics practice's vaccine policy statement that
other practices are free to use or modify
- New book: "Do Vaccines Cause That?! A Guide for Evaluating Vaccine Safety
Concerns" answers parents' questions
- Immunization resources for teens and adults now in Spanish, Arabic,
Chinese, French, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese
- Updated! IAC revises its VIS resource "It's Federal Law!" and a hepatitis
B brochure for pre-teens
- Teen immunization advocates will find practical, time-saving resources in
ASHA's 2008 "Give It A Shot" toolkit
- CDC announces important vaccination information for international travel
during summer 2008
- International Vaccine Institute released its latest annual
report--"Children, Vaccines and a Better World"--celebrating its first ten
years of operations
- HHS awards contracts for faster influenza diagnostic tests; CDC finds some
avian influenza strains have properties that could increase potential to
infect humans
- CDC reports on two U.S. cases of cutaneous anthrax associated with drum
making using goat hides from West Africa
- South Carolina Older Adult Immunization Workshop scheduled for June 25 in
Columbia, SC
- PATH's RHO Cervical Cancer web section offers online information resources
Issue 736 - June 12, 2008
- New feature! "Ask The Experts" Q&As from CDC experts now included in IAC
Express
Issue 735 - June 9, 2008
- CDC's recommendations for preventing herpes zoster (shingles) now
published as an MMWR Recommendations and Reports
- CDC reports on hospital-acquired pertussis among newborns in Texas in 2004
- FDA approves use of Tenivac tetanus and diphtheria toxoids in adults age
60 years and older
- Two hepatitis B parent-education resources now available in Spanish and
six additional languages
- Update: IAC revises its "Emergency Response Worksheet"
- Correction: June 2 IAC Express had incorrect URL for ordering vaccination
resources from the Vaccine Education Center (VEC)
- The Vaccine Quarterly provides an evidence-based academic review of timely
vaccine-related issues
- AMA offers physicians practical information on improving adolescent
immunization
- Two comprehensive sharps injury prevention resources are available--one on
CD-ROM, the other for downloading
- New: Interim VIS for MMR vaccine now available in Thai
- PowerPoint presentations now available from the National Conference on
Immunization and Health Coalitions
- Seminar on CMI techniques standardization for vaccine response evaluation
is planned for September 15-17 in Annecy, France
Issue 734 - June 2, 2008
- CDC’S recommendations for preventing pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria in
pregnant and postpartum women and their infants is now published as an MMWR
recommendations and reports document
- New: IAC's standing orders protocol for administering shingles (zoster)
vaccine to adults now available
- CDC's June 12 netconference will cover information on addressing parents'
concerns about immunization
- New: CDC announces temporary shortage of vaccines for pre-exposure rabies
prophylaxis
- CDC software helps health professionals and parents detect missed
vaccinations in children ages six years and younger
- Updated: IAC print resource now reflects current stats on declines in
vaccine-preventable diseases
- Free: VEC offers sample quantities of new adult and teen vaccination
resources at no charge
- Parents PACK email newsletter reports on the World Health Organization's
"10 Facts on Immunization"
- ACIP meeting scheduled for June 25-26 in Atlanta; June 3 is deadline for
non-U.S. citizens to register
- MMWR reports on ACIP's principles for developing recommendations on
vaccination during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- CDC updates its avian influenza web section with information on H5N1
infections in humans
Issue 733 - May 28, 2008
- Save 10% on online orders placed between now and June 30! A great deal for
anyone--especially for organizations that need to spend fiscal year-end
dollars by June 30! For greater discounts, make bulk purchases online!
Issue 732 - May 27, 2008
- CDC website updated with shingles information for the public, healthcare
professionals, and media professionals
- News about Vaccinate Women--the June 2008 issue is on the IAC website
- IAC's summary of child and teen immunization recommendations has updated
information on HPV vaccine dosing intervals
- Dr. Paul Offit's editorial puts Poling case in context of the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program's decision-making process
- Are you giving your patients current VISs? IAC's new online chart,
"Current VIS Dates," makes it easy to find out
- CDC's rabies recommendations now published in standard MMWR format;
continuing education credit available
- May issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now available
online
- CDC announces hepatitis poster contest winners
- CDC's website features hepatitis information in honor of National
Hepatitis Awareness Month and World Hepatitis Day
- CDC's four-part perinatal hepatitis B netconference offers continuing
education credit
- May 15 and May 20 issues of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now
online
- NIH Consensus Development Conference on the Management of Hepatitis B to
be held October 20-22 in Bethesda
- WHO issues report on its October 2007 scientific consultation on human
H5N1 influenza vaccines
Issue 731 - May 19, 2008
- Today is World Hepatitis Day!
- CDC announces viral hepatitis awareness for May
- CDC releases ACIP recommendations for preventing herpes zoster
- CDC releases ACIP recommendations for preventing pertussis, tetanus, and
diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants
- CDC reports on acute hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe
injection practices in Nevada endoscopy clinic
- CDC offers new podcast on hepatitis B and Asian Pacific Islander Americans
- CDC releases revised and expanded National Immunization Survey data on
hepatitis B birth dose
- CDC experts review and update twelve of IAC's online "Ask the Experts" Q&A
sections
- Mark your calendar: IZTA's May 21 conference call will present the latest
research on autism
- Enhanced surveillance detects hepatitis C virus infection among injection
drug users in New York state
- Multi-vaccine VIS and interim varicella vaccine VIS now in Thai
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
Issue 730 - May 12, 2008
- New: CDC's 2008 child and teen immunization schedules now in Spanish
- CDC's "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" course
now in DVD and web-on-demand formats
- CDC materials help health departments support implementation of ACIP's
adolescent vaccine recommendations
- CDC's shingles print ads help health professionals promote shingles
vaccination to their patients
- MMWR includes May 1 report on U.S. measles outbreaks during January
1-April 25, 2008
- CDC alerts members of the media that the National Influenza Vaccine Summit
will be held May 12-13 in Atlanta
- For parents: "What to Expect Guide to Immunizations" and "Immunizations
for Babies" are in English and Spanish
- Information about and resources related to May 19 observance of World
Hepatitis Day available online
- New: CDC publishes ACIP's 2008 recommendations on human rabies prevention
as an MMWR Early Release
- Summary Report from the February 2008 ACIP meeting now online
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through the spring months
- AIM Provider Toolkit is a resource guide for immunization in Michigan
- MMWR reports on worldwide progress toward interrupting wild poliovirus
transmission during January 2007-April 2008
- International Rotavirus Symposium scheduled for June 3-4 in Istanbul
Issue 729 - May 5, 2008
- CDC study finds 28 percent of toddlers not vaccinated in compliance with
ACIP recommendations; CDC develops related talking points
- CDC reports on syncope after vaccination from January 2005 to July 2007
- Vaccine Safety Office website posts VAERS reports related to HPV vaccine
- CDC reports on human rabies fatality in Minnesota in 2007
- New: Multi-vaccine VIS now available in Hmong, Russian, Somali, and
Vietnamese
- For coalitions: IZTA's June 3 teleconference to feature National Influenza
Vaccine Summit's update on vaccine supply
- April issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now online
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through the spring months
- CDC reports on ACIP decision not to recommend routine MCV4 vaccination of
all children ages 2-10 years
- Reminder: National Conference on Immunization & Health Coalitions will be
held in San Francisco May 21-23
Issue 728 - May 5, 2008
- CDC publishes MMWR Early Release about U.S. measles outbreaks during
January 1-April 25, 2008
Issue 727 - April 28, 2008
- CDC reminds parents of the importance of immunization and urges them to
seek information from their child's doctor
- Updated Pink Book now available for purchase and downloading
- Updated and online: CDC's webcast toolkit on vaccine storage and handling
- CDC issues an important update on Hib vaccine shortage
- Update: IAC revises three popular immunization resources
- CDC experts update online "Ask the Experts" topics on General
Immunization, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis B
- VIS translations: VISs for varicella, meningococcal, and MMR vaccines now
available in Turkish
- Parents PACK newsletter covers vaccine mandates and individual liberties,
as well as U.S. measles outbreaks
- NCIRD annual report for 2008 available online
- Draft recommendations of the Immunization Safety Office Scientific Agenda
now online
- World Hepatitis Day is May 19
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through the spring months
- CDC updates its Seasonal Flu web section
- Hepatitis B Foundation's B Informed patient conference scheduled for June
27-28 in Los Angeles
- Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board updates its website with new meeting
report
- Points Across conference, "Collaborations That Work, Partnerships That
Last," scheduled for May 14 in Baltimore
Issue 726 - April 22, 2008
- Latest U.S. hepatitis B birth dose rate is less than 50%. How to increase
it? IAC Express readers may hold the answers.
Issue 725 - April 21, 2008
- It's National Infant Immunization Week!
- AAP publishes recommendations for influenza immunization of children for
2007-08
- CDC reports interim results of a 2008 study of influenza vaccine
effectiveness in Marshfield, WI
- CDC reports on U.S. influenza activity from September 30, 2007, through
April 5, 2008, and on composition of the 2008-09 influenza vaccine
- CDC urges U.S. travelers to Israel to protect themselves from measles
- CDC reports on U.S. rotavirus vaccination coverage and adherence to the
ACIP-recommended vaccination schedule
- New: Child/teen screening questionnaire now in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese,
French, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese
- New: Multi-vaccine VIS in Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog; hepatitis B
vaccine VIS in Thai; HPV vaccine VIS in Polish
- April 16 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through the spring months
- CDC publishes recommendations for animal rabies prevention and control
- CDC reports on laboratory-acquired vaccinia infections and vaccinia
exposure in the U.S. during 2005-07
Issue 724 - April 14, 2008
- April 19-26 are the dates for NIIW; be sure to check out CDC's extensive
resources and to list your NIIW events
- CDC corrects an answer in Needle Tips (March 2008) about remedying a
hepatitis A vaccine dosing error
- Reminder: Defer Hib vaccine booster dose for healthy children ages 12-15
months during current Hib vaccine shortage
- IAC revises parent- and professional-education materials on the hepatitis
B birth dose
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through the spring months
- Salma Hayek, UNICEF, and Pampers join to bring tetanus vaccine to mothers
and children in developing countries
- SnapShots, an electronic newsletter of USAID, offers readers an
international perspective on immunization
- Reminder: National Conference on Immunization & Health Coalitions will be
held in San Francisco on May 21-23
- Seminar on evaluating the acceptability of vaccine and vaccination
programs planned for July 7-9 in Annecy, France
Issue 723 - April 9, 2008
- Act now--ask your U.S. representative to sign the "Dear Colleague"
immunization appropriations letter
- The 317 Coalition has 156 member organizations. If your organization isn't
a member, please consider joining today!
Issue 722 - April 7, 2008
- CDC updates recommendation for use of PCV7 in children ages 24-59 months
who are not completely vaccinated
- FDA approves new rotavirus vaccine for use in U.S.
- CDC issues Health Advisory in response to widespread measles outbreaks in
U.S.
- New: Popular child/teen vaccination resources now in Spanish, Arabic,
Chinese, French, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- Revised VISs for DTaP, HPV, and meningococcal vaccines now available in
Thai
- National Immunization Survey data tables for July 2006-June 2007 now
posted on CDC website
- CDC reports on transplantation-transmitted tuberculosis in Oklahoma and
Texas in 2007
- For coalitions: California Immunization Coalition Summit planned for April
28-29 in Sacramento
- Phacilitate Vaccine Forum 2008 scheduled for May 14-16 in Geneva,
Switzerland
Issue 721 - April 2, 2008
- Last chance--Thursday, April 3, is new deadline to ask your U.S. senators
to sign the immunization appropriations letter
Issue 720 - March 31, 2008
- CDC website posts provisional recommendations for prevention and control
of influenza in 2008-09
- March 2008 issue of Vaccinate Adults offers adult medicine specialists
many immunization resources
- CDC responds to recent vaccine court case with an op-ed article in the
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Dr. Paul Offit's teleconference on issues related to recent media coverage
of vaccine safety is available for downloading
- MMWR issues corrections to the Recommended Immunization Schedules for
Persons Aged 0-18 Years--United States, 2008
- CDC revises its interactive immunization scheduler for children age 6
years and younger
- IAC website posts updated patient-education piece for young adults who are
chronically infected with hepatitis B virus
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- Single-dose vials of yellow fever vaccine now available
- FDA updates two tables in its "Thimerosal in Vaccines" online resource
- For coalitions: IZTA's April 10 teleconference to focus on working with
the media to promote facts about vaccine safety
- Vaccine Safety Working Group meeting scheduled for April 11 in Washington,
DC; the public is invited to attend
- MMWR reports on progress made toward eradicating polio in Pakistan and
Afghanistan in 2007
- Chicago Area Immunization Campaign plans its Spring General Meeting for
April 16
Issue 719 - March 24, 2008
- Resources available to help professionals answer questions related to
recent vaccine court case
- CDC releases 2006 U.S. surveillance data for acute viral hepatitis
- CDC reports on progress U.S. Immunization Information Systems made during
2006
- CDC website posts images of the three 2008 childhood vaccination schedules
- MMWR announces that March 24 is World TB Day and publishes information
about TB trends in the U.S. during 2007
- AARP surveys seniors about their attitudes toward and knowledge of
influenza and pneumococcal immunization
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--through spring
- CDC website posts presentation slides from the February ACIP meeting
- CDC issues "Summary of Notifiable Diseases--United States, 2006"
- Federal government adds several new resources to its PandemicFlu website
- Massachusetts adult immunization conference set for May 22 in Worcester
Issue 718 - March 17, 2008
- March 2008 issue of Needle Tips offers many resources for childhood,
adolescent, and adult immunization
- CDC updates its recommendations for administering combination MMRV vaccine
- VIS news: CDC releases interim VISs for MMR vaccine and varicella vaccine
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- IAC updates hepatitis B resource for parents and immunization resource for
health professionals
- March issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available online
- For primary care practitioners: Interactive training program on increasing
adult vaccination rates offers CE credit
- National Infant Immunization Week scheduled for April 19-26; CDC's online
resources make it easy to promote
- CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis announces poster contest
- March 13 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- For immunization coalitions: 165 coalitions have posted information on
www.izcoalitions.org--is yours one of them?
- MMWR reports on progress Eastern Mediterranean made in reducing and
eliminating measles mortality during 1997-2007
Issue 717 - March 17, 2008
- Please--do it now! Call your U.S. senators about signing the immunization
appropriations letter by Friday, March 21
Issue 716 - March 12, 2008
- Check out IAC's immunization products--they can save valuable staff time
and improve the quality of vaccination delivery
Issue 715 - March 10, 2008
- CDC posts Q&As about new multi-vaccine VIS
- CDC offers flyer about the correct use of Hib vaccine during the current
shortage
- CDC publishes correction to catch-up immunization schedule
- CDC answers questions from the media about vaccine safety
- New online Influenza Vaccine Algorithm can aid clinicians in determining
the number and timing of child vaccine doses
- New influenza resources available
- IAC updates three print educational pieces
- MMWR publishes article about the cost of vaccinating refugees
- MMWR publishes article about the cost of polio infections in a camp of
U.S.-bound refugees
- Errata: MMWR publishes corrections to the report "Invasive Pneumococcal
Disease in Children 5 Years After Conjugate Vaccine Introduction—Eight States,
1998–2005"
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- Reminder: National Conference on Immunization & Health Coalitions will be
held May 21-23, in San Francisco
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality releases 2007 reports on
national healthcare quality and disparities
- On-site course, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases, scheduled for Atlanta on April 15-16
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America's Annual Scientific Meeting
scheduled for April 5-8, in Orlando
- World TB Day is March 24
Issue 714 - March 3, 2008
- New: ACIP votes to expand influenza recommendation to include vaccination
for children ages 6 months-18 years
- CDC health advisory alerts clinicians to potential benefits of influenza
antiviral use during current influenza season
- CDC website posts information for clinicians on MMRV vaccine safety
- CDC reports on measles outbreak in San Diego during January and February
- CDC reports on human rabies death in Canada in 2007
- CDC issues health advisory about revised directions for using HyperRAB/SD
human rabies immune globulin in fixed needle 2 mL pre-filled syringe
- New: CDC's Immunization Safety Office launches website to help public
understand the basics of vaccine safety
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- NPHIC develops resource library of communications materials on pandemic
influenza
- California Department of Public Health releases new online presentation,
"Marketing Vaccines to Tweens"
- MMWR notifies readers that CDC has begun distributing a new-generation
smallpox vaccine
- International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases scheduled for
March 16-19 in Atlanta
- Vaccines Summit to take place in London on June 16-17
Issue 713 - February 25, 2008
- FDA advisory panel selects influenza virus strains that will make up the
U.S. 2008-09 vaccine; CDC press briefing reveals 12 additional pediatric
influenza deaths
- CDC reports on measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Texas
during August-September 2007
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- CDC adds to its Seasonal Influenza web section
- MMWR publishes U.S. influenza update for September 30, 2007-February 9,
2008
- For coalitions: March 11 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on building
media support for NIIW activities
- Adolescent immunization symposium scheduled in Atlanta on March 18 to
coincide with NIC
- Adult immunization conference scheduled for March 7 in Chaska, MN
Issue 712 - February 18, 2008
- NCIRD website posts update on shortage of Merck's pediatric and adult
hepatitis A vaccine
- New: Fifth edition of "Vaccines," the foremost vaccine textbook, now
available for order
- CDC issues update on influenza activity in the United States during
September 30, 2007-February 9, 2008
- CDC reports on status of invasive pneumococcal disease in children five
years after PCV7 introduction
- February issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
online
- Reported pediatric influenza death prompts response from CIIC; new
brochure urges annual influenza vaccination
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- WHO recommends composition of 2008-09 influenza vaccine for Northern
Hemisphere; CDC website posts Q&A on selecting viruses for influenza vaccine
- February 14 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
- On-site course, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases, scheduled for Atlanta on April 15-16
- CDC reports on progress in introducing Hib vaccine in low-income countries
worldwide during 2004-07
Issue 711 - February 11, 2008
- IZTA plans teleconference on parents' vaccine concerns on March 4
- Free "Shots 2008" software for childhood, adolescent, and catch-up
immunization schedules now available
- IAC updates "Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and Vaccination"
- Sanofi pasteur provides information on proper use of ActHIB
- CDC provides new influenza resources for providers and the public
- National Conference on Immunization & Health Coalitions extends abstract
deadline to February 15
- American Council on Science and Health offers new resource for patients
and parents
- MMWR notifies readers about requirements for health economic studies
presented to ACIP
- WHO issues position paper on typhoid vaccines
Issue 710 - February 5, 2008
- Users of IAC's free print materials--please take our survey!
Issue 709 - February 4, 2008
- New: CDC's multi-vaccine VIS has information on all vaccines routinely
given to infants between birth and age 6 months
- Did you contact ABC concerning the "Eli Stone" episode? Please tell us
about your letter or phone call
- "Eli Stone" show follow-up and related resources for healthcare providers
- CDC releases Dear Colleague letter on influenza
- CDC releases revised interim meningococcal VIS
- IAC updates "Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization" and
"Screening Questionnaire for Adult Immunization"
- Official CDC Health Advisory: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and
Staphylococcus aureus co-infection
- New: Spanish-language version of the current recommended adult
immunization schedule now online
- National Infant Immunization Week scheduled for April 19-26; CDC's online
resources make it easy to promote
- February 22 is the nomination deadline for the fifth annual "Natalie J.
Smith, MD, Award"
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--including the spring months
- ACIP meeting scheduled for February 27-28; registration deadline for U.S.
citizens is February 8
Issue 708 - January 29, 2008
- Do it now: Contact ABC and express your opinion! Join IAC and AAP in
urging ABC to cancel the "Eli Stone" episode on Thursday night (Jan. 31) that
provides extensive misinformation about vaccine safety
Issue 707 - January 28, 2008
- New CDC survey data show dismally low rates of adult immunization
- CDC's QuickStats give overview of strategies nursing homes used to
encourage employee influenza vaccination in 2004
- AAP toolkit gives clinicians an extensive array of resources for caring
for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--including the spring months
- CDC reports on influenza-testing and antiviral-agent prescribing practices
in four states during 2006-07 influenza season
Issue 706 - January 22, 2008
- IAC updates its summaries of adult and child/teen immunization
recommendations
- IAC updates many of its standing orders protocols for vaccine
administration
- Brazil announces a yellow fever disease alert for tourists and diplomats;
CDC strongly advises vaccination
- CDC announces temporary shortage of single-dose vials of yellow fever
vaccine
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- National Influenza Vaccine Summit's January 15 newsletter now available
online
- CDC augments its Seasonal Flu web section with provider and patient
information pieces
- Families Fighting Flu launches "Fighting Influenza" newsletter
- CDC's Travelers' Health web section posts bird flu information for those
traveling to Asia for Lunar New Year
- IAC makes minor updates to its "Quiz #1: Immunization" and "Quiz #2:
Vaccine Administration"
- January 16 issue of IAC's Hep Express electronic newsletter now online
Issue 705 - January 14, 2008
- New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2008 Recommended Immunization Schedule
for Persons Age 0-18 Years
- Article published in an AMA journal counters the recurrent and
unsubstantiated claim that exposure to thimerosal in vaccines is a cause of
autism
- January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter now
available online
- IAC updates "Immunizations for Babies" and "When Do Children and Teens
Need Vaccinations?"
- Here's a round up of IAC's newly translated print education materials for
staff and patients
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- VIS translation: Interim VIS for meningococcal vaccines now available in
Turkish
- Reminder: January 15 is registration deadline for net conference on zoster
disease/vaccine and adolescent immunization recommendations
- Slides and audio of AHIP's virtual seminar on "Medicare Part D and Vaccine
Claims Submission" now available
Issue 704 - January 7, 2008
- CDC reports on four states' collective public health response to a rabid
kitten during summer 2007
- NCIRD adds information on vaccine safety monitoring to its Q&A on Hib
vaccine recall
- Time's running out: January 25 is the early-bird registration deadline for
the 2008 National Immunization Conference
- FDA's "A Parent's Guide to Kid's Vaccines" is an excellent resource on
infant, childhood, and teen vaccination
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza
season--from now through spring
- Reminder: CDC's series on Epidemiology and Prevention of VPDs ceases live
broadcast; DVD and Internet formats planned
- Conference on Vaccine Research scheduled for May 5-7 in Baltimore;
abstracts due February 15
- Use of the new International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis is
required for yellow fever vaccine
- MMWR corrects pneumonia and influenza mortality data reported on December
14, 2007
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Vaccine Information Statements 
