IAC Express Issue 1469
December 18, 2019 |
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Happy holidays from all of us
at IAC! We'll be back on
January 8. |
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WHO and CDC issue joint press
release reporting more than
140,000 died from measles
worldwide in 2018 and urging
increased global investment in
immunization and response |
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CDC updates ACIP
recommendations on use of
anthrax vaccine in the U.S. |
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Reminder: National Adult and
Influenza Immunization Summit
soliciting nominations for its
2020 Immunization Excellence
Awards |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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Updated translations of the
PPSV23 VIS are now available
in Arabic, Burmese, Chinese,
French, Russian, Somali,
Spanish, and Vietnamese |
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IAC posts updated translations
of both zoster recombinant and
zoster live VISs in Arabic,
Burmese, Chinese, French,
Korean, Russian, Somali,
Spanish, and Vietnamese;
Spanish-language RTF files
also available |
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Updated Turkish translations
of the PPSV23, typhoid, zoster
recombinant, and zoster live
VISs now available |
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IAC posts new and updated
Karen translations of the
PPSV23, zoster recombinant,
and zoster live VISs |
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New Hindi-language version of
the Japanese encephalitis VIS
now available |
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| World News |
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Democratic Republic of the
Congo, experiencing world's
largest measles epidemic,
launches phase 2 of campaign
to vaccinate 18.9 million
children by end of 2019 |
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Pakistan, first country
worldwide to introduce typhoid
conjugate vaccine into its
routine immunization program,
vaccinates 9.4 million
children against typhoid fever
in
Sindh province |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Seasonal influenza activity in
the U.S. elevated for five
weeks and continues to
increase. Make sure all your
patients are getting
vaccinated! |
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New 16-minute personal
background film about Dr.
Maurice Hilleman released by
the Vaccine Makers Project at VEC |
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NFID's redesigned website
brings together the
organization's valuable
information and resources for
the public and healthcare
professionals |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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JAMA Pediatrics study finds
need for strategies to
increase MMR vaccination rates
among pediatric travelers to
reduce measles outbreaks in
the U.S. |
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IAC Express Issue 1467
December 11, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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Measles outbreak in Samoa has
killed dozens of children;
anti-vaccine misinformation
has contributed to the low
vaccination rate |
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Louisiana AAP releases results
of survey about state
residents' attitudes on
vaccines |
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Dr. Deborah Wexler's VEC Technically Speaking column
about ACIP's updated Tdap/Td recommendations now available
on immunize.org |
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IAC Spotlight! Easily find
what you're looking for on
immunize.org by using the
blue-gray navigation tabs that
run across the top of every
web page |
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Reminder: "Current Issues in
Influenza," the webinar by
IAC's chief strategy officer,
Dr. L.J Tan, now archived on
IAC website; slide set
available upon request |
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Healthcare providers: You can
help the Meningitis B Action
Project by completing a brief
survey about MenB vaccine use
in practice |
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IAC enrolls four new birthing
institutions into its
Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor
Roll; nine previously honored
institutions qualify for
additional years' honors |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC offers updated
translations of its 12
easy-to-read handouts about
vaccines for parents |
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IAC posts updated Spanish
translation of "Screening
Checklist for
Contraindications to Live Attenuated Intranasal
Influenza Vaccination" |
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IAC updates its PowerPoint
slide set "To Err Is Human:
Not to Err Is Better!
Vaccination Errors and How to
Prevent Them"; use it "as is"
or modify it to fit your needs |
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| World News |
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CDC and WHO report on progress
toward measles elimination
worldwide in this week's MMWR
and Weekly Epidemiological
Record, respectively |
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CDC publishes report about
progress toward measles
elimination in China |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Influenza season is here;
check out these resources and
make sure all your patients
are getting vaccinated! |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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November issue of CDC's
Immunization Works newsletter
now available |
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JAMA Pediatrics publishes
article about adolescents
consenting to their own
vaccination |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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Reminder: Abstracts for the
49th National Immunization
Conference accepted through
December 16 |
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Presentation slides and videos
from October ACIP meeting are
now available |
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IAC Express Issue 1465
December 4, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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It's National Influenza
Vaccination Week; make sure
all your patients are
protected against flu! |
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IAC Spotlight: Just in case
you missed them, these IAC
materials and web pages were
updated during October and
November |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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• |
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Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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There are now 1,113
organizations enrolled in
IAC's Influenza Vaccination
Honor Roll for mandatory
healthcare worker vaccination |
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National Adult and Influenza
Immunization Summit soliciting
nominations for its 2020
Immunization Excellence
Awards; deadline is February 1 |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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Small correction made to
Japanese-language translation
of the varicella VIS |
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| World News |
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WHO reports on cholera in this
week's Weekly Epidemiological
Record |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Reminder: Women in Government,
representing the nation's
women state legislators,
releases new podcast titled "Don't
Hesitate, Vaccinate"; IAC's
Dr. Deborah Wexler
among featured speakers |
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Visit the California
Immunization Coalition's
recently updated website,
ImmunizeCA.org |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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Pediatrics publishes "Safety
of the 9-Valent Human
Papillomavirus Vaccine" |
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| Education and Training |
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CDC's NCIRD will host the
third Current Issues in
Immunization webinar on HPV
vaccination recommendations on
December 11 |
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IAC Express Issue 1463
November 27, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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CDC publishes updated ACIP
recommendations for the use of
PCV13 and PPSV23 pneumococcal vaccines for adults age 65 and
older in this week's MMWR |
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CDC issues press release
titled "CDC Updates EVALI
Guidance for Health Care
Providers as Flu Activity
Increases Nationally—EVALI and
Flu Symptoms Often Similar" |
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Reminder! CDC's National
Influenza Vaccination Week,
observed December 1–7, will
highlight the importance of
continuing flu vaccination
through the holiday season
and beyond |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's "Talking
about Vaccines: Responding to
Parents" web page features
many resources to help
providers respond to parents'
questions about
vaccines |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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• |
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Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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Voices for Vaccines releases
new podcast episode titled
"Protect Me Later: Alternative
Vaccine Schedules" |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC and AIM update
"Communicating the Benefits of
Influenza Vaccine," a 1-page
fact sheet for healthcare
professionals |
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| World News |
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WHO reports on October 2019
meeting of the Strategic
Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization in this week's
Weekly Epidemiological Record |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Vaccinate Your Family's Shot
of Prevention series features
"The Vaccine Mom," Taryn
Chapman, in a video blog
interview titled "Flu Myth
Busting" |
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NFID releases new online
toolkit to raise awareness of
the burden of flu in adults
with chronic health conditions |
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Influenza season has begun;
check out these resources and
make sure all your patients
are getting vaccinated! |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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Vaccine Education Center at
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia publishes
November issue of its newsletter
Vaccine Update |
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| Education and Training |
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CDC and Medscape offer new
online CE program on ACIP
recommendations for prevention
of influenza |
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IAC Express Special Edition - Shop IAC: Issue 1462
November 25, 2019 |
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BUTTONS, STICKERS, PINS, AND MORE FROM IAC |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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• |
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Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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• |
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Order immunization record
cards for patients of all ages |
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Help IAC make vaccination go
viral on social media! |
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IAC Express Issue 1461
November 20, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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National Influenza Vaccination
Week, observed December 1–7,
will highlight the importance
of continuing flu vaccination
through the holiday season and
beyond |
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CDC updates its vaccine
shortage web page information
on hepatitis B vaccine supply |
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Germany mandates measles
vaccine for all
schoolchildren, with high
fines possible for parents who
don't comply |
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IAC Spotlight! Visit IAC's
"Frequently Asked Questions"
web page on immunize.org to
find answers to your questions
about IAC, its website,
educational materials, and
easy-to-use resources for
healthcare professionals and
the public |
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Reminder! "Dear Colleague"
call-to-action letter from
AAFP, AAP, ACHA, ACOG, APhA,
SAHM, and IAC stresses
implementation of immunization
visit at 16 years of age |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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• |
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Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC posts seven updated
translations of its schedule
for patients titled
"Vaccinations for Pregnant Women" |
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IAC and SAHM's patient handout
for teens "You're 16…We
Recommend These Vaccines for
You!" now offered in Spanish |
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| World News |
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CDC and WHO report on progress
towards polio eradication in
Pakistan in this week's MMWR
and Weekly Epidemiological
Record, respectively |
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| Featured
Resources |
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• |
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Women in Government,
representing the nation's
women state legislators,
releases new podcast titled
"Don't Hesitate, Vaccinate";
IAC's Dr. Deborah Wexler among
featured speakers |
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• |
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Influenza season has begun;
check out these resources and
make sure all your patients
are getting vaccinated! |
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• |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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November issue of AAP
Immunization Initiatives
Newsletter now available
online |
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Pediatrics publishes study on
primary care physicians' HPV
vaccine delivery practices,
including their attitude
regarding new 2-dose vaccine
schedule |
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CDC publishes "Update on
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus
Outbreaks—Worldwide, January
2018–June 2019" in this week's
MMWR |
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| Education and Training |
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Reminder: Vaccine Education
Center to offer Current Issues
in Vaccines webinar on Tdap, influenza, and dengue vaccines
on December 11 |
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New 6-module video CME/CE
training titled "Closing Gaps
in HPV Vaccination and
Eliminating HPV-Related
Cancers" available online |
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NACCHO to host December 9
webinar on New York's Rockland
County Health Department's response to the measles
outbreak |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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Reminder: Abstracts for the
National Immunization
Conference accepted through
December 16 |
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NFID inviting abstracts by
December 18 for presentations
at 2020 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research, March
23–25 in Washington, D.C. |
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IAC Express Special Edition - Shop IAC: Issue 1460
November 19, 2019 |
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BUTTONS, STICKERS, PINS, AND MORE FROM IAC |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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• |
|
Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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• |
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Order immunization record
cards for patients of all ages |
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• |
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Help IAC make vaccination go
viral on social media! |
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IAC Express Issue 1459
November 13, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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FDA approves Fluzone High-Dose
Quadrivalent (Sanofi Pasteur)
for adults 65+ years of age—will
be available for 2020–21 flu
season |
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American Lung Association,
American Diabetes Association,
and American Heart Association
join together to urge adults
with chronic health conditions
to prioritize
annual flu vaccination |
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Dr. Deborah Wexler's VEC
Technically Speaking
column about CDC's updated HPV recommendations now available
on immunize.org |
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"Current Issues in Influenza,"
the webinar by IAC's chief
strategy officer, Dr. L.J Tan,
now archived on IAC website;
slide set available upon
request |
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IAC Spotlight: IAC's National
Network for Immunization
Coalitions website is the
"go-to" place for information
about 134 immunization
coalitions across the U.S. |
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Flu season is here, so make
sure you have IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
patient stickers on hand! |
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• |
|
IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" black
enamel pins make great gifts
for the holidays! |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates its Declination of
Influenza Vaccination form for
healthcare personnel |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Influenza season has begun;
check out these resources and
make sure all your patients
are getting vaccinated! |
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• |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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• |
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October issue of CDC's
Immunization Works newsletter
now available |
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| Education and Training |
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Registration is open for the
Epidemiology & Prevention of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
("The Pink Book") course in
Indiana, April 14–15 |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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NFID invites abstract
submissions by December 18 for
its 2020 Annual Conference on
Vaccinology Research, March
23–25 in Washington, DC |
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IAC Express Special Edition - Shop IAC: Issue 1458
November 12, 2019 |
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BUTTONS, STICKERS, PINS, AND MORE FROM IAC |
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It's not too late to order
IAC’s new "FLU VACCINE"
buttons and stickers! |
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• |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins make great gifts! |
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• |
|
Order immunization record
cards for patients of all ages |
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• |
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Help IAC make vaccination go
viral on social media! |
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IAC Express Issue 1457
November 6, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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CDC releases 10 updated
Vaccine Information Statements |
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Two new studies find that
measles infection causes an
extended period of
immunosuppression, increasing
the possibility of secondary
infections |
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First influenza-related
pediatric deaths for 2019–20
season reported; make sure all
your patients are getting
vaccinated |
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IAC Spotlight: Just in case
you missed them, these IAC
materials and web pages were
updated during September and
October |
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• |
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It's not too late to order
IAC's new "FLU VACCINE"
buttons and stickers! |
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• |
|
IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins make great gifts! |
|
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• |
|
There are now 1,109
organizations enrolled in
IAC's Influenza Vaccination
Honor Roll for mandatory
healthcare worker vaccination |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates its staff
education materials: "Current
Dates of Vaccine Information
Statements" and "You Must Give
Your Patients Vaccine
Information Statements
(VISs)—It's Federal Law!" |
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| World News |
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WHO reports on validation of
maternal and neonatal tetanus
elimination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Reminder: Visit IAC's recently
updated website,
www.Give2MenACWY.org, to
enhance your efforts at
increasing rates of the
MenACWY booster and other
adolescent
vaccines |
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CDC updates the Hib chapter of
its Manual for the
Surveillance of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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IAC Express Issue 1456
October 30, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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IAC provides a summary article
about votes taken at October
23–24 ACIP meeting |
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CDC and WHO report on routine
global vaccination coverage in
this week's MMWR and
Weekly Epidemiological Record,
respectively |
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Flu season is here, so be
ready with IAC's new "FLU
VACCINE" buttons for staff and
stickers for patients! |
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• |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are selling well—and they
make great gifts! |
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IAC Spotlight! The "Favorites"
web page, easy to click on
from the top of every web page
on immunize.org, brings you to
18 of the most popular web
sections on IAC's
website |
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IAC enrolls eight new birthing
institutions into its
Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor
Roll; six previously honored
institutions qualify for
additional years' honors |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates "Personal Belief
Exemptions for Vaccination Put
People at Risk. Examine the Evidence for Yourself" by
adding more journal article
links |
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IAC revises "Influenza:
Questions and Answers," a
handout for patients, parents,
and providers |
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IAC updates "Standing Orders
for Administering Human
Papillomavirus Vaccine to
Adults" to match the latest
ACIP recommendations |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Influenza season has begun; be
sure all your patients are
getting vaccinated! |
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|
• |
|
IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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• |
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Vaccine Education Center at
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia publishes October
issue of its newsletter Vaccine Update |
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American Journal of Nursing
publishes article titled
"Countering Vaccine
Misinformation" |
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CDC reports on case of
treatment of a vaccinia virus
infection from an occupational
needlestick |
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| Education and Training |
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Vaccine Education Center plans
Current Issues in Vaccines
webinar on December 11 |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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• |
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Reminder: 49th National
Immunization Conference will
be held in Atlanta on May
19–21; abstracts accepted
through December 16 |
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Final Reminder: National
Conference for Immunization
Coalitions and Partnerships
will take place November 13–15
in Honolulu |
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IAC Express Special Edition - Shop IAC: Issue 1455
October 29, 2019 |
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BUTTONS, STICKERS, PINS, AND MORE
FROM IAC |
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Flu season is here so be ready
with IAC’s new "FLU VACCINE"
buttons for staff and stickers
for patients! |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are selling well!—and
they make great gifts! |
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Order immunization record
cards for patients of all ages |
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Help IAC make vaccination go
viral on social media! |
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IAC Express Issue 1454
October 23, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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CDC publishes "Vaccination
Coverage with Selected
Vaccines and Exemption Rates
among Children in
Kindergarten—United States,
2018–19 School Year" in this
week's MMWR |
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CDC publishes "Vaccination
Coverage by Age 24 Months
among Children Born in 2015
and 2016—National Immunization
Survey—Child, United States,
2016–2018" in
this week's MMWR |
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Reminder! Dr. L.J Tan, IAC's
chief strategy officer, will
present a webinar on current
issues in influenza on October
29 |
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It's time to order IAC's new
"FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers! |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are now available–they
make great gifts! |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's "Vaccine
Information Statements" (VIS)
web section has VISs in up to
50 languages |
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Reminder: Visit IAC's newly
updated www.Give2MenACWY.org
to enhance your efforts at increasing adolescent
immunization rates |
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Voices for Vaccines posts new
podcast on vaccine hesitancy,
recorded live from Washington
State Immunization Summit |
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| World News |
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WHO publishes "Recommended
Composition of Influenza Virus
Vaccines for Use in the 2020 Southern Hemisphere Influenza
Season" in this week's Weekly
Epidemiological Record |
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WHO publishes "Antigenic and
Genetic Characteristics of
Zoonotic Influenza A Viruses
and Development of Candidate
Vaccine Viruses for Pandemic
Preparedness" in
this week's Weekly
Epidemiological Record |
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| Featured
Resources |
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CDC publishes "Materials for
the 2019–20 Influenza Season"
highlighting some of its many resources for flu season |
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Influenza season has begun; be
sure all your patients are
getting vaccinated! |
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NFID releases new online
toolkit to help raise
awareness about the risks of
measles and the importance of
measles vaccination |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Education and Training |
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CDC and Medscape offer new CE
program on ACIP
recommendations for prevention
of Japanese encephalitis among
U.S. travelers and laboratory
workers |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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Reminder: National Conference
for Immunization Coalitions
and Partnerships will take
place November 13–15 in
Honolulu |
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IAC Express Issue 1453
October 16, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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CDC issues report that 65% of
pregnant women do not receive
recommended Tdap and influenza
vaccines to protect themselves
and their newborns |
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CDC posts 20-minute video
about influenza vaccine
storage and handling
requirements and administration for the 2019–2020
season |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are now available—they
make great gifts! |
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• |
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It's time to order IAC's new
"FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers! |
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Register now! Dr. L.J Tan,
IAC's chief strategy officer,
will present webinar on
current issues in influenza on
October 29 |
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CDC publishes "Update:
Influenza Activity—United
States and Worldwide, May
19–September 28, 2019 and
Composition of the 2020
Southern Hemisphere Influenza
Vaccine" in this week's MMWR |
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AAP News publishes article
about why AAP recommends
initiating HPV vaccination as
early as age 9 |
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September's Technically
Speaking column by IAC
Executive Director Dr. Deborah
Wexler discusses the joint
letter from AAFP, AAP, ACHA,
ACOG, APhA, SAHM, and
IAC that stresses the importance of implementing an
immunization visit at age 16 |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's
PowerPoint Slide Sets web page
contains 13 presentations on a
wide variety of immunization
topics; available by request
for your use |
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Three winners of the 2019
Maurice R. Hilleman essay
contest recently announced;
their essays can be viewed on
the Hilleman Film website |
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"I Nearly Died of the Flu and
It Forever Changed My
Perspective on Vaccines"
published on Prevention.com |
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Families Fighting Flu issues
three new family stories
featuring adult flu survivors,
Allison, Christa, and Nick |
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Vaccinate Your Family posts
joint letter signed by 54
organizations, urging U.S.
Customs and Border Patrol to
vaccinate people in custody,
particularly children, against
flu |
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CDC publishes article about
measles cases and outbreaks in
the United States in 2019 |
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The 49th National Immunization
Conference will be held in
Atlanta on May 19–21; abstract submissions due December 16 |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates 12 of its popular
easy-to-read Q&A handouts on
vaccines given to infants and children |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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IAC posts 14 translations of
CDC's two newly issued
influenza VISs |
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| Official Releases and Announcements |
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NIH forms new collaborative
influenza vaccine research
network to develop more
durable, broadly protective,
and longer-lasting influenza
vaccines |
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HHS is seeking stakeholder
input on the 2020 National
Vaccine Plan; comments are due
October 24 |
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| Featured
Resources |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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Influenza season has begun; be
sure all your patients are
getting vaccinated! |
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The Washington Post creates
three new videos called "The
Vaccines Project" which answer common vaccine-related
questions |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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The journal Vaccine publishes
"Billing and Payment of
Commercial and Medicaid Health
Plan Adult Vaccination Claims
in Michigan since the
Affordable Care Act" |
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| Education and Training |
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Hepatitis B Foundation and Hep
B United offer webinar on
initiatives to prevent
hepatitis B and liver cancer
on October 21 |
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New Medscape CE program titled
"Case-by-Case: Preventing MenB
Disease in Adolescents and Young Adults" now available
online |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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Tune in to CDC's ACIP meeting
October 23–24 (Wednesday and
Thursday) via live webcast |
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Immunize Ohio hosts 2019
Statewide Immunization
Conference on November 6 |
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Reminder: National Conference
for Immunization Coalitions
and Partnerships will take
place November 13–15 in
Honolulu |
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IAC Express Special Edition - Shop IAC: Issue 1452
October 15, 2019 |
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BUTTONS, STICKERS, PINS, AND MORE
FROM IAC |
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It's time to order IAC's new
"FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers! |
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• |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are now available–make great gifts! |
|
• |
|
Order immunization record
cards for patients of all ages |
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• |
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Help IAC make vaccination go
viral on social media! |
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IAC Express Issue 1451
October 9, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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CDC issues an MMWR Early
Release about measles
cases and outbreaks in the
United States in 2019 |
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HHS announces that the United
States has maintained its
measles elimination status |
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IAC develops new 1-page
handout for policymakers that
summarizes medical
organizations' support of
strong school and childcare
vaccination requirements and
elimination of non-medical
exemptions |
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IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are now available–they
make great gifts! |
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• |
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It's time to order IAC’s new
"FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers! |
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• |
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The 49th National Immunization
Conference will be held in
Atlanta on May 19–21;
abstracts solicited |
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Save the Date! IAC's Dr.
Litjen Tan to present webinar
about current issues in
influenza on October 29 |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC’s August
webinar "Adolescent
Immunization Update and the
16-Year-Old Platform"
presented by Dr. Sharon G. Humiston is archived on IAC
website;
slide set and presenter's
notes also available for your
use |
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Seven new measles cases
reported to CDC in week ending
October 3; total cases for
2019 increase to 1,250 across
31 states |
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Voices for Vaccines' new
podcast episode features Dr.
Richard Pan, pediatrician and
California legislator who
worked to eliminate
non-medical vaccine exemptions
in
the state |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC and SAHM update "You’re
16...We Recommend These Vaccines
For You! |
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IAC posts updated
Spanish-language translation
of "Screening Checklist for
Contraindications to Inactivated Injectable
Influenza Vaccination" |
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| World News |
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CDC and WHO report on progress
toward rubella and congenital
rubella syndrome control
worldwide in this week's MMWR
and Weekly Epidemiological
Record,
respectively |
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| Featured
Resources |
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Watch and share Families
Fighting Flu's powerful video
about the seriousness of
influenza |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Education and Training |
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Check out these recent
archived webinars and training
modules; many offer free
continuing education credit! |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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Reminder: National Conference
for Immunization Coalitions
and Partnerships will take
place November 13–15 in
Honolulu |
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IAC Express Issue 1450
October 2, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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NFID held annual influenza and
pneumococcal news conference
and CDC released 2018–19 influenza vaccine coverage
data on September 26 |
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Kids Plus Pediatrics, a
private practice in
Pennsylvania, launches a new
website and toolkit to aid healthcare providers and
practices in fighting back
against anti-vaccine
social media attacks |
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NBC News and The New York
Times publish articles about
the growing anti-vaccine
movement in the U.S. |
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IAC Spotlight: Just in case
you missed them, these IAC
materials and web pages were
updated during August and
September |
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CDC updates job aids to assist
healthcare providers in
interpreting Tdap catch-up recommendations in the child
and adolescent immunization
schedules |
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IAC’s new "FLU VACCINE"
buttons and stickers are
flying out the door! But don't
worry. We’ve got you covered.
Keep stocking up for flu
season! |
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• |
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Reminder: Visit newly updated
www.Give2MenACWY.org to
enhance your efforts at
increasing rates of the
MenACWY booster and other
adolescent vaccines |
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Five healthcare organizations
join IAC's Influenza
Vaccination Honor Roll for
mandatory healthcare worker
vaccination |
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FDA issues news release
announcing its approval of the
first live, non-replicating
vaccine to prevent smallpox
and monkeypox |
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Two new measles cases reported
to CDC in week ending
September 26; total cases for
2019 increase to 1,243 across
31 states |
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NCQA announces new publicly
reported quality measure for
immunizing pregnant women |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates Turkish-language
translation of "Screening
Checklist for
Contraindications to Vaccines
for Adults" |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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IAC posts Thai-language
translation of the MenACWY VIS |
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| World News |
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CDC and WHO report on
worldwide progress toward
poliovirus containment in this
week's MMWR and Weekly
Epidemiological Record,
respectively |
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| Featured
Resources |
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CDC posts flu fighter profiles
as part of their #WhyIFightFlu
campaign, featuring members of
the public describing why they
fight flu and how flu has
impacted their lives |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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September issue of CDC's
Immunization Works newsletter
now available |
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Vaccine Education Center at
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia publishes
September issue of its newsletter
Vaccine Update |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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• |
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Reminder: National Conference
for Immunization Coalitions
and Partnerships will take
place November 13–15 in
Honolulu |
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IAC Express Special Edition - Shop IAC: Issue 1449
October 1, 2019 |
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BUTTONS, STICKERS, PINS, AND MORE
FROM IAC |
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• |
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It's time to order IAC's new
"FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers! |
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• |
|
IAC's elegantly designed
"Vaccines Save Lives" enamel
pins are now available–make great gifts! |
|
• |
|
Order immunization record
cards for patients of all ages |
|
• |
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Help IAC make vaccination go
viral on social media! |
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IAC Express Issue 1448
September 25, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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CDC shares tips on how to make
a strong flu vaccine
recommendation |
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CDC study finds the number of
infants hospitalized with
influenza is at least double
previous estimates |
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In case you missed it, IAC
Express special edition of Ask
the Experts influenza Q&As was
issued on September 13; all
Ask the Experts influenza Q&As
on the IAC website also
updated |
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HHS Secretary Azar releases
statement on executive order
to modernize influenza vaccine
manufacturing |
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Supplies of pediatric and
adult hepatitis B vaccine from
Merck will continue to be
limited into 2020; CDC offers
guidance |
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IAC Spotlight! Check out all
of IAC's print materials about
administering vaccines |
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IAC enrolls six new birthing
institutions into its
Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor
Roll; three previously honored
institutions qualify for
additional years' honors |
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Reminder: Association of
Immunization Managers requests
nominations of its members for
outstanding leadership awards
through October 7 |
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| Official Releases and Announcements |
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CDC publishes 2019 National
Viral Hepatitis Progress
Report online |
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| World News |
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CDC publishes report on global
epidemiology of diphtheria in
Emerging Infectious
Diseases |
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WHO reports that Kenya joins
Ghana and Malawi in roll-out
of landmark malaria vaccine in
pilot program |
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| Featured
Resources |
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IAC's new FLU VACCINE buttons
and stickers are flying out
the door! But don't worry.
We've got you covered. Keep
stocking up for flu season! |
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American College of
Obstetricians and
Gynecologists develops
infographics and text to
promote prenatal influenza and
Tdap vaccination |
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CDC updates the diphtheria and
hepatitis A chapters of its
Manual for the Surveillance of
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download
either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Education and Training |
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Reminder: CDC's Current
Issues in Immunization
webinar titled "Influenza
Update—2019–2020" is scheduled
for October 2 |
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NFID offers webinar on vaccine
safety monitoring on October 8 |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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• |
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Reminder: National Conference
for Immunization Coalitions
and Partnerships will take
place November 13–15 in
Honolulu |
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IAC Express Issue 1447
September 18, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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CDC reports increases in cases
of hepatitis A, B, and C
during 2017 were mainly due to
unsafe drug injections and
lack of vaccine protection |
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California governor signs bill
toughening medical vaccine
exemptions |
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Hawaii adds
Tdap, HPV, and MenACWY to list
of immunizations required by
July 2020 |
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IAC updates Ask the Experts:
Influenza Q&A web page |
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CDC publishes "Notes from the
Field: Interventions to Reduce
Measles Virus Exposures in
Outpatient Health Care
Facilities—New York City,
2018" in this week's MMWR |
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August's Technically
Speaking column by IAC
Executive Director Dr. Deborah
Wexler is titled "Newly
designed and easy to
navigate—visit
Give2MenACWY.org to
enhance your efforts to increase rates for MenACWY
booster doses and other
adolescent vaccinations" |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's "Package
Inserts & FDA Product
Approvals" web page on
immunize.org is a popular
destination for finding
FDA-approved language for all
vaccines |
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No new measles cases reported
to CDC in week ending
September 12; total cases for
2019 remain at 1,241 across 31
states |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC updates its educational
resource "Influenza Vaccine
Products for the 2019–2020
Influenza Season" |
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IAC revises "Standing Orders
for Administering Influenza
Vaccine to Children and Teens"
and "Standing Orders for
Administering Influenza
Vaccine to Adults" |
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IAC updates "How to Administer
Intramuscular and Intranasal
Influenza Vaccines" |
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IAC revises "Guide for
Determining the Number of
Doses of Influenza Vaccine to
Give to Children Age 6 Months
through 8 Years" |
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IAC updates "Influenza
Vaccination of People with a
History of Egg Allergy" |
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IAC updates "Screening
Checklist for
Contraindications to
Inactivated Injectable
Influenza Vaccination" and
"Screening Checklist for
Contraindications to Live
Attenuated
Intranasal Influenza
Vaccination" |
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Available now! Seven
translations of IAC's recently
updated "Screening Checklist
for Contraindications to
Vaccines for Children and
Teens" and "Screening
Checklist for
Contraindications to Vaccines
for Adults" |
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IAC posts Spanish translation
of its handout "Hepatitis B
Shots Are Recommended for All
New Babies" |
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| World News |
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WHO and European Commission
join forces to promote the
benefit of vaccines |
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| Featured
Resources |
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IAC's new FLU VACCINE buttons
and stickers flew out the
door! But don't worry. We
ordered more. Stock up for flu
season! |
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Hepatitis B Foundation
releases new #justB video
titled "DeWayne's Story" to
empower people affected by
hepatitis B, raise awareness,
and end stigma |
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The new edition of The Vaccine
Handbook: A Practical Guide
for Clinicians app is now
available free of charge from
the Pediatric Infectious
Diseases Society |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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• |
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September's Parents PACK
newsletter from Vaccine
Education Center features
article clarifying the
position of Pontifical Academy
for Life on fetal cells and
two other
important stories |
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| Education and Training |
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AAP and CDC are collaborating
to present a free webinar
titled "2019–2020
Recommendations for Influenza
Prevention and Treatment in
Children: An Update for
Pediatric Providers" to be
aired September 26 |
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CDC's Current Issues in
Immunization webinar titled
"Influenza Update–2019–2020"
is scheduled for October 2 |
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Reminder: Weekly CDC webinar
series on "The Pink Book"
chapter topics will conclude
on September 25; "Influenza"
is the topic on September 25 |
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IAC Express Special Edition - Ask the Experts: Issue 1446
September 13, 2019 |
| Influenza Vaccines |
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Q: What's new in the 2019–2020
influenza vaccine
recommendations? |
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Q: Which influenza vaccines
will be available during the
2019–2020 influenza season? |
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Q: What are the differences
between trivalent and
quadrivalent influenza
vaccines? |
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Q: If quadrivalent vaccine
includes one additional
strain, why isn't it preferred
for use over trivalent vaccine? |
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Q: Which formulations of
influenza vaccines (e.g.,
nasal spray live attenuated
influenza vaccine (LAIV),
inactivated injectable
high-dose, inactivated
injectable standard-dose, adjuvanted inactivated
injectable, and recombinant
injectable) are licensed for
various age groups? |
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Q: We are unsure about when to
start our influenza
vaccination promotion, and
when to ideally vaccinate our
patients. Does protection from
seasonal influenza vaccine
decline or wane during the influenza season? Should I
wait until later in the year
to vaccinate my elderly or
medically frail patients? |
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Q: Which influenza vaccines
can we give to children? |
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Q: Please provide details
about the use of inactivated
influenza vaccines in children
younger than age 3 years. |
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Q: Which children younger than
age 9 years will need 2 doses
of influenza vaccine in this
influenza season? |
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Q: Do any children age 9 years
and older need two total doses
during an influenza season? |
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Q: Can a child age 6–35 months
who needs 2 doses of influenza
vaccine this season receive a combination of Afluria,
Fluzone, FluLaval, Fluarix, or
FluMist vaccine? |
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Q: If a child receives Fluzone
Quadrivalent vaccine (0.25 mL)
at age 34 or 35 months for the
first time and then returns
for the second dose at age 37
months, should we
give another 0.25 mL dose of Fluzone Quadrivalent or should
we give the 0.5 mL dose that
is indicated for age 3 years
and older? |
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Q: Is influenza vaccine
recommended for pregnant
women? |
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Q: If a patient was vaccinated
earlier in the influenza
season and later becomes
pregnant during the same
season, should she be
revaccinated due to her
pregnancy? |
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Q: Please tell me about Fluad,
one of the influenza vaccines
for people age 65 years and
older. |
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Q: Sometimes patients age 65
years and older who have
received the standard-dose
influenza vaccine hear about
the high-dose (Fluzone
High-Dose) or adjuvanted
vaccine (Fluad) and want to receive that, too. Is this
okay to administer? |
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Q: Which healthcare personnel
should be vaccinated against
influenza? |
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Q: What is the preferred
anatomic site for
administration of inactivated
influenza vaccine (IIV) and recombinant influenza vaccine? |
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Q: For whom is inactivated
influenza vaccine
contraindicated? |
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Q: What are the
contraindications for live
attenuated influenza vaccine
(LAIV, FluMist)? |
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Q: What is the latest ACIP
guidance on influenza
vaccination and egg allergy? |
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Q: Is the Influenza Vaccine
Information Statement (VIS)
changing for the 2019–2020
influenza season? |
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Q: When administering
influenza vaccine, is giving
patients a VIS mandatory or is
it only "recommended"? |
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IAC Express Issue 1445
September 11, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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Mayor and health officials
declare end of measles
outbreak in New York City |
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Total number of U.S. measles
cases for 2019 climbs to 1,241
with 7 new cases reported
since last week |
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FDA issues statement
reiterating the importance and
safety of MMR vaccine |
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WHO reports that United
Kingdom, Albania, the Czech
Republic, and Greece have lost
measles elimination status for
the first time since
verification process began in
2012 |
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WHO director-general issues
press release regarding
Facebook's commitment to
combat vaccine misinformation |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's ACIP web
section on immunize.org
provides links to both current
and past ACIP recommendations |
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Reminder: IAC's August webinar
"Adolescent Immunization
Update and the 16-Year-Old
Platform" presented by Dr.
Sharon G. Humiston is archived
on IAC website; slide
set and presenter's notes also
available for your use |
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Reminder: "Dear Colleague"
call-to-action letter from
AAFP, AAP, ACHA, ACOG, APhA,
SAHM, and IAC stresses
importance of implementing
immunization visit at 16
years of age |
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Reminder: The new edition of
The Vaccine Handbook: A
Practical Guide for Clinicians
app is now available free of
charge from the Pediatric
Infectious Diseases Society |
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• |
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Honolulu National Conference
for Immunization Coalitions
early bird registration
extended to September 15;
conference dates are November
13–15 |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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Eight translations of the two
new influenza VISs (injectable
and intranasal), including
Spanish-language RTF files,
are now available from IAC |
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| Official Releases and Announcements |
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• |
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AAP publishes its influenza
recommendations for 2019–2020
season |
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| Featured
Resources |
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• |
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IAC's new FLU VACCINE buttons
and stickers flew out the
door! But don't worry. We
ordered more. Stock up for flu
season! |
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• |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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• |
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CDC publishes "Impact of
Public Health Interventions on
Drinking Water–Associated
Outbreaks of Hepatitis
A—United States, 1971–2017" in
this week's MMWR |
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Pediatrics publishes study
finding that preterm infants
are less likely than full-term
infants to be fully vaccinated |
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| Education and Training |
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• |
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CDC's Public Health Grand
Rounds to present "Maternal
Immunization: Current Status
and Future Directions" on
September 18 |
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• |
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Reminder: Weekly CDC webinar
series on "The Pink Book"
chapter topics runs through
September 25; register now |
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• |
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Save the date! CDC's webinar
"Influenza Recommendations for
Children" to be held Thursday, September 26 |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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• |
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State of Michigan's 2019 fall
regional immunization
conferences to take place in
eight cities on different
dates |
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IAC Express Issue 1443
September 4, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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• |
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CDC releases its "HCP Fight
Flu Toolkit" and the "Digital
Media Toolkit" for the 2019–20
flu season to help partners
communicate about the
importance of vaccination;
important dates and resources are posted online |
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• |
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The new edition of The Vaccine
Handbook (The Purple Book) App
is now available free of
charge from the Pediatric
Infectious Diseases Society |
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• |
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AAP News reports AAP will
partner with Pinterest to
fight vaccine misinformation |
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• |
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August webinar by Dr. Sharon
G. Humiston presenting
"Adolescent Immunization
Update and the 16-Year-Old
Platform" now available on IAC
website; slide set and
presenter's notes also available for your use |
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Visit newly updated
www.Give2MenACWY.org to
enhance your efforts at
increasing rates of the MenACWY booster and other
adolescent vaccines |
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• |
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CDC publishes "Notes from the
Field: Mumps in Detention
Facilities that House Detained Migrants—United States,
September 2018–August 2019" in
this week's MMWR |
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• |
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Total number of U.S. measles
cases for 2019 climbs to 1,234
with 19 new cases reported
since last week |
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• |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's Clinic
Tools: Administering
Vaccinations web page provides
resources from IAC, CDC, and
other organizations |
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• |
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Extended deadline for early
bird registration! 2019
National Conference for
Immunization Coalitions and
Partnerships scheduled for
November 13–15 in Honolulu;
register by September 15 for
discount |
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• |
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Two healthcare organizations
join IAC's Influenza
Vaccination Honor Roll for
mandatory healthcare worker
vaccination |
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• |
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Voices for Vaccines releases
several new podcasts in
recognition of National
Immunization Awareness Month;
most recent episode titled
"The Trivia Show!" |
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| IAC Handouts |
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• |
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IAC updates "Administering
Vaccines: Dose, Route, Site,
and Needle Size" |
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• |
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IAC and the American College
of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists update their
patient handout "Vaccinations
for Pregnant Women" |
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| Featured
Resources |
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• |
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New! "FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers now available for
purchase from IAC |
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• |
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Hepatitis B Foundation
releases new #justB video
titled "Sura's Story" to
empower people affected by
hepatitis B, raise awareness,
and end stigma; video
available in
English and Arabic |
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• |
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IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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• |
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Vaccine Education Center at
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia publishes August
issue of its newsletter Vaccine Update for Healthcare
Professionals |
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• |
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August issue of CDC's
Immunization Works newsletter
now available |
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| Education and Training |
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• |
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health presents
upcoming forum titled "The
Measles Outbreak: Why Vaccines
Matter" through free live
stream on September 12 |
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• |
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NFID offers September 12
webinar on protecting young
adults from meningococcal
disease |
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• |
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Reminder: Weekly CDC webinar
series on "The Pink Book"
chapter topics runs through
September 25; register now |
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• |
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The American Dental
Association offers September
25 webinar for dentists titled
"Say What? Science and Skills
for Talking about the HPV
Vaccine" |
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IAC Express Issue 1442
August 28, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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• |
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CDC releases ACIP
recommendations on the use of
influenza vaccines for the
2019–20 influenza season |
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• |
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CDC publishes "National,
Regional, State, and Selected
Local Area Vaccination
Coverage among Adolescents
Aged 13–17 Years—United
States, 2018" in this week's
MMWR |
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• |
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CDC publishes "Human
Papillomavirus–Attributable
Cancers—United States,
2012–2016" in this week's
MMWR |
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Infectious Disease Society of
America and four additional
medical societies issue policy
statement in response to U.S.
Customs and Border Patrol's
announcement that
migrant families in border detention centers will not be
vaccinated against flu |
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• |
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Reminder! "Dear Colleague"
call-to-action letter from AAFP, AAP, ACHA, ACOG, APhA,
SAHM, and IAC stresses
implementation of immunization
visit at 16 years of age |
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• |
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Total number of U.S. measles
cases for 2019 climbs to 1,215
with 12 new cases reported
since last week |
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• |
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IAC Spotlight! These IAC
materials and web pages were
updated during July and August |
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• |
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IAC enrolls six new birthing
institutions into its
Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor
Roll; seven previously honored
institutions qualify for
additional years' honors |
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• |
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Association of Immunization
Managers calls for nominations
of its members for outstanding leadership awards; open
through October 7 |
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| IAC Handouts |
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• |
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IAC updates "Standing Orders
for Administering Haemophilus
influenzae Type B Vaccine to Children and Teens" |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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• |
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Reminder! CDC released new
"interim" VISs for hepatitis
B; influenza, inactivated or
recombinant; influenza, live
intranasal; MenACWY; MenB;
MMR; MMRV; and
varicella vaccines; as well as
a "final" VIS for Japanese
encephalitis vaccine |
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| World News |
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• |
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CDC publishes "Progress toward
Poliomyelitis
Eradication—Afghanistan,
January 2018–May 2019" in this
week's MMWR |
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| Featured
Resources |
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• |
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CDC releases new web section
and educational materials to
encourage gay and bisexual men
to receive hepatitis A and
hepatitis B vaccination |
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• |
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New! Brightly colored "FLU
VACCINE" buttons and stickers
now available for purchase
from IAC |
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• |
|
IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
|
|
| Education and Training |
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• |
|
Vaccine Education Center plans
Current Issues in Vaccines
webinar on September 18 |
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• |
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Reminder: Weekly CDC webinar
series on "The Pink Book"
chapter topics runs through
September 25; register now |
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IAC Express Issue 1441
August 21, 2019 |
|
Top Stories |
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• |
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CDC releases new "interim"
VISs for hepatitis B;
influenza, inactivated or
recombinant; influenza, live
intranasal; MenACWY; MenB;
MMR; MMRV; and varicella
vaccines; as well as a "final"
VIS for Japanese encephalitis
vaccine |
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• |
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CDC publishes "Human
Papillomavirus Vaccination for
Adults: Updated
Recommendations of the
Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices" in
this week's MMWR |
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• |
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Vaccinate Your Family and the
entire immunization community
mourn the loss of Rich
Greenaway |
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• |
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Award-winning documentary
HILLEMAN—A Perilous Quest to
Save the World's Children
available for free streaming
in honor of the August 30
birth centennial of Dr.
Maurice Hilleman, "father of modern vaccines" |
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August is National
Immunization Awareness Month;
promote vaccination with CDC
resources |
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• |
|
New powerful tools, quick
navigation, beautiful design:
Visit Give2MenACWY.org to
enhance your efforts at
increasing MenACWY booster
dose rates and other
adolescent vaccines |
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• |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's "Adult
Vaccination" web page is full
of resources to help you
vaccinate adults in your
practice |
|
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• |
|
Total number of U.S. measles
cases for 2019 climbs to 1,203
with 21 new cases reported
since last week |
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| IAC Handouts |
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• |
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IAC updates "Current Dates of
Vaccine Information
Statements" and "You Must
Provide Patients with Vaccine
Information Statements
(VISs)—It's Federal Law!" |
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| World News |
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• |
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WHO reports on yellow fever in
Africa and the Americas in
this week's Weekly
Epidemiological Record |
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| Featured
Resources |
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• |
|
New! "FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers now available for
purchase from IAC |
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• |
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ShotByShot.org adds new
infographics and Instagram
features to its collection of
stories about people with
vaccine-preventable diseases |
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• |
|
IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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• |
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In this week's MMWR, CDC
publishes two "Notes from the
Field" articles on rabies
outbreaks in the Dominican
Republic and Haiti |
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| Education and Training |
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• |
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CDC webinar, "Strategies for
Addressing Vaccine
Misinformation in the
Practice," to be offered August 28 |
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• |
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Reminder: Weekly CDC webinar
series on "The Pink Book"
chapter topics runs through
September 25; register now |
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IAC Express Issue 1440
August 14, 2019 |
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Top Stories |
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• |
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"Dear Colleague" letter
stressing importance of
16-year-old immunization visit
has been signed by AAFP, AAP,
ACHA, ACOG, APhA, SAHM, and
IAC |
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• |
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Join us TODAY, August
14, at 1:00 p.m. (ET)! Dr.
Sharon G. Humiston, IAC's
associate director for research, will present a
webinar on adolescent
immunization and the
16-year platform |
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• |
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New powerful tools, quick
navigation, beautiful design:
Visit Give2MenACWY.org to
enhance your efforts at
increasing MenACWY booster
dose rates and other
adolescent vaccines |
|
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|
• |
|
August is National
Immunization Awareness Month;
promote vaccination with CDC
resources |
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• |
|
Total number of U.S. measles
cases for 2019 reaches 1,182
with 10 new cases reported
since last week |
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• |
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July's Technically Speaking
column by IAC Executive
Director Dr. Deborah Wexler is
titled "ACIP updates its
guidance on the use of HPV,
PCV13, HepA, HPV, and
MenB vaccines at June 26–27
meeting" |
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• |
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IAC Spotlight! IAC's Clinic
Tools: Documenting
Vaccinations web page provides
resources from IAC, CDC, and
other organizations |
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• |
|
Register for the 2019 National
Conference for Immunization
Coalitions and Partnerships by
August 31 to receive the
discounted rate; conference to
take place November
13–15 in Honolulu |
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| Official Releases and Announcements |
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• |
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State of Florida declares a
public health emergency in
response to hepatitis A
outbreak |
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| World News |
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• |
|
WHO summarizes the 2018–2019
influenza season in the
northern hemisphere in this
week's Weekly Epidemiological
Record |
|
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| Featured
Resources |
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• |
|
New! "FLU VACCINE" buttons and
stickers now available for
purchase from IAC |
|
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• |
|
CDC makes its web section for
parents more user-friendly |
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• |
|
CDC shares its new "Basics of
IISs" infographic |
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• |
|
IAC's comprehensive
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide is
available for free download either by chapter or in its
entirety (142 pages) |
|
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| Education and Training |
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• |
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Immunize Nevada to offer
August 20 webinar titled "MMR
Recommendations During the
2019 U.S. Measles Outbreaks" |
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• |
|
American College of Physicians
to offer webinar series about
adult vaccination on August
23, September 12, and
September 23 |
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• |
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Alliance for Aging Research's
August 27 webinar will explore
why vaccination has been a low priority item in Medicare
Annual Wellness Visits, and
ways to change this |
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• |
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NACCHO to offer August 28
webinar about mumps in
detention facilities |
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CDC and Medscape offer new
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 