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Issue number 927: May 2, 2011 |
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- New:
April 2011 issue of Vaccinate Adults is now online
- Reminder:
April 2011 issue of Needle Tips available online
- IAC
updates its "Checklist for Safe Vaccine Storage and Handling" and
temperature logs for refrigerators and freezers in Fahrenheit and Celsius
- IAC
updates online "Ask the Experts" Q&A sections related to
diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, meningococcal, hepatitis B, and combination
vaccines
- IAC
updates its standing orders for administering meningococcal vaccine to
children/teens and to adults
- Spotlight
on immunize.org: Access the archive of IAC's "Ask the Experts" vaccine
Q&As
- IAC's
"Immunizations for Babies" now available in Spanish and six other
languages
- CDC
publishes surveillance summary on county-level trends in vaccination
coverage among U.S. children ages 19-35 months during 1995-2008
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Correction: Link IAC Express gave to Pediatrics' May 2011 supplement on
vaccine safety has expired; new active link now available
- IAC's
popular laminated versions of the 2011 U.S. immunization schedules are now
available. Order a supply for your workplace today!
- IAC's
Video of the Week features a mother's account of her infant son's
pertussis death
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Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants,
Children, and Adults"--from the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch
- CDC
publishes report on global rotavirus surveillance
- Many of
PKIDs' May and June webinars focus on using social media to communicate
immunization information
- Meeting
on vaccines and immunotherapy for nosocomial infections is planned for
September 26-28 in Annecy, France
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AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP,
American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices; AMA, American Medical Association; CDC, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization
Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; NCIRD,
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; NIVS, National
Influenza Vaccine Summit; VIS, Vaccine Information Statement; VPD,
vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health Organization. |
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Issue 927: May 2, 2011 |
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New: April 2011 issue of Vaccinate Adults is now online
The April 2011 issue of Vaccinate Adults is now
online for
downloading at http://www.immunize.org/va/va31.pdf
This issue focuses on the newly published 2011 U.S.
immunization schedule for adults and on recently released
ACIP recommendations for use of meningococcal conjugate
vaccine (MCV4). It also includes the Ask the Experts column
from CDC experts William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH, and Andrew T.
Kroger, MD, MPH.
To access the Vaccinate Adults table of contents where you
can view and print individual sections, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va Back issues are accessible from
this page as well.
To download a PDF of the entire 12-page issue, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/va31.pdf
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Reminder: April 2011 issue of Needle Tips available online
The April 2011 issue of Needle Tips is available
online for
viewing, downloading, and printing.
To download the entire issue right now, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n48/n48.pdf
To view the table of contents, use a magazine viewer, or
access back issues, go to: http://www.immunize.org/nt
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IAC updates its "Checklist for Safe Vaccine Storage and Handling" and
temperature logs for refrigerators and freezers in Fahrenheit and Celsius
IAC recently revised three of its handouts
related to
vaccine storage and handling.
(1) IAC updated "Checklist for Safe Vaccine Storage and
Handling" by thoroughly reorganizing it, adding subheads,
and increasing the number of checklist items from 20 to 30.
Go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3035.pdf
IAC updated "Temperature Log for Refrigerator and Freezer--Fahrenheit" and "Temperature Log for Refrigerator and
Freezer--Celsius" by clarifying the directions for using
them. Also, IAC changed the titles from "Temperature Log for
Vaccines (Fahrenheit)" and "Temperature Log for Vaccines
(Celsius)."
(2) For Fahrenheit, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3039.pdf
(3) For Celsius, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3039a.pdf
IAC's Handouts for Patients and Staff web section offers
healthcare professionals and the public approximately 250
FREE English-language handouts (many also available in
translation), which we encourage website users to print out,
copy, and distribute widely. To access all of IAC's free
handouts, go to: http://www.immunize.org/handouts
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IAC updates online "Ask the Experts" Q&A sections related to
diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, meningococcal, hepatitis B, and combination
vaccines
IAC's online "Ask the Experts" Q&A sections about
diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP, Td, Tdap, DT),
meningococcal (MCV4, MPSV), hepatitis B (HepB), and six
childhood combination vaccines were recently updated with
input from vaccination experts at CDC. IAC's "Ask the
Experts" Q&As are reviewed and updated annually. The process
is ongoing; IAC Express will inform readers as sections are
reviewed and revised.
To access the revised diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis Q&As, go
to: http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_per.asp
To access the revised meningococcal Q&As, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_men.asp
To access the revised hepatitis B Q&As, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_hepb.asp
To access the revised combination vaccine Q&As, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_combo.asp
To access the index page of "Ask the Experts" Q&As for all
other vaccines, go to: http://www.immunize.org/askexperts
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IAC updates its standing orders for administering meningococcal vaccine to
children/teens and to adults
IAC recently revised "Standing Orders for
Administering
Meningococcal Vaccine to Children & Teens" and "Standing
Orders for Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults" to
reflect information found in CDC's updated recommendation
for use of meningococcal conjugate vaccines, which was
published in January 2011.
(1) For child/teen, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3081a.pdf
(2) For adult, go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3081.pdf
To access a table with links to all IAC's standing orders
protocols for vaccine administration and medical management
of vaccine reactions, as well as guidance for newborn-nursery hepatitis B vaccination, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/standing-orders
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Spotlight on immunize.org: Access the archive of IAC's "Ask the Experts"
vaccine Q&As
Looking for answers to your questions about Tdap,
MCV4, or
contraindications to vaccination? Look no further. IAC's
"Ask the Experts" web section is a compilation of common yet
challenging questions and answers (Q&As) about vaccines and
their administration. The experts are CDC's William L.
Atkinson, MD, MPH, and Andrew T. Kroger, MD, MPH, medical
epidemiologists at the National Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases. The Q&As have been featured in
previous issues of IAC Express, Needle Tips, and Vaccinate
Adults.
Organized by diseases/vaccines, "Ask the Experts" also
includes a section on general vaccination questions.
To access all of the "Ask the Experts" Q&As, visit:
http://www.immunize.org/askexperts
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IAC's "Immunizations for Babies" now available in Spanish and six other
languages
Updated in March 2011, IAC's parent-education
handout
"Immunizations for Babies: A Guide for Parents--These are
the vaccinations your baby needs!" is now available in
Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Russian, and
Vietnamese.
To access the Spanish version of "Immunizations for Babies:
A Guide for Parents--These are the vaccinations your baby
needs!" go to: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-01.pdf
For Arabic: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-20.pdf
For Chinese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-08.pdf
For French: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-10.pdf
For Korean: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-09.pdf
For Russian: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-07.pdf
For Vietnamese: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-05.pdf
For English: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf
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CDC
publishes surveillance summary on county-level trends in vaccination coverage
among U.S. children ages 19-35 months during 1995-2008
On April 29, CDC published an MMWR surveillance
summary
titled "County-Level Trends in Vaccination Coverage Among
Children Aged 19-35 Months--United States, 1995-2008." The
synopsis reprinted below is posted on the MMWR home page
(http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). Scroll down to the subhead titled
MMWR Surveillance Summaries.
With the exception of the hepatitis A vaccine (for which
estimates of county-level vaccination coverage were
available for only one biennial period), significant
increases in county-level estimated vaccination coverage
occurred for all the individual vaccines and vaccine series
from the earliest and latest biennial periods for which
estimates were available. County-level increases for
individual vaccines ranged from 3.6% for measles, mumps, and
rubella (MMR) to 71.4% for varicella vaccine. The percentage
of counties with significant increases in county-level
vaccination coverage rates was greater for the more recently
recommended vaccines, varicella and pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine (PCV7), and for the vaccine series that included
varicella vaccine and PCV7. However, significant increases
in estimated county-level vaccination coverage rates
occurred in a moderate number of counties for individual
vaccines that were recommended before 1995. The Healthy
People 2010 vaccination coverage objective of 90% for
individual vaccines was achieved for a majority of the 193
selected counties during the 2007-2008 biennial period for
the recommended number of doses for polio, MMR, Haemophilus
influenzae type B (Hib), hepatitis B, and varicella
vaccines. For most vaccines and vaccine series, higher
levels of county-level vaccination coverage correlated with
a higher number of pediatricians per capita, a higher number
of people living in group quarters per capita, higher per
capita income, a higher number of Hispanics per capita, and
having a service-dependent economy. Lower levels of county-level vaccination coverage correlated with higher number of
persons in poverty per capita, a higher percentage of black
children among children aged <5 years, higher levels of
housing stress, a higher number of pediatric intensive care
beds per capita, and designation as a nonmetropolitan county
with an economy dependent on recreation activities.
To access the full surveillance summary, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss6004.pdf
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Correction: Link IAC Express gave to Pediatrics' May 2011 supplement on vaccine
safety has expired; new active link now available
The April 25 issue of IAC Express included an
article titled
"AAP Offers Free Access to Pediatrics' May 2011 Supplement
on Vaccine Safety"
(http://www.immunize.org/express/issue926.asp#n5).
The URL provided in the IAC Express article has now expired.
IAC Express readers can access the supplement through a new
active link at
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/vol127/Supplement_1
IAC regrets any inconvenience this may have caused IAC
Express readers.
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IAC's popular laminated versions of the 2011 U.S. immunization schedules are
now available. Order a supply for your workplace today!
IAC's laminated versions of the 2011 U.S.
child/teen and
adult immunization schedules are covered with a tough,
washable coating that lets them stand up to a year's worth
of use in every area of your workplace where immunizations
are given. Each has six pages (i.e., three double-sided
pages) and is folded to measure 8.5" by 11".
Laminated schedules are printed in color for easy reading,
come complete with essential tables and footnotes, and
include contraindications and precautions--a feature that
will help you make an on-the-spot determination about the
safety of vaccinating patients of any age.
PRICING
1-4 copies: $7.50 each
5-19 copies: $5.50 each
20-99 copies: $4.50 each
To view images of the laminated schedules, or to order
online or download an order form, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/shop/laminated-schedules.asp
For quotes on customizing or placing orders in excess of 999
schedules, call (651) 647-9009 or email
admininfo@immunize.org
To learn about other essential immunization resources
available for purchase from IAC, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/shop
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IAC's Video of the Week features a mother's account of her infant son's
pertussis death
IAC encourages IAC Express readers to watch an
11-minute
video that includes a young mother talking about her
3-month-old son's struggle with and death from pertussis.
The video also stresses the importance of herd immunity as
the means to protect susceptible individuals from vaccine-preventable diseases. Created by the St. Clair County
[Michigan] Health Department, the video was made available
by the Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of
Immunization.
The video will be available on the home page of IAC's
website through May 8. To access it, go to: http://www.immunize.org and click on the image under the
words Video of the Week. After May 8, access the video
directly on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/user/michigandch?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/BfrB_qA2WxE
Remember to bookmark IAC's home page to view a new video every Monday. To
view an IAC Video of the Week from the past, go to the video archive at
http://www.immunize.org/votw
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Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants,
Children, and Adults"--from the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH),
Immunization Branch, has updated its award-winning training
video, "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with
Infants, Children, and Adults." The 25-minute program can be
used to train new employees and to refresh the skills of
experienced staff. The video demonstrates the skills and
techniques needed to administer vaccines to patients of all
ages.
Prices start at $17 each for 1-9 copies and are greatly
reduced for large orders, dropping to $3 each for 1,000-1,499 copies.
To learn more about the DVD, and find out how to order it,
go to: http://www.immunize.org/shop/toolkit_iztechdvd.asp
For quotes on larger quantities, call (651) 647-9009 or
email admininfo@immunize.org
The Immunization Action Coalition is the only nationwide
vendor of this new DVD.
Note for healthcare settings located in California: Contact
your local health department immunization program for a free
copy.
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CDC publishes report on global rotavirus surveillance
CDC published "Rotavirus Surveillance--Worldwide,
2009" in
the April 29 issue of MMWR. A press summary is reprinted
below.
The global disease burden of diarrheal disease due to
rotavirus remains high (36 percent), but experience to date
indicates that it can be reduced through rotavirus
vaccination. Data from a global rotavirus surveillance
network coordinated by the World Health Organization
demonstrate that rotavirus infection continues to be a major
cause of severe diarrhea among children under 5 years of
age. Among 43 countries participating in the network in
2009, it was found that 36 percent of diarrhea-related
hospitalizations among children aged less than 5 years for
whom stool specimens were tested were due to rotavirus
infection. Immunization against rotavirus has been
demonstrated to reduce the burden of severe rotavirus
disease in countries that have introduced the vaccine. Thus,
effective rotavirus immunization programs, complemented with
other prevention and control efforts, can have a large
impact in reducing diarrheal disease worldwide.
To access the full article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6016a5.htm
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Many of PKIDs' May and June webinars focus on using social media to
communicate immunization information
PKIDs (Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases)
has
scheduled new webinars for May and June, many of which focus
on using social media in communicating immunization
information.
Simple registration (free) is all that's required to learn
more about the webinars, register for them, and watch
archived versions of them. To register, go to
http://network.pkids.org or http://www.pkids.org/cme
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Meeting on vaccines and immunotherapy for nosocomial infections is planned for
September 26-28 in Annecy, France
"Vaccination and Antibody: Prevention and Therapy
of
Nosocomial Infections" is planned for September 26-28 at Les
Pensieres Conference Center, Annecy, France.
To download the meeting program and the registration form,
go to:
http://www.fondation-merieux.org/-upcoming-conferences-and-events.html
Scroll down to the pertinent conference.
For additional information, email Catherine Dutel at
catherine.dutel@fondation-merieux.org
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