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IAC Answers Your Questions |
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What kind of
organization is the Immunization Action Coalition? |
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The Immunization
Action Coalition (IAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
You can read more about IAC, including information about staff
members and consultants, advisory board, board of directors,
sources of funding, and more at
www.immunize.org/aboutus. |
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What does IAC's
website offer healthcare professionals? |
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| IAC's flagship website,
www.immunize.org, is a treasure trove of immunization
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IAC has
developed about 250 ready-to-print resources for
healthcare professionals and their patients
available at
www.immunize.org/handouts. Many of the
parent/patient pieces are available in multiple
translations. |
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The website's
Favorites,
Handouts & Staff Materials,
Clinic Tools,
Vaccine Information Statements,
Vaccines, and
Talking about Vaccines sections provide links to not only IAC pieces, but also resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other organizations. See the blue tabs at the top of each web page
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We are a
clearinghouse for
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) in up to 50
translations (see additional information in separate
Q&A below). Visit
www.immunize.org/vis. |
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Our
Ask the Experts Q&A archive contains over 1,000
answers to both common and unusual questions about
providing vaccines. See
www.immunize.org/askexperts. |
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The
News and Information section features links to
breaking news about immunization:
www.immunize.org/news |
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All
ACIP recommendations can be accessed at
www.immunize.org/acip. You can sort by date or vaccine. |
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All
vaccine package
inserts can be viewed at
www.immunize.org/fda. |
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IAC’s online
Honor Rolls for Patient Safety recognize
institutions that have done a stellar job in
vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B and
mandating that healthcare personnel receive
influenza vaccination. Visit
www.immunize.org/honor-roll. |
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IAC has developed a number of
PowerPoint slide sets about immunization issues (such as preventing errors) and vaccine-preventable diseases. You may wish to mix and match the information from several presentations to meet your needs. Visit
www.immunize.org/resources/res_powerpoint.asp to view the presentations in PDF format or to order them in PowerPoint format. |
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IAC Executive
Director Dr. Deborah Wexler writes
Technically Speaking, a column featured in
each issue of Vaccine Update, the monthly
e-newsletter from the Vaccine Education Center (VEC)
at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Technically Speaking columns are reprinted on
IAC's website at
www.immunize.org/technically-speaking and cover
practical topics in immunization delivery such as
vaccine administration techniques, storage and
handling, contraindications and precautions, and
scheduling. |
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And much more! |
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Besides the
immunize.org website, what does IAC offer healthcare
professionals? |
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IAC publishes a free weekly
e-newsletter, IAC Express, available at
www.immunize.org/express. (See additional information
in separate Q&A below) |
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| IAC coordinates the
National
Network for Immunization Coalitions, a communication
network among immunization coalitions and nonprofit
organizations around the nation with webinars, conference
calls, a private listserv discussion group, and a website,
www.immunizationcoalitions.org, that provides access
to an online database of local, state, regional, and
national immunization coalitions. If you want more
information about joining this network, email
info@immunizationcoalitions.org. |
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IAC and Sanofi Pasteur have
partnered to develop a website with resources to help
promote giving meningococcal ACWY vaccine (MenACWY) at age
16 years:
www.give2menacwy.org. |
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| IAC has partnered with
Seqirus to develop a website to help promote influenza
vaccination for older adults:
www.influenza-defense.org. |
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| We also provide personal
assistance with answers to your questions at
admin@immunize.org |
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What services does
IAC offer patients, parents, and the general public? |
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How can I find a
specific ready-to-print handout available from IAC? |
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Your website is
great, but it's so big! How can I find what I'm looking for? |
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| Every web page has an
alphabetical site index at the bottom of the page that
will help you navigate. You can also use the Google
custom search feature on the top of each web page. |
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| If all else fails, call or email us for help! Telephone: (651) 647-9009, email:
admin@immunize.org. |
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| Once you find your favorite
web pages, bookmark them as one of your "favorites." When we update any page we always keep the URL the same, so by
saving the address, you will always be directed to the most recent
version. |
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How do I subscribe
to your weekly newsletter, IAC Express? |
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| To sign up for our free
weekly e-newsletter,
IAC Express, just go to
www.immunize.org/subscribe. IAC Express
provides up-to-date information about new ACIP vaccine
recommendations, FDA vaccine approvals, newly released
Vaccine Information Statements and translations, new
immunization resources from IAC and other organizations,
world and national immunization news, important published
studies, and continuing education opportunities such as
webinars and conferences, many of which provide free CE
credit. |
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I need a Vaccine
Information Statement (VIS) in a certain language. Where will I
find this? |
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| IAC has
a cooperative agreement with CDC that enables us to
provide VIS translations in several languages for
routinely recommended vaccines for children and
adults: |
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These are the most commonly used second languages in
the U.S. We have up to 50 other translations on our
website at
www.immunize.org/vis/?f=9. These additional VIS
translations have been donated by other
organizations, our generous translation partners. |
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| Unfortunately, IAC
has only limited funding to translate VISs, so we
cannot provide translations by request. |
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Please note that unique VISs do not exist for
certain combination vaccines (e.g., Pentacel,
Pediarix, Twinrix), so in instances like these you
should provide a VIS for each vaccine component.
Also, a VIS is not released for a new vaccine until
after the ACIP has voted on recommendations for its
use. |
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| To be notified
whenever CDC releases a new VIS, or whenever a new
translation becomes available, please subscribe to
our free weekly electronic news service, IAC
Express:
www.immunize.org/subscribe. |
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Where can I get
standing orders templates for administering all vaccines? |
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| IAC has developed sample
standing orders for all vaccines routinely given to infants,
children, teens, and adults that can be accessed at
www.immunize.org/standing-orders. |
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How do I get
permission to use one of the IAC handouts in our clinic/on our
website? Can we make changes? |
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| Our print immunization
information at
www.immunize.org/handouts is copyright free
and we encourage people to use it. You can adapt a piece
to better suit your needs. If you change a piece in any
way, please remove our footer and use the "adapted from
IAC" language found at
www.immunize.org/citeiac. |
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| As we update our materials frequently, it is best to always check the website to make sure you have the most recent version of a piece. |
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| If you want to include an
IAC handout on your website, we prefer you link to our
piece on our website (if you are using it without changes), instead of
posting a copy of the PDF on your website. This will ensure your
users are always getting the most current version, as we
keep the URL the same when we update all of our materials. |
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| Although we don't require written permission to reprint or distribute our materials, we do appreciate knowing a little bit more about how you plan to use these resources as this helps us with funding. If you could email
admin@immunize.org any details of target audience, size of distribution, etc., that would be great! |
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How do I get
permission to use one of the photos of vaccine-preventable
diseases on your website? |
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| You are free to use any of the photos at
www.immunize.org/photos that are NOT copyrighted. The majority of images in this photo section are in the public domain and
can be reproduced freely. As a courtesy, please credit the source of the image (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or World Health Organization). |
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| Images accompanied by the COPYRIGHT symbol are posted with the permission of the copyright holders and may not be reproduced without the express permission of
the copyright holder (not IAC). Contact information is provided in the source line (email address, link to website) to enable you to contact the source and ask permission
directly. |
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Where can I get
educational videos to show to parents? |
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| IAC has collected 250
photographs and almost 100 video clips related to
vaccine-preventable diseases and made them available
online. |
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Ask the Experts
IAC experts answer
challenging and timely questions about
vaccines and their administration. |
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Email CDC:
nipinfo@cdc.gov
If you are a healthcare professional with a technical question about vaccines or immunization, please email CDC's immunization experts. |
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Email IAC: admin@immunize.org
If you don't find an answer to your question, please email us. |
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State Immunization Program Managers
Your local and state health department immunization programs are available to answer your questions. Visit the above link for a list of phone numbers for state health
department immunization programs. |
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| This page was updated on January
14, 2020. |
| This page was reviewed on October
21, 2019. |
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