Issue Number
208 November
13,
2000
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- "It's Federal Law! You Must Give Your Patients Current
Vaccine Information Statements" has been updated
- New translations of the VIS for pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine available online
- Spanish translations of the VISs for hepatitis B and
meningococcal vaccine now available online
- CDC publishes report on influenza activity in the US and
worldwide
- Reminder! Abstracts for the National Immunization
Conference due December 1
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November 13, 2000
"IT'S FEDERAL LAW! YOU MUST GIVE YOUR PATIENTS CURRENT VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENTS" HAS BEEN UPDATED
The Immunization Action Coalition has updated its educational piece titled "It's
Federal Law! You Must Give Your Patients Current Vaccine Information Statements." The publication is
a one-page reprint of an article written by Neal A. Halsey, MD, Director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety, Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health, which originally appeared in NEEDLE TIPS in 1998.
Revisions include information on the latest Vaccine Information Statements for
hepatitis B and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, as well as updated telephone numbers
and web links.
To obtain this publication in camera-ready (PDF) format, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2027law.pdf
For a web text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/2027law.htm
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November 13, 2000
NEW TRANSLATIONS OF THE VIS FOR PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is now available in nine
additional languages on the IAC website. Thanks to the California Department of Health Services, Immunization
Branch, for providing these many translations.
For individual translations, use the following links:
Armenian: http://www.immunize.org/vis/arpnPCV7.pdf
Chinese: http://www.immunize.org/vis/chpnPCV7.pdf
Japanese: http://www.immunize.org/vis/jppnPCV7.pdf
Korean: http://www.immunize.org/vis/kopnPCV7.pdf
Portuguese: http://www.immunize.org/vis/prpnPCV7.pdf
Romanian: http://www.immunize.org/vis/ropnPCV7.pdf
Samoan: http://www.immunize.org/vis/sapnPCV7.pdf
Serbo-Croatian: http://www.immunize.org/vis/scpnPCV7.pdf
Tagalog: http://www.immunize.org/vis/tapnPCV7.pdf
For a list of all the translations of the VIS for PCV7, go to: http://www.immunize.org/vis/#pneumococcal2
To obtain copies of all other VISs, including some in up to 23 languages, visit
IAC's website at: http://www.immunize.org/vis/
IAC's website also has links to CDC instructions on how to use VISs and their
legal requirements. For "Vaccine Information Statements: What You Need to Know," go to: http://www.immunize.org/vis/
For "Instructions for Use of Vaccine Information Materials (Vaccine Information Statements)," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/instr2.pdf
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November 13, 2000
SPANISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE VISs FOR HEPATITIS B AND MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
New Spanish translations of the VISs for hepatitis B and meningococcal vaccines are now available on the IAC
website.
To obtain the meningococcal VIS in Spanish, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/sp_men00.pdf
To obtain the hepatitis B VIS in Spanish, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/sphepb00.pdf
Thanks to the California Department of Health Services, Immunization Branch,
for providing these new translations.
To obtain copies of all other VISs, including some in up to 23 languages, visit
IAC's website at: http://www.immunize.org/vis/
IAC's website also has links to CDC instructions on how to use VISs and their
legal requirements. For "Vaccine Information Statements: What You Need to Know," go to: http://www.immunize.org/vis/instr00.htm
For "Instructions for Use of Vaccine Information Materials (Vaccine Information Statements)," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/vis/instr2.pdf
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November 13, 2000
CDC PUBLISHES REPORT ON INFLUENZA ACTIVITY IN THE US AND WORLDWIDE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an article in
the November 10, 2000, issue of the MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR), titled
"Influenza Activity--United States and Worldwide, April-October 2000."
This report summarizes influenza activity in the United States and internationally. It also characterizes influenza
virus isolates analyzed by the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for Reference and
Research on Influenza at CDC.
The Editorial Note states in part: "Recent isolates from the Northern Hemisphere have been predominantly influenza
A(H1N1) and influenza B viruses. However, surveillance information is not a reliable predictor of future
influenza activity. The type(s)/subtype(s) of influenza virus that will circulate,
the timing of onset and peaking, and the severity of the upcoming season in the Northern Hemisphere
cannot be predicted. Persons at increased risk for influenza-related complications should receive annual
influenza vaccination to reduce their chances for influenza infection and the severity of the illness
should they become infected."
Influenza surveillance data collected by CDC are updated weekly October through May and are available by calling
(888) 232-3228, or by calling (888) 232-3299 and requesting that document #361100 be faxed to you.
You can also review influenza data on the website of CDC's Influenza Branch,
at:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/weekly.htm
To view the full text of this article online, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4944a3.htm
HOW TO OBTAIN A FREE ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MMWR:
To obtain a free electronic subscription to the "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report" (MMWR), visit CDC's MMWR website at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
Select "Free MMWR Subscription" from the menu at the left of the screen. Once you have submitted the required
information, weekly issues of the MMWR and all new ACIP statements (published as MMWR's
"Recommendations and Reports") will arrive automatically by e-mail.
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November 13, 2000
REMINDER! ABSTRACTS FOR THE NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION CONFERENCE DUE DECEMBER 1
The abstract submission deadline for the 35th National Immunization Conference is December 1, 2000. The conference
will be held May 29 to June 1, 2001, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta.
For more information or to submit an abstract to CDC's National Immunization
Program, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/NIC/default.htm
Further information on the conference, including registration and a conference agenda, will be added to the
website as it becomes available.
For questions or further information, contact Rick Nelson at (404) 639-8225 or
via email at mrn2@cdc.gov
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