Issue Number 8
May 14, 1998
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
1. A vaccine to prevent rotavirus disease is on the horizon.
Get the facts here!
2. "VACCINATE ADULTS!" is in the mail and on our website, too!
3. VFC Program (Vaccines For Children) now has its own website.
4. It take a whole country to develop a national immunization
registry. Here's your chance to help!
5. Health care worker immunization recommendations to be covered
at June 4th adult immunization satellite conference
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May 14, 1998
A VACCINE TO PREVENT ROTAVIRUS IS ON THE HORIZON. GET THE
FACTS HERE!
A vaccine to prevent rotavirus infection is expected to be licensed in the near future.
What is rotavirus? How effective is the vaccine? What will the recommended schedule be?
Get answers to these questions and more by clicking here for a rotavirus fact sheet
developed by CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/.
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May 14, 1998
"VACCINATE ADULTS!" IS IN THE MAIL AND ON OUR WEBSITE, TOO!
The second issue of "VACCINATE ADULTS," the Coalition's newest publication, is
on its way to 100,000 adult medicine specialists across the nation. The entire newsletter
is now available on our website, too. If you're a primary care internist, nephrologist,
infectious disease specialist, gastroenterologist, nephrology nurse, or an STD clinic
manager, or if you've signed up to receive "VACCINATE ADULTS!," you'll most
likely receive your copy in 1-2 weeks. If you aren't on the mailing list for
"VACCINATE ADULTS!" but if you receive "NEEDLE TIPS," be assured that
you have received all the information that's in "VACCINATE ADULTS!" since it's
excerpted from "NEEDLE TIPS." To download "VACCINATE ADULTS!" from our
website, visit our home page at http://www.immunize.org
and click on "VACCINATE ADULTS!" Voila!
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May 14, 1998
VFC PROGRAM (VACCINES FOR CHILDREN) NOW HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE
Looking for VFC forms? Want a copy of the current CDC vaccine price list? Looking for VFC
program data? The VFC website is now up and running with a trainload of information. (And
after July you'll be able to download ACIP resolutions regarding the use of VFC vaccines.)
Click here to get to their website: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vfc/.
That will bring you to the train!
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May 14, 1998
IT TAKES A WHOLE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION
REGISTRY. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO HELP!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
(NVAC) are currently conducting public meetings to solicit input on the development of a
National Immunization Registry Plan of Action which is scheduled to be launched by the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the winter of 1998/1999. Four
key issues have been identified associated with the Initiative and they are: (1) Privacy
and Confidentiality; (2) Resource Issues; (3) Technical and Operational Issues; and (4)
Ensuring Provider Participation. The first meeting was held in New Orleans on April 6,
1998. A second meeting was held on May 13 - 14 in Washington. Future meetings will
be held in San Francisco (June 18-19), and Atlanta (July 16-17). During these meetings
national experts provide ten minute testimonials responding to each issue. Time is then
allotted for the public to provide comments and feedback. For additional information
regarding the Initiative and for an opportunity to provide input, please access the
National Immunization Clearinghouse website at: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/registry or
phone: (800) 799-7062; Fax: (404) 639-8548, or send e-mail to: siisclear@cdc.gov or click
here mailto@siisclear@cdc.gov.
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June 4, 1998
HEALTH CARE WORKER IMMUNIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE COVERED
AT JUNE 4TH ADULT IMMUNIZATION SATELLITE CONFERENCE
The most recent recommendations for immunization of health care workers will be among the
adult immunization technical issues discussed on Thursday, June 4, during a live
interactive video conference entitled, "Adult Immunization: Technical Issues."
Led by William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH, and Sharon Humiston, MD, MPH, medical
epidemiologists with the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the conference will feature in-depth discussions of vaccines, particularly
influenza, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B vaccine. The broadcast will also feature a
question and answer session during which participants may interact with the moderators via
toll-free telephone lines. The 2.5 hour conference will be broadcast twice: once at 9am
and again at 12 noon (Eastern Time). The course will be presented in a Spanish language
version at select locations. CEUs are available. Call your state immunization
program to find out the satellite site that is most convenient for you. Click here http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n18/coord18.htm
to find your state immunization program's phone number.
NOTE: In the last issue of "IAC Express," we incorrectly reported that the June
4 satellite conference was titled "Adult Immunization: Strategies that Work."
That satellite broadcast will be aired in October of this year. |
