Top Stories
- VaccineInformation.org, our website for the public, launches travel vaccine web pages and new content to help travelers prepare
- ACIP recommendations from September meeting now official: MMRV and 2025–26 COVID-19 vaccination
- Specific codes may be needed when billing Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for COVID-19 and other Medicare Part B vaccinations given at the same visit
- Common Health Coalition publishes Shared Clinical Decision-Making Guide on Respiratory Vaccines for Clinicians
- Surveillance for respiratory virus activity suspended during government shutdown; continue vaccinating
- “Use Same Brand of MenB for All Doses.” Watch the 1-minute video, part of the Ask the Experts Video Series on YouTube.
- Vaccines in the news
Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
Featured Resources
- Medscape offers educational activity on viral hepatitis; CE credit offered
- American Hospital Association offers United Against the Flu Toolkit, focused on availability of influenza vaccine for at-risk and vulnerable populations
- Vaccine Integrity Project publishes a table of medical society vaccination guidelines, along with interactive tables leading to hundreds of studies of vaccine safety and effectiveness published in the past year
- Improve your outreach efforts with printable and downloadable resources from Immunize.org’s LetsGetRealAboutVaccines.org website
Notable Publications
- “Healthcare Worker Perspectives on System-Level Barriers to Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination: An Analysis in Five Urban U.S. Hospitals” published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
- “Association of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccine with COVID-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans” published in New England Journal of Medicine
Upcoming Events
- Virtual: North Dakota State University Center for Immunization Research and Education hosts webinar titled “Vaccine Communication in an Age of Polarization” on October 23 at 1:00 p.m. (ET); CE credit offered
- Virtual: NFID offers 2025 Clinical Vaccinology Course, November 17–19; fee to register; CE credit offered