Top Stories
- CDC data show vaccination coverage drops and exemptions rise (again) among kindergarteners for the 2024–25 school year
- All pending ACIP recommendations from June meeting are now official: clesrovimab for RSV prevention and universal seasonal influenza vaccination
- Immunize.org issues updated standing orders template for RSV vaccination of older adults to include high-risk adults age 50 through 74 years
- Immunize.org updates “Standing Orders for Administering Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (Shingrix) to Adults” template to include manufacturer-filled syringe option
- Immunize.org posts “Influenza Vaccine Products for the 2025–2026 Influenza Season”
- Immunize.org updates “Checklist of Current Versions of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance and Clinic Support Tools”
- Watch CDC’s COCA webinar “Clinician Update on Measles Cases and Outbreaks in the United States” on August 14 at 2:00 p.m. (ET); CE credit offered
- Immunize.org remembers our friend, Dr. Larry Pickering, shaper of U.S. vaccination policy
- Immunize.org’s Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll recognizes 590 institutions, including one new honoree
- Which pneumococcal vaccine is due for an 80-year-old who received a dose of PPSV23 at 65? Watch the 2-minute answer, part of the Ask the Experts Video Series on YouTube.
- Vaccines in the news
Immunize.org Website and Clinical Resources
Notable Publications
- “Emergency Department Survey of Vaccination Knowledge, Vaccination Coverage, and Willingness to Receive Vaccines in an Emergency Department Among Underserved Populations—Eight U.S. Cities, April–December, 2024” published in MMWR
- Journal of Adolescent Health publishes supplement on adolescent well visits and vaccination
- “Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines” published in JAMA
Upcoming Events
- Virtual: North Dakota State University Center for Immunization Research and Education hosts webinar titled “The Role of Vaccines in Eradicating and Eliminating Diseases” on August 18 at 1:00 p.m. (ET); CE credit offered
- Virtual: Migration Health Initiative offers webinar titled “Practical Approaches to Adult-Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Promotion in Newcomer Communities” on August 20 at 1:00 p.m. (ET)
- Register for Immunize.org Website Office Hours. Ask questions and learn about the VIS web section on September 10 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) or September 11 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). Recorded sessions archived.