- Spring/summer issue of "NEEDLE TIPS" is available on the web and will be mailed this week
- What's in the latest issue of "NEEDLE TIPS?"
- New CDC vaccine recommendations
- FDA vaccine approvals
- Newly released Vaccine Information Statements
- New immunization resources
- Current events
- Notable journal articles
- Ask the Experts special editions
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Issue 65: March 24, 1999
- APIC's resource packet can help you plan next fall's flu campaign
- Hib and pertussis teaching tools now available from ATPM
- WHO publishes 1999 edition of "International Travel And Health"
- Neonatal tetanus kills 400,000 newborns worldwide every year
Issue 64: March 19, 1999
- CDC releases ACIP recommendations on rotavirus vaccine
- Reminder: CDC's "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" course starts March 25
- "Introduction to Public Health Surveillance" course offered in June
- Learn and earn CME credit on the Internet
- Free for the asking! Bulk copies of "VACCINATE ADULTS!"
- "Immunizations Across the Lifespan" conference set for April 14
Issue 63: March 4, 1999
- The Vaccine Initiative announces a free electronic immunization news service
- Just published! The updated and expanded edition of the reference book, "Vaccines"
- CDC releases instructions for use of Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
- Subscribe to ProMED-mail to learn about emerging diseases around the world
- National tick-borne disease conference set for March 7-9
- Don't forget the Vaccine Research Conference on March 28-30
- Conference on needle-free injection technology set for March 31-April 1
Issue 62: February 23, 1999
- MMWR publishes announcement of change in recommendation for meningococcal vaccine for travelers
- Influenza pandemic satellite broadcast is this Thursday!
- National Infant Immunization Week kit now available from CDC
- MMWR publishes article on progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in Pakistan
Issue 61: February 22, 1999
- Very Important News! Right now you can download five new VISs!
Issue 60: February 15, 1999
- Story #14: Man without history of a bat bite dies of rabies
Issue 59: February 12, 1999
- "Roll Up BOTH Sleeves" and immunize!
- "Pocket Guide to Vaccination and Prophylaxis" is a great new resource
- "The Embassy Project" an immunization chart in 25 languages
- Two travel medicine directories available
- Order Dr. Seuss posters from CDC
Issue 58: February 11, 1999
- An e-mail from NVIC
Issue 57: February 10, 1999
- Story #13: Hepatitis A: "Virus saps grad in her peak weeks"
Issue 56: February 8, 1999
- Federal announcement: Tripedia lot #0916490 is recalled
Issue 55: February 5, 1999
- National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) ordered to cease sending misleading and deceptive solicitations. Please see Issue #58 Feb 11, 1999.
Issue 54: February 4, 1999
- A couple of clicks and you'll be prepared for the influenza pandemic satellite broadcast
- CDC's four-part immunization satellite broadcast begins March 25
- "Early Adolescents: How to Save Their Lives" is topic of March 12 satellite broadcast
- Join the Second National Hepatitis Congress and Walk on Washington
- March 15 is the "early bird" registration deadline for CDC's 33rd National Immunization Conference
- All Kids Count Registry Conference set for April 27-30, 1999
Issue 53: February 1, 1999
- Do you have young patients with chronic HBV? Clinical trials using oral medication are enrolling children
- PKIDS is a great organization for parents of children with infectious diseases
- MMWR publishes article on the need for increased varicella surveillance
- "Hepatitis Control Report" is now available on the web
- A hepatitis B website from Singapore is an excellent site to visit
- Two new hepatitis B items are available on IAC's website
Issue 52: January 29, 1999
- Story #12: Child dies of varicella encephalitis
Issue 51: January 28, 1999
- CDC's updated Q and A on hepatitis B answers vaccine safety questions raised by ABC's 20/20 broadcast
Issue 50: January 26, 1999
- Vaccine Initiative says National Vaccine Information Center incorrectly portrayed risks of side effects associated with hepatitis B vaccine
- Looking for the latest vaccine news and links to vaccine organizations? Visit "The Vaccine Page"
Issue 49: January 22, 1999
- Here's the just-published ACIP recommendation that describes who to vaccinate against hepatitis B
- MMWR publishes announcement of FDA approval of vaccine for Lyme disease
- MMWR publishes announcement of FDA approval of change in pediatric formulation for Recombivax HB
- MMWR publishes article on influenza activity in the United States
- MMWR publishes article on the final stages of poliomyelitis eradication -- Western Pacific Region
Issue 48: January 21, 1999
- Epivir-HBV (lamivudine) is approved by the FDA as oral treatment for chronic hepatitis B
Issue 47: January 20, 1999
- 20/20 will air hepatitis B vaccine news story on Friday
Issue 46: January 15, 1999
- Download the just-published "1999 Childhood Immunization Schedule"
- MMWR publishes erratum on ACIP recommendations on human rabies prevention
- Needle safety is topic of articles published in the San Francisco Chronicle
- California mandates safer needle devices
Issue 45: January 12, 1999
- Story #11: Measles outbreak associated with an unvaccinated population
Issue 44: January 11, 1999
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News story on hepatitis B vaccine to air on 20/20 this Wednesday
Issue 43: January 8, 1999
- CDC releases ACIP recommendations on human rabies prevention
- MMWR publishes article on transmission of measles among a highly vaccinated school population
Issue 42: January 7, 1999
- Story #10: Pertussis claims the lives of two infants
Issue 41: January 6, 1999
- Story #9: I was at no risk for ever having hepatitis B!"