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Issue 777: February 2, 2009
- MMWR publishes article about 5 Hib cases in children under age 3 in Minnesota, including one death
- Every Child By Two issues press release about unvaccinated child who died from Hib meningitis
- IAC's Video of the Week stresses the importance of influenza immunization for healthcare personnel
- New article on the shifting hypotheses about vaccines and autism available online
- CDC releases Spanish-language versions of the 2009 child, adolescent, and catch-up immunization schedules
- IAC updates its guides to contraindications and precautions to commonly administered vaccines
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--through spring 2009
- February 10 is the date for IZTA's teleconference on National Infant Immunization Week
- NIH Conference on the Management of Hepatitis B issues final consensus statement
- PKIDS launches new website for girls
- Don't forget to register for the 2009 National Immunization Conference!
- Reminder: Conference on Vaccine Research to be held April 27-29
- WHO publishes the December 2008 meeting report of the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
Issue 776: January 26, 2009
- MMWR Early Release reports on five cases of Hib disease in Minnesota during 2008, including one death
- New Q&A newsletter for parents lays out the evidence showing that vaccines do not cause autism
- Richard E. Besser, MD, appointed acting CDC director and acting ATSDR administrator
- IAC's Video of the Week stresses the importance of pertussis vaccination for new parents and others with infant contact
- IAC's popular parent-education chart "Immunizations for Babies" now available in Spanish and six other languages
- Spanish-language version of the 2009 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule now on CDC's website
- IAC reviews, updates, and reorganizes its hepatitis B "Ask the Experts" web section
- January issue of CDC's Immunization Works electronic newsletter recently released
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--through spring 2009
- February 23 is the nomination deadline for the 2009 Natalie J. Smith Award
- Bangladesh announces plan to vaccinate 4 million children annually with 5-in-1 combination vaccine
Issue 775: January 20, 2009
- Be sure to read New York Times article on Dr. Paul Offit's new book, Autism's False Prophets
- The "CDC Features" web section presents basic pertussis information for the public
- MMWR publishes update on pneumonia hospitalizations among young U.S. children before and after PCV7 was introduced
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--through spring 2009
- Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition offers educational materials in Spanish and five Asian languages
- HHS awards a $487 million contract to build facility to manufacture cell-based influenza vaccine
- WHO announces that major updates made to its Immunization Financing web section during 2008 are now live
- Erratum: MMWR corrects a footnote in its October 10, 2008, article on adolescent vaccination coverage
- HHS releases the sixth Pandemic Planning Update
Issue 774: January 12, 2009
- New: CDC, AAFP, ACOG, and ACP release the 2009 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
- Erratum: MMWR corrects an error in its January 2 article about the 2009 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Ages 0 Through 18 Years
- AAP article answers parents' questions about the number and timing of vaccines recommended in the childhood immunization schedule
- CDC study reveals that poor infection control practices by healthcare personnel expose patients to hepatitis B and C
- IAC's Video of the Week presents stories from families affected by influenza
- January 16 is the nomination deadline for the 2009 National Influenza Vaccine Summit's Immunization Excellence Awards
- Merck reports shortage of the adult formulation of its hepatitis B vaccine
- CDC issues media statement about oseltamivir resistance and antiviral recommendations
- January is Cervical Health Awareness Month: CDC encourages the public to learn about cervical cancer and HPV vaccination
- Use the Michigan Department of Public Health's monthly posters to encourage influenza immunization through April
- NAPNAP's immunization brochure encourages immunization for healthcare professionals who take care of children
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--through spring 2009
- Summary Report from the October 2008 ACIP meeting is now online
- January 29 Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference to focus on antiviral resistance among influenza A (H1N1) viruses
- January 12 issue of People magazine includes interview with Amanda Peet voicing support for childhood immunization
- Final Statement of October 2008 NIH Consensus Development Conference on Management of Hepatitis B now online
Issue 773: January 5, 2009
- New: CDC, AAP, and AAFP release the 2009 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Ages 0 Through 18 Years
- Dr. Paul A. Offit's Pediatrics article discusses the problems inherent in Dr. Robert W. Sears' alternative vaccine schedule
- National Quality Forum includes the hepatitis B birth dose among its consensus standards for improving health care for mothers and newborns
- FDA approves changes in the schedule for administering anthrax vaccine and in the route of administration
- Simplified version of IAC's parent-education piece "After the Shots" now available in Spanish and six additional languages
- IAC's video of the week celebrates Cervical Health Awareness Month and encourages HPV vaccination
- Important: Be sure to give influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season--through spring 2009