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CDC releases preliminary
estimates of the cumulative
numbers of flu illnesses,
medical visits, and
hospitalizations so far this
season in the U.S.—between 6
to 7 million
people have been sick with flu |
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January is Cervical Cancer
Awareness Month; many
resources are available for
you and your patients |
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ZDoggMD explains the urgency
of hepatitis B vaccination for
newborns in online
presentation titled "Why
Vaccinate So Early?"; CME/CEU
available |
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American College of
Obstetricians and
Gynecologists posts
"Strategies for Integrating Immunizations into Routine
Obstetric-Gynecologic Care"
tip sheet and final report
from its adult immunization
project |
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O, The Oprah Magazine
publishes article titled "5
Myths about the Flu Shot,
Debunked" |
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IAC Spotlight! On the "View
All Materials" pages on IAC's
website you can find links to
more than 300 IAC patient
handouts, staff education
materials, and slide sets
available on immunize.org |
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December's Technically
Speaking column by IAC
executive director Dr. Deborah
Wexler is titled "Looking Back
Over 2018 Can Help Ensure
Optimal Vaccination
Practices in 2019" |
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| IAC Handouts |
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IAC revises "Hepatitis A and
Hepatitis B Vaccines: Be Sure
Your Patients Get the Correct
Dose" |
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IAC updates its standing
orders templates for
administering hepatitis A
vaccine to children/teens as
well as to adults |
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IAC updates its 4-page handout
for patients and healthcare
professionals titled
"Hepatitis A: Questions and
Answers" |
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IAC revises its hepatitis A
questionnaire for adults:
"Should You Be Vaccinated
Against Hepatitis A?" |
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IAC updates its handout for
patients: "Hepatitis A Is a
Serious Liver
Disease…Vaccination Can Protect You" |
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IAC revises "Standing Orders
for Administering Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine to Children" |
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| World News |
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The Journal of Infectious
Diseases releases "Eradicating
Measles—A Call for an
Exceptional Coordinated Global
Effort" |
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| Featured
Resources |
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January's Parent's PACK
newsletter from the Vaccine
Education Center includes
video about viral infections
and why shingles and HPV can
remain in host long-term |
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The VaccinesWork.org community
blogging platform from Gavi,
the Vaccine Alliance, posts interactive map of
vaccine-preventable disease
outbreaks |
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IAC's 142-page book,
Vaccinating Adults: A
Step-by-Step Guide, describes
how to implement adult
vaccination services in your
healthcare setting and
provides a review
for staff who already vaccinate adults; IAC
Guide
available for free download |
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| Journal Articles and Newsletters |
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Nature publishes analysis of
the research and development
of new vaccines and the
outlook for the future |
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CDC publishes report on
establishing a baseline for
2015–2016 cervical cancer
screening coverage in India in
this week's MMWR |
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| Education and Training |
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Us vs. HPV, a free webinar
series on HPV prevention, is
scheduled for January 22–28 |
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| Conferences and Meetings |
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Reminder: Registration open
for February 27–28 ACIP
meeting |
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